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Douglas DC-10 Medium to Long-Range Jetliner |
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DESCRIPTION:
Both the Doulas DC-10 and Lockheed L-1011 were built to meet an airline requirement for a three-engine widebody jetliner for medium and long-range routes. The companies each designed similar aircraft with low-mounted swept wings and tail surfaces plus engines mounted one beneath each wing and the third at the base of the horizontal tail. However, the DC-10 managed to capture most of the market thanks in no small part to the US Air Force descision to purchase 60 airframes as the KC-10 Extender in-flight refueling tanker. The major DC-10 versions include the original Series 10 intended for domestic use and the extended-range Series 30 designed for intercontinental range. In addition, several convertible passenger/cargo models were also built. Production lasted for for 17 years but ended in 1989 after 446 had been built. The DC-10 was followed by the related MD-11.
Last modified 29 November 2009
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| HISTORY: | |
| First Flight | 29 August 1970 |
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Service Entry
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5 August 1971 (with American Airlines)
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| CREW: |
three flight crew: pilot, co-pilot, flight engineer
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| PASSENGERS: |
250 in three classes, 380 in one class
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ESTIMATED COST:
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unknown
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| AIRFOIL SECTIONS: | |
| Wing Root | DSMA-496/-521/-522 |
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Wing Tip
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DSMA-519/-520
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| DIMENSIONS: | |
| Length |
(DC-10-10) 182.25 ft (55.50 m) (DC-10-15) 180.67 ft (55.0 m) |
| Wingspan |
(DC-10-10) 155.33 ft (47.39 m) (DC-10-30) 165.33 ft (50.41 m) |
| Height | 58.08 ft (17.70 m) |
| Wing Area | 3,958.7 ft² (367.70 m²) |
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Canard Area
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not applicable
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| WEIGHTS: | |
| Empty | (DC-10-30) 267,200 lb (121,200 kg) |
| Normal Takeoff | unknown |
| Max Takeoff |
(DC-10-10) 430,000 lb (195,045 kg) (DC-10-15) 455,000 lb (206,385 kg) (DC-10-30) 572,000 lb (259,460 kg) (DC-10-40) 555,000 lb (251,700 kg) |
| Fuel Capacity |
internal: (DC-10-10) 21,700 gal (82,135 L) (DC-10-15) 26,645 gal (100,860 L) (DC-10-30) 36,650 gal (138,720 L) external: not applicable |
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Max Payload
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(DC-10-30) 106,550 lb (48,330 kg)
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| PROPULSION: | |
| Powerplant |
(DC-10-10) three General Electric CF6-6D turbofans (DC-10-15) three General Electric CF6-50C2F turbofans (DC-10-30) three General Electric CF6-50C turbofans (DC-10-40) three Pratt & Whitney JT9D-59A2 turbofans |
| Thrust |
(DC-10-10) 120,000 lb (533.81 kN) (DC-10-15) 139,500 lb (620.55 kN) (DC-10-30) 153,000 lb (680.60 kN) (DC-10-40) 159,000 lb (707.30 kN) |
| PERFORMANCE: | |
| Max Level Speed |
at altitude: 600 mph (965 km/h) at sea level: unknown cruise speed: 565 mph (910 km/h) at 30,000 ft (9,145 m) |
| Initial Climb Rate | unknown |
| Service Ceiling | (DC-10-30) 33,400 ft (10,180 m) |
| Range |
(DC-10-10) 3,300 nm (6,110 km) (DC-10-15) 3,780 nm (7,010 km) (DC-10-30) 5,400 nm (10,010 km) (DC-10-40) 5,000 nm (9,265 km) |
| g-Limits |
unknown
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| KNOWN VARIANTS: | |
| DC-10 Series 10 | Initial production model intended for domestic use; 122 built |
| DC-10 Series 10CF | Convertible cargo/passenger model based on Series 10; 9 built |
| DC-10 Series 15 | Similar to Series 10 but with uprated engines for operation at higher gross weights; 7 built |
| DC-10 Series 30 | Extended range model intended for intercontinental use with increased wingspan, larger fuel capacity, and more powerful engines; 161 built |
| DC-10 Series 30CF | Convertible cargo/passenger model based on Series 30; 26 built |
| DC-10 Series 30ER | Extended range variant of the Series 30 with more powerful engines and larger fuel capacity; 19 built |
| DC-10 Series 40 | Intercontinental model similar to Series 30 but equipped with Pratt & Whitney engines; 42 built |
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DC-10 Series 50 DC-10 Series 60 |
Design study of a stretched DC-10 derivative that eventually led to the development of the more advanced MD-11 |
| KC-10A Extender |
Cargo transport and aerial tanker based on Series 30CF model but equipped with additional fuel cells in
the lower fuselage, improved cargo handling system, and various in-flight refueling equipment, used by the
US Air Force; 60 built
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| KNOWN OPERATORS: | |
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Aeroflot Aerolyon Aéromaritime Aeromexico African Safari Airways Air Afrique Air Europe SPA Air France Air Liberte Air Martinique Air New Zealand Air Outre Mer (AOM) Airtours Air Zaire Alitalia American Airlines American Trans Air (ATA) AOM French Airlines Arca Colombia Avensa Avient Aviation Biman Bangladesh Airlines British Airways British Caledonian Canadian Cargo Lion Challenge Air Challenge Air Cargo Cielos del Peru Condor Continental Airlines Corsair Cubana de Aviacion DAS Air Cargo Emery Worlwide Airlines Equatoriana FedEx Finnair Galaxy Airways Garuda Indonesia Ghana Airways Gemini Air Cargo Hawaiian Air Iberia JAL Ways Japan Airlines Japan Asia Airways JAT Yugoslav Airlines JMC Air Kang Pacific Korean Air Lines Laker Airways Lineas Aereas Paraguyas Linhas Aereas de Mocambique (LMA) Lufthansa Malaysia Airlines Martinair Holland Mexicana Minerve Monarch Airlines National Airlines Nigeria Airways Northwest Airlines Omni Air Express Omni Air International Overseas National Airways Pakistan International Airlines Pan American World Airways (Pan Am) Philippine Air Lines Premair Primeras Ryan International Airlines Saudia Sabena Skyjet Skyjet France Skyservice USA Spantax STAF Sun Country Airlines Taesa Thai Airways International THY Turkish Airlines Transaero Transair International Tunisair United Airlines UTA Varig VASP Viasa Wardair Canada Western Airlines World Airways Zambia Airways |
| Government/Military |
Netherlands, Koninklijke Luchmacht (Royal Netherlands Air Force) United States (US Air Force) |
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