Modern Engineering Marvels on MSN

The hidden metal fatigue risk aging cargo jets still carry at takeoff

Takeoff remains the moment when a long-serving freighter asks the most of its structure. On tri-jets descended from the DC-10 ...
Modern Engineering Marvels on MSN

MD-11 engine breakaway exposes aging pylon risk across cargo fleets

A hidden crack can remain harmless for years, then become catastrophic in seconds. The loss of a UPS MD-11F shortly after ...