The Lockheed L-1011 TriStar and McDonnell Douglas DC-10 were two of the leading trijet aircraft of their era built with a similar size, range and capacity. However, while the DC-10 did quite well ...
HOUSTON – I was asked this question about the Pauline Road Fire by Jackie Chassion. She asks, “Why are they not utilizing the big DC-10 aircraft retardant fire and water aircraft from California to ...
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 ...