| Manufacturer |
McDonnell Douglas |
Boeing |
| Description |
The McDonnell Douglas MD-12 was a large wide-body airliner concept planned by McDonnell Douglas in the 1990s. |
The Boeing YAL-1 airborne laser testbed was a modified Boeing 747-400F with a megawatt-class chemical oxygen iodine laser (COIL) mounted inside. |
| First Flight |
|
2002-07-18 |
| Service End |
|
2014-09-25 |
| Designer |
McDonnell Douglas |
Boeing |
| Type |
Double-decker wide-body aircraft |
Airborne Laser (ABL) anti-ballistic missile weapons system |
| Length (m) |
63.4 |
70.6 |
| Height (m) |
22.55 |
19.4 |
| Cockpit Crew |
2 |
6 |
| Max Seating |
430 |
|
| Max Speed (km/h) |
1050 |
1013.969 |
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
|
925.0732 |
| Armament |
|
1 × COIL (Chemical oxygen iodine laser) |
| Capacity Description |
Long range: 430 passengers (3-class) / High-capacity: 511 passengers (1-class) |
|
| Max Mach (Mach) |
0.85 |
|
| National Origin |
United States of America |
|
| Number Built |
|
1 |
| Powerplant Description |
4 × General Electric CF6-80C2 high-bypass turbofans, 274 kN thrust each |
4 × General Electric CF6-80C2B5F turbofan engines, 276 kN thrust each |
| Primary Users |
|
United States Air Force |
| Status |
Design study, cancelled |
Canceled |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_MD-12 |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_YAL-1 |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
64.92 |
64.4 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
543.1 |
|
| Aircraft Engine |
General Electric CF6 |
|
| Number of Engines |
4 |
4 |