McDonnell Douglas DC-10

Also known as Douglas DC-10, McDonnell Douglas/Boeing DC-10, DC10

airliner family

Key facts

Type: Wide-body airliner
National origin: United States
Manufacturer: McDonnell Douglas
Status: In limited non-passenger service
Primary users: FedEx Express (historical) American Airlines (historical) United Airlines (historical) Northwest Airlines (historical)
Manufactured: 1969–1989
Introduction date: August 5, 1971, with American Airlines
First flight: August 29, 1970 ; 55 years ago ( 1970-08-29 )
Retired: February 24, 2014 (passenger service)
Variants: McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender McDonnell Douglas DC-10 Twin DC-10 Air Tanker
Developed into: McDonnell Douglas MD-11

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Wikidata facts

Operator: British Airways
Country of origin: United States
Developer: McDonnell Douglas
Manufacturer: McDonnell Douglas
Image: Continental Airlines DC-10.jpg
Height: 17.7
Length: 55.5
Has use: airliner

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first flight: 1970-08-29
derivative work: McDonnell Douglas MD-11
Commons category: McDonnell Douglas DC-10
Commons gallery: McDonnell Douglas DC-10
topic's main category: Category:McDonnell Douglas DC-10
total produced: 446
wingspan: 50.41
maximum operating altitude: 12802
service entry: 1971-08-05
wing configuration: low wing

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Encyclopedic overview

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.

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