DC-10
Three-engined commercial jet
The DC-10 is a wide-body jet airliner manufactured by McDonnell Douglas, introduced in 1971.
It was designed for medium to long-haul routes and featured three engines—one under each wing and one at the base of the tail.
The aircraft served major airlines for decades but became associated with several high-profile crashes in the 1970s that raised safety concerns.
Production ended in 1989, though military and cargo variants continued flying.
Broad-hulled aircraft type
- trijetThree-engined airplane
- airlinerLarge commercial passenger plane
- fuselageAircraft's central structure
- jumboUnusually large specimen
commercial aviation · long-haul · passenger jet · cargo door · flight deck · cockpit · wingspan · turbofan
Sudden violent impact
- investigationFormal examination of facts
- NTSBFederal accident investigation agency
- decompressionReduction of pressure
- structural failureLoss of load-bearing capacity
grounding · Sioux City · emergency landing · fatalities · wreckage · black box · design flaw · latch
Vessel for liquid bulk
- aerial refuelingTransferring fuel between airborne aircraft
- boomLoud deep sound
- USAFAmerican aerial military branch
- airliftEmergency transport by plane
strategic · military transport · probe · drogue · cargo · troop transport · mission · deployment
Transported goods
- FedExExpress shipping company
- UPSRaises or elevates
- freightGoods being transported
- conversionAct of changing states
main deck · containerized · pallets · logistics · overnight shipping · hub · loading · bulk
widebody
Broad-hulled aircraft type
- trijetThree-engined airplane
- airlinerLarge commercial passenger plane
- fuselageAircraft's central structure
jumbo · commercial aviation · long-haul · passenger jet · cargo door · flight deck · cockpit · wingspan · turbofan · livery
crash
Sudden violent impact
- investigationFormal examination of facts
- NTSBFederal accident investigation agency
- decompressionReduction of pressure
structural failure · grounding · Sioux City · emergency landing · fatalities · wreckage · black box · design flaw · latch · hydraulics
tanker
Vessel for liquid bulk
- aerial refuelingTransferring fuel between airborne aircraft
- boomLoud deep sound
- USAFAmerican aerial military branch
airlift · strategic · military transport · probe · drogue · cargo · troop transport · mission · deployment · logistics
cargo
Transported goods
conversion · main deck · containerized · pallets · logistics · overnight shipping · hub · loading · bulk · express delivery
- airlinersairliners, Boeing 747, Boeing 777, Boeing 787, passenger jet
- aerial firefightingair tanker, water bomber, scooper, aerial attack, Erickson
- TrijetsBoeing 727
- Boeing720, 737, 747, 767, 777
DC-10twinjet
Aircraft with two engines
Boeing 777 · Boeing 767 · Boeing 757 · Boeing 737 · regional jet