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InFlight 200
Douglas DC-10-30 Series
The McDonnell Douglas DC-10 was initially
proposed as a twin engine medium range transport aircraft to carry 250
passengers, this was after a request from American Airlines and the
aircraft was called the Douglas D-966-1. However with the foresight of
the McDonnell Douglas engineers this idea was put to the wayside and
they developed something totally different an intercontinental tri-jet
capable of carrying 380 passengers. With the development of more
powerful engines from Pratt & Witney, General Electric and
Rolls Royce the once thought US domestic aircraft became an
intercontinental passenger airliner.
The
combination of competition from the Lockheed L1011 TriStar, Boeing
747 and the new Airbus A300 aircraft and two very unfortunate
accidents
hampered the sales of the DC-10. Both the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) and the National Transport Safety Board
(NTSB)
absolved the design but the economic downturn of the worlds economy
affected all four of the aircraft manufacturers which resulted
in a big
downturn in sales.
The replacement of the DC-10 by the MD-11
and the new larger twin engine aircraft has seen the DC-10 disappear
from the passenger gateways and moved to the cargo ramps of many
airports, following in the footsteps of the DC-8.
| Item Number |
IF103010 |
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| Livery/Series |
Northwest |
| Registration |
N233NW |
| Remarks |
315 pieces |
| Date
Landed |
July 2008 |
| Item Number |
IF103003 |
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| Livery/Series |
Northwest / KLM |
| Registration |
N237NW |
| Remarks |
402 pieces |
| Date
Landed |
June 2008 |
| Item Number |
IF103017 |
 |
| Livery/Series |
Laker
'Endeavour' |
| Registration |
N832LA |
| Remarks |
240 pieces |
| Date
Landed |
June 2008 |
| Item Number |
IF103016 |
 |
| Livery/Series |
Laker
Skytrain 'Florida Belle' |
| Registration |
G-BGXH |
| Remarks |
240 pieces |
| Date
Landed |
June 2008 |
| Item Number |
IF103006 |
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| Livery/Series |
Lufthansa 'Hannover' |
| Registration |
D-ADHO |
| Remarks |
328 pieces |
| Date
Landed |
June 2008 |
| Item Number |
IF103001 |
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| Livery/Series |
British Airways 'Landor' |
| Registration |
G-DCIO |
| Remarks |
306 pieces |
| Date
Landed |
April 2008 |
| Item Number |
IF103008 |
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| Livery/Series |
Air New Zealand |
| Registration |
ZK-NZM |
| Remarks |
246 pieces |
| Date
Landed |
March 2008 |
| Item Number |
IF103004 |
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| Livery/Series |
Alitalia |
| Registration |
I-DYNA |
| Remarks |
462 pieces |
| Date
Landed |
September 2007 |
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