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 ...

Donald A. Gerds was a senior concept interior designer for Douglas Aircraft Company who worked on the DC series of aircraft. This collection consists of approximately 1.74 cubic feet of material ...

At first glance, the McDonnell Douglas MD-11 looks like little more than a stretched and updated version of the McDonnell Douglas DC-10. Both aircraft share the same basic trijet configuration, with ...

Aircraft in general, but military ones in particular, are built to last. That's why the skies of today's world are filled with machines first imagined decades ago, and also why we don't get to see a ...

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 ...

Grinning like a baseball pitcher who had just walloped a grand-slam homer, McDonnell Douglas Corp. President David S. Lewis stood up at a Chicago press conference last week and an nounced that “It is ...

Four Part Series Examines Design Problems with the DC-10 Airliner. In 1966, American and United Airlines were looking for a wide body airliner able to operate from the shorter runways found in tier ...

What You Need to Know: After 44 years of service, the U.S. Air Force has officially retired its last KC-10 Extender, an aerial refueling and cargo aircraft. The KC-10, based on the McDonnell Douglas ...