The McDonnell Douglas MD-11 was an advanced version of the earlier Douglas DC-10. Only 200 were manufactured because advances in jet engine technology rendered the three engine layout obsolete in the 1990s.

The McDonnell Douglas MD-11 was an improved version of the Douglas DC10.

It featured a stretched fuselage, increased wingspan with winglets and refined airfoil, a smaller tailplane, new engines, an increased use of composite materials and a two person cockpit.

Douglas began researching an improved DC-10 in 1976 for an extensively refined aeroplane but funding problems meant that when it was launched in 1986 the changes were more modest.

The first one flew on 10 January 1990 and 200 were built

This model represents HP-IWL flying for Swissair c.2000.

Micro Mir 1/144 kit with Welsh Model conversion parts and decals completed by Leigh Edmonds in November 2019.