RD-12 Trinity
| RD-12 "Trinity" | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Virgin Atlantic Airways Boeing 747-400 | |
| Role | Wide-body jet airliner |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Rubin Design Aerospace |
| First flight | September 22, 2008 |
| Introduction | 2008 with Blue Yonder and Petrol Air |
| Status | Active |
| Primary users | Emirates British Airways Continental Cathay Pacific |
| Produced | 2008–present |
| Number built | 45 as of January 2009 |
| Unit cost | Trinity-100 US$240 million (2008) Trinity-200 US$260 million (2009) |
The Rubin Design RD-12 is an American three-engine medium to long-range widebody airliner, with two engines mounted on underwing pylons and a third engine at the base of the vertical stabilizer. It is based on the McDonnell Douglas MD-11, but featuring a stretched fuselage, increased wingspan with winglets or raked wingtips, refined aerofoils on the wing and tailplane, new engines, increased use of composite materials, and improved avionics.
Contents
Development
Design
Variants
Operators
Passenger
Cargo
Incidents and accidents
Specifications
| MD-11 (Passenger) |
MD-11CF (Convertible Freighter) |
MD-11F (Freighter) |
MD-11C (Combi) |
MD-11ER (Extended Range) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passengers/Cargo | 410 (1 class) 323 (2 class) 293 (3 class) |
410 (1 class) 323 (2 class) 293 (3 class) 26 pallets |
26 pallets | 410 (1 class) 214 (2 class) 181 (3 class) 6 pallets |
410 (1 class) 323 (2 class) 293 (3 class) |
| Fuselage Length | 192 ft 5 in (58.6 m) | ||||
| Wingspan | 169 ft 6 in (51.70 m) | ||||
| Wing area | 3,648 ft2 (339 m2) including winglets | ||||
| Tail height | 57 ft 9 in (17.60 m) | ||||
| Max takeoff weight * | standard: 602500 lb heavy: Template:Convert/LoffAonDbSoff |
standard: 625000 lb heavy: Template:Convert/LoffAonDbSoff |
standard: 610000 lb heavy: Template:Convert/LoffAonDbSoff |
standard: 610000 lb heavy: Template:Convert/LoffAonDbSoff |
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| Max landing weight | Template:Convert/LoffAonDbSoff | Template:Convert/LoffAonDbSoff optional: Template:Convert/LoffAonDbSoff (218,405 kg) |
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| Operating empty weight | Template:Convert/LoffAonDbSoff | Template:Convert/LoffAonDbSoff | Template:Convert/LoffAonDbSoff | Template:Convert/LoffAonDbSoff | Template:Convert/LoffAonDbSoff |
| Take-off distance at MTOW | Template:Convert/ft | ||||
| Max range | 6,840 NM (12,655 km) | Pass: 6,840 NM (12,655 km) Freight: 3,950 NM (7,310 km) |
3,950 NM (7,310 km) | 6,720 NM (12,435 km) | 7,240 NM (13,408 km) |
| Max cruise speed | 0.88 Mach (587 mph, 945 km/h, 520 kn) | ||||
| Typical cruise speed | 0.82 Mach (544 mph, 876 km/h, 473 kn) | ||||
| Engines (3x) | Pratt & Whitney PW4460 - Template:Convert/lbf PW4462 - Template:Convert/lbf General Electric CF6-80C2D1F - Template:Convert/lbf | ||||
Notes: *Heavy refers to aircraft with "Extended Range" option and aircraft with ER option without additional fuel tank. ER option available on all models. Standard refers to basic original configuration.
