After seeing UrbanX and Ramsgatonian's report on the 747 I thought I would put up my pics of the now sadly chopped up DC10 from the same airport.
Looking at the gubbins in this plane was quite an eye opener, so many parts that could go wrong. and due to the age of this plane everything was controlled by either wires, (like the breaks on your bike), or hydraulics. No computer wizardry here.
The plane was part way through being broken up during my visit. all of it now probably recycled. Except that is the cock pit that has gone to the Nederland's to be placed in a museum.
The McDonnell Douglas DC-10 is a three engine wide body airliner manufactured by McDonnell Douglas. The DC-10 has range for medium- to long-haul flights, capable of carrying a maximum 380 passengers. Its most distinguishing feature is the two turbofan engines mounted on underwing pylons and a third engine at the base of the vertical stabilizer. The model was a successor to McDonnell Douglas's DC-8 for long-range operations, and competed in the same markets as the Lockheed L-1011 Tristar, which has a similar layout to the DC-10.
Production of the DC-10 ended in 1989 with 386 delivered to airlines and 60 to the U.S. Air Force as air-to-air refueling tankers, designated the KC10 Extender. The largest operator of the DC-10 is US cargo airline FedEx Express. The DC-10 was succeeded by the related McDonnell Douglas MD-11. Boeing, who had merged with McDonnell Douglas in the 1990s, conducted an upgrade program for the DC-10s, equipping several with a glass cockpit, leading to the re-designation as MD-10s.
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Gubbins under cockpit, electricians nightmare!
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Looking at the gubbins in this plane was quite an eye opener, so many parts that could go wrong. and due to the age of this plane everything was controlled by either wires, (like the breaks on your bike), or hydraulics. No computer wizardry here.
The plane was part way through being broken up during my visit. all of it now probably recycled. Except that is the cock pit that has gone to the Nederland's to be placed in a museum.
The McDonnell Douglas DC-10 is a three engine wide body airliner manufactured by McDonnell Douglas. The DC-10 has range for medium- to long-haul flights, capable of carrying a maximum 380 passengers. Its most distinguishing feature is the two turbofan engines mounted on underwing pylons and a third engine at the base of the vertical stabilizer. The model was a successor to McDonnell Douglas's DC-8 for long-range operations, and competed in the same markets as the Lockheed L-1011 Tristar, which has a similar layout to the DC-10.
Production of the DC-10 ended in 1989 with 386 delivered to airlines and 60 to the U.S. Air Force as air-to-air refueling tankers, designated the KC10 Extender. The largest operator of the DC-10 is US cargo airline FedEx Express. The DC-10 was succeeded by the related McDonnell Douglas MD-11. Boeing, who had merged with McDonnell Douglas in the 1990s, conducted an upgrade program for the DC-10s, equipping several with a glass cockpit, leading to the re-designation as MD-10s.
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Gubbins under cockpit, electricians nightmare!
