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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — The Federal Aviation Administration is grounding more planes following the deadly UPS crash in Louisville. In addition to the MD-11 that was grounded Nov. 8, an Emergency ...