The McDonnell Douglas DC-10 and the Lockheed L-1011 TriStar are arguably the best aircraft of the trijet era. While both planes had several differences, what truly set them apart was the configuration ...

The move reflects mounting concerns that common design features in the engine pylon structure could expose Douglas DC-10s to the same risk of engine-pylon separation seen on the UPS flight in question ...

Captain RK Smithley flies McDonnell Douglas DC-10 fire bombers for New Mexico-based 10Tanker. Smithley dropped red fire retardant over the Palisades and Eaton fires in Los Angeles. Mountainous terrain ...

US-based aerial firefighting specialist 10 Tanker believes it will not be badly affected in the near-term by the emergency grounding order for McDonnell Douglas DC-10s. The company operates a fleet of ...

The heavy weight of the aircraft combined with the aircraft's design requires 12 tires on the main landing gear.

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has expanded its emergency airworthiness directive regarding MD-11 engine pylons, and has included McDonnell Douglas DC-10 aircraft as well, finding them ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition - McDonnell Douglas DC-10 The DC-10 began its flying career in 1971 and soon proved that three engines were ...

Stories about lost parts and corners being cut on the production line might give American aviation a bad rap these days, but it's always fun to look at how far we've come in more than half a century ...

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Captain RK Smithley, a pilot flying McDonnell Douglas DC-10 widebody airliners converted into tanker planes for a New Mexico-based company called ...