McDonnell Douglas DC-10 / KC-10 Family
The McDonnell Douglas DC-10 is a three-engine widebody transport developed for high-capacity medium- and long-range service. Its three principal commercial series supported passenger, freighter, and convertible operations, while the related KC-10 became an aerial tanker and transport. Retired airline airframes also gained a consequential second life as very large aerial firefighting tankers, leaving the DC-10 design in active specialist operation decades after passenger production ended.
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Identity
- Aliases
- DC-10Douglas DC-10DC-10-10DC-10-30DC-10-40KC-10 ExtenderDC-10 Air Tanker
- Family Name
- McDonnell Douglas DC-10
- Full Name
- McDonnell Douglas DC-10 / KC-10 Family
- Roles
- airlinercargomilitaryfirefighting
- Status
- active
- Type
- aircraft
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- fixed_wing
- Operating Modes
- land
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- conventional
- Description
- The McDonnell Douglas DC-10 is a three-engine widebody transport developed for high-capacity medium- and long-range service. Its three principal commercial series supported passenger, freighter, and convertible operations, while the related KC-10 became an aerial tanker and transport. Retired airline airframes also gained a consequential second life as very large aerial firefighting tankers, leaving the DC-10 design in active specialist operation decades after passenger production ended.
- First Flight Year
- 1,970
- Manufacturer
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Count
- 2
- Placement
- wing
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Stage
- airframe
- Variant Notes
- Two CF6-50C2 turbofans mounted in the DC-10-30 wing nacelles.
- Count
- 1
- Placement
- fuselage
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Stage
- airframe
- Variant Notes
- One CF6-50C2 turbofan in the DC-10-30 aft tail-engine installation; no other DC-10 series is inferred.
- Name
- DC-10-30 exact CF6-50C2 configuration
- Notes
- Applies only to the DC-10-30 branch within the broader McDonnell Douglas DC-10 / KC-10 family. DC-10-10 CF6-6D, DC-10-40 JT9D, KC-10, and other derivative/export configurations remain unmodeled until exact source-backed variants are prepared.
- Entries
- Count
- 3
- Placement
- nacelle
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Stage
- airframe
- Variant Notes
- Three General Electric CF6-6D turbofans on the DC-10-10.
- Name
- DC-10-10 exact CF6-6D configuration
- Notes
- FAA aircraft noise data lists three CF6-6D engines on the DC-10-10 variant; the DC-10-40 JT9D branch and other derivatives remain separate until exact identities are canonicalized.
- Entries
- Count
- 3
- Placement
- nacelle
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Stage
- airframe
- Variant Notes
- Three Pratt & Whitney JT9D-20 turbofans on the DC-10-40.
- Name
- DC-10-40 exact JT9D-20 configuration
- Notes
- FAA and NTSB aircraft records identify three Pratt & Whitney JT9D-20 engines on DC-10-40 aircraft; later JT9D-59A variants remain separate until exact identities are canonicalized.
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- Creation Time
- July 29, 2026 at 12:58:44 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 22:18:01 UTC