The early long-range narrowbody jetliner is on its last legs.

DC-10 vs MD-11 cockpit: analog tri-crew vs digital two-pilot flight deck. How automation reshaped widebody aviation philosophy.

A glass cockpit removed the need for a flight engineer and made it easier for pilots to fly the MD-11.

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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 ...

Acquired by NASA in 1985, the DC-8 was used on 158 science campaigns. Credit: Matt Hartman NASA’s long-serving McDonnell Douglas DC-8-72 research aircraft flew for the final time on May 15 when it was ...

A low-flying jet with decades of history was seen flying over the South Bay Wednesday on its final flight before retirement. A specialized DC-8 used by NASA wrapped up 37 years of service with the ...

The 1986 crash of USAir Flight 499 is a winter operations case study: tailwind restrictions, hydroplaning risk, and the arithmetic of stopping.