Originally Posted by
Wilbur
As a passenger in the cabin, DC-10/MD-11 landing in my memory were quite jarring. Lots of bouncing and shaking from the overhead bins and a definite kick in the pants upon set-down. On the positive side, though, they also in my memory took off much faster and generally more excitingly than the L1011.
Depended, perhaps, on the skill of the pilots? On NW's DC-10 retirement flight NW 98 (linked from elsewhere in this thread and with their chief DC-10 pilot & head DC-10 instructor at the controls), we didn't even notice when the wheels hit the runway on landing.