N294UP

This airframe, registered as N294UP, is a McDonnell Douglas MD-11F built in 1991 with manufacturer's serial number 48472. It is recorded as owned by UNITED PARCEL SERVICE CO (a corporation based in Louisville, KY, US) and carries a United States registration (US). The freighter reflects the MD-11F conversion/manufacturer configuration and, as operated by a major integrator, its condition and utilization are aligned with heavy cargo-service cycles and corporate fleet maintenance practices. Corporate ownership has centralized its operational and maintenance oversight at the operator’s Louisville base.

The airframe is configured as a main-deck freighter (MD-11F) capable of accommodating up to 26 pallets on main deck with additional lower-deck LD3 capacity, reflecting typical express-cargo payload arrangements. Avionics are fitted with a Honeywell VIA 2000 / Advanced Common Flightdeck (ACF) suite, supporting modern navigation, flight management and common-type procedures within large freighter operations. Typical mission profiles for this unit would emphasize long-range, high-payload point-to-point hauling consistent with the listed 3,533 nm range and cruise speed of 479 kts, operating from its home base in Louisville, KY, US. Maintenance considerations for this specific airframe reflect tri-jet engine logistics, airframe hours typical of express carriers, and the tailored cargo interior rather than passenger refurbishments.

The McDonnell Douglas MD-11F occupies the medium-long haul freighter niche as a tri-jet successor to the DC-10 family, offering higher payload and range versus earlier widebodies while retaining robust main-deck pallet capacity. Competing models in the freighter sector include twin-engine widebodies that trade a third-engine complexity for lower fuel burn; tri-jet types like the MD-11F remain attractive to integrators needing dense main-deck pallet volume. Buyer and resale considerations for this serial include lifecycle maintenance of the Pratt & Whitney PW4460 engines, avionics commonality provided by the Honeywell VIA 2000 / ACF, and the economics of operating a 1991-built freighter within contemporary cargo fleets.