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McDonnell Douglas DC-10 Trijet

General information
Type Wide-body airliner
National origin United States
Manufacturer McDonnell Douglas
Status In limited non-passenger service
Primary users FedEx Express (historical)
Number built 386
History
Manufactured 1969–1989
Introduction date August 5, 1971, with American Airlines
First flight August 29, 1970; 54 years ago
Retired February 24, 2014 (passenger service)
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Developed into McDonnell Douglas MD-11

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McDonnell Douglas DC-10 Trijet Produced 1968–1989




The McDonnell Douglas DC-10 is an American trijet wide-body aircraft manufactured by McDonnell Douglas. The DC-10 was intended to succeed the DC-8 for long-range flights. It first flew on August 29, 1970; it was introduced on August 5, 1971, by American Airlines.

The trijet has two turbofans on underwing pylons and a third one at the base of the vertical stabilizer. The twin-aisle layout has a typical seating for 270 in two classes. The initial DC-10-10 had a 3,500 nmi (6,500 km) range for transcontinental flights. The DC-10-15 had more powerful engines for hot and high airports. The DC-10-30 and −40 models (with a third main landing gear leg to support higher weights) each had intercontinental ranges of up to 5,200 nmi (9,600 km). The KC-10 Extender (based on the DC-10-30) is a tanker aircraft operated primarily by the United States Air Force.

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The 3-4-3 (left) and 2-5-2 (right) seating configuration


Following an unsuccessful proposal for the United States Air Force 's CX-HLS (Heavy Logistics System) in 1965, Douglas Aircraft began design studies based on its CX-HLS submission. The aviation author John H. Fielder notes that the company was under competitive pressure to produce a widebody aircraft, having been somewhat slow in the previous decade to introduce its first jetliners . In 1966, American Airlines offered a specification to manufacturers for a widebody aircraft that was smaller than the Boeing 747 yet capable of flying similar long-range routes from airports with shorter runways; this specification would be highly influential in the design of what would become the DC-10. It would become McDonnell Douglas's first commercial airliner after the merger between McDonnell Aircraft Corporation and Douglas Aircraft Company in 1967

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McDonnell Douglas DC-10 Trijet
Produced 1968–1989

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General Info

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      • Crew3Passengers255 - 270, max. 380)
        Wing Span 50,41 m
        Length 55,50 m
        Height 17,70 m
        Empty Weight 121.200 kg
        max. Takeoff Weight 263.084 kg
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      • Propulsion 3 Turbofan Engines
        Engine Model General Electric CF6-50C
        Engine Power (each) 226,0 kN 50800 lbf
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  • Cruise Mach 0.82 (473 kn; 876 km/h; 544 mph) typical, Mach 0.88 (507 kn; 940 km/h; 584 mph) MMo
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The KC-10 Extender is a military version of the DC-10-30CF for aerial refueling. The aircraft was ordered by the U.S. Air Force and delivered from 1981 to 1988. A total of 60 were built.[69] These aircraft are powered exclusively by General Electric CF6 turbofan engines.

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DC-10 Trijet

A long-range model and the most common model produced. It was built with General Electric CF6-50 turbofan engines, with larger fuel tanks and a larger wingspan.

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The DC-10 is capable of performing all-weather operations, a function that many preceding jetliners had been incapable of.

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