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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; 6,000 mi). The KC-10 Extender (based on the DC-10-30) is a tanker aircraft that was primarily operated by the United States Air Force.
A World Airways DC-10, similar to the one involved. World Airways Flight 30 was a regularly scheduled flight from Oakland to Boston via Newark. The first leg of the flight was uneventful. Flight 30 departed Newark under the command of Captain Peter Langley (58), First Officer Donald Hertzfeld (38), and Flight Engineer William Rogers (56). [1]
The DC-10 Air Tanker is a series of American wide-body jet air tankers, which have been in service as an aerial firefighting unit since 2006. [1] The aircraft, operated by the joint technical venture 10 Tanker Air Carrier, are converted wide-body McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 passenger jetliners, and are primarily used to fight wildfires, typically in rural areas.
The following is a list of all current and former airlines operating the McDonnell Douglas DC-10. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The list features airlines from different countries, such as Argentina , Australia , Brazil , Canada , Chile , Denmark , Finland , France , Israel , Japan , Malaysia , Mexico and the United States .
Douglas continued to develop new aircraft, including the successful four-engined Douglas DC-6 (1946) and its last propeller-driven commercial aircraft, the Douglas DC-7 (1953). The company had moved into jet propulsion, producing its first for the U.S. Navy — the straight-winged F3D Skyknight in 1948 and then the more "jet age" style F4D ...
Flush with orders, the DC-8 and DC-9 aircraft were 9 to 18 months behind schedule, incurring stiff penalties from the airlines. Lewis was active in DC-10 sales in an intense competition with Lockheed's L-1011, a rival tri-jet aircraft. [29] [30] [31] In two years, Lewis had the operation back on track and in positive cash flow. He returned to ...
The aircraft, a 16-year-old McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 with the registration number HL7328, had at the time of the accident, performed 11,440 [citation needed] 73: The DC-10’s seventh deadliest crash happened on October 31, 1979 with Western Airlines Flight 2605 when it mistakenly landed on a closed runway at Mexico City International Airport ...
[4] [5] To address this shortfall in mobility, in 1975, under the Advanced Tanker Cargo Aircraft Program, four aircraft were evaluated—the Lockheed C-5, the Boeing 747, the McDonnell Douglas DC-10, and the Lockheed L-1011. [6] The only serious contenders were Boeing and McDonnell Douglas. In December 1977, McDonnell Douglas's DC-10 was chosen.