InFlight 200 – KC-10 Extender (DC-10) McDonnell Douglas , ’83-0076’ “SPIRIT 76“ U.S. Air Force

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                 McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender

McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender je vojenský letoun určený pro doplňování paliva jiných letounů ve vzduchu. Kromě doplňování paliva může sloužit i k přepravě cestujících a nákladu. Byl vyvinut na základě civilního dopravního letounu McDonnell Douglas DC-10. Pro letectvo Spojených států amerických bylo postaveno 60 letounů KC-10A. Přestavbou dvou nákladních DC-10 vznikly ještě dva stroje KDC-10 pro Nizozemsko. Americké letouny byly nasazeny v řadě operací, například ve válce v Zálivu. KC-10A unesou dvakrát více paliva, než jejich předchůdci Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker.

The McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender is an aerial refueling tanker aircraft operated by the United States Air Force (USAF). A military version of the three-engined DC-10 airliner, the KC-10 was developed from the Advanced Tanker Cargo Aircraft Program.

The KC-10 was the second McDonnell Douglas transport aircraft to be selected by the Air Force following the C-9. A total of 60 KC-10s were produced for the USAF. The Royal Netherlands Air Force operates two similar tankers designated KDC-10 that were converted from DC-10s.

Commercial refueling companies  Omega Aerial Refueling Services  and Global Air Tanker Service operate two KDC-10 tankers (N974VV and N852V, respectively) for lease. They were converted from DC-10-40s and provide probe and drogue refueling capabilities from wing pods similar to the KC-10. In June and July 2011, Omega Air’s KDC-10 supported 3 of Royal Australian Air Force’s F/A-18 Hornets, en route to Red Flag – Alaska.

General characteristics

• Crew: 4 (Aircraft Commander, copilot, flight engineer, and boom operator)
• Length: 181 ft 7 in (55.35 m)
• Wingspan: 165 ft 4.5 in (50.41 m)
• Height: 58 ft 1 in (17.70 m)
• Wing area: 3,958 ft² (367.71 m²)
• Empty weight: 241,027 lb (109,328 kg)
• Loaded weight: 593,000 lb (268,980 kg)
• Max. takeoff weight: 590,000 lb (267,620 kg)
• Maximum fuel capacity: 356,000 lb (161,480 kg)
• Powerplant: 3 × F103/General Electric CF6-50C2 turbofans, 52,500 lb_f (236 kN) each

McDonnell Douglas MD-11 je americký třímotorový širokotrupý dopravní letoun vyráběný společností McDonnell Douglas. Je vybaven dvěma dvouproudovými motory zavěšenými pod křídly a třetím motorem umístěným na svislé ocasní ploše.

The McDonnell Douglas MD-11 is an American three-engine wide-body jet airliner manufactured by McDonnell Douglas. It features two turbofan engines mounted on underwing pylons and a third engine at the base of the vertical stabilizer.

MD-11F (53 built): the Freight transport aircraft was the second variant on offer at launch in 1986 and was the last and longest (1988–2000) manufactured version. The all-cargo aircraft features the same forward port-side cargo door (140 by 102 inches (3.6 m × 2.6 m)) as the MD-11CF, a main-deck volume of 15,530 cubic feet (440 m³), a maximum payload of 200,151 pounds (90,787 kg) and can transport 26 pallets of the same dimensions (88 by 125 inches (2.2 m × 3.2 m) or 96 by 125 inches (2.4 m × 3.2 m)) as for the MD-11C and MD-11CF. The MD-11F was delivered between 1991 and 2001 to FedEx Express (22), Lufthansa Cargo (14), and other airlines with fewer aircraft

The DC-10 was intended as a successor to the McDonnell Douglas’s DC-8 for long-range operations, using a wide-body layout to greatly increase the capacity of the aircraft. More powerful engines allowed it to be powered by three engines, the minimum allowed at that time for long overwater flights, which reduces maintenance costs relative to a four-engine design. Lockheed also saw this niche as an ideal place to reenter the commercial airliner market with their very similar L-1011 TriStar. Although the L-1011 was more technologically advanced, the DC-10 would go on to outsell the L-1011 by a significant margin, due to the L-1011‘s higher price and delayed entry in the market.