Comparisons of MD-11's and DC-10's in World Airways livery.

I've occasionally been asked how to tell the DC-10 and MD-11 apart.  This photo guide using World Airways DC-10's and MD-11's might prove helpful. World operates DC-10-30's and MD-11's in both passenger and freight configuration. World currently has 2 liveries in its fleet, one all white (the old one), and one with the blue tail and red curved stripe (the new one). There are currently no DC-10F's in the new livery. Below are side-by-side comparisons in similar poses of DC-10F's and MD-11F's in the old livery, as well as DC-10 and MD-11 passenger airplanes in both the old and new livery.

See if you can spot some of the visible differences between the two aircraft:


This column contains DC-10's.

This column contains MD-11's


DC-10F on final

MD-11F on final
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DC-10F taking off

MD-11F taking off

DC-10 Passenger on final

MD-11 Passenger on final

DC-10 Passenger taxiing

MD-11 Passenger taxiing

DC-10 Passenger new livery on final

MD-11 Passenger new livery on final

DC-10 Passenger new livery on the ground

MD-11 Passenger new livery on the ground


... and just for fun, here's a set of pictures of various World aircraft crossing the same bridge in Leipzig, Germany.  Included below is N801DE, a former Delta MD-11 in partial Delta colors.  It has since been sold to UPS.


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