Scale: 1:70
Wing Span: 16.3
Length: 11"


DC-10 Northwest Airlines

Type: Medium to long range widebody airliner.

Power Plant: DC 3 CF6-6D turbofans rated at 40,000lb or 3 CF6-6D1 turbofans rated at

41,000lb. 3 CF6-50A turbofans rated at 49,000lb or 3 CF6-50C turbofans

rated at 51,000lb or 3 CF6-50C1 turbofans rated at 52,500lb. 3 PW JT9D-

20 turbofans rated at 49,400lb or 3 JT9D-59A turbofans rated at

53,000lb.

Range: 4,123-6,357 miles.

Cruise speed: 564mph.

Dimensions: Wing span 165ft 5in, length 182ft 1in and height

58ft 1in.

Seating: 3 crew, 250-380 passengers.

Service/History: The trijet was launched by and in February 1968 and first flew on August

29, 1970. By 1971 the first model was delivered to American Airlines as

N101AA The first flew in January 1981. Announced soon after was aintercontinental

version known as the which had more tank storage for longer distances

powered by stronger engines and a third main gear added to support added

weight. First flight was June 21, 1972. The was powered by PW engines

and was built for JAL and The latest variant is the MD-10 with enhanced

cockpits for FedEx and it first flew on April 4, 1999. FedEx took delivery of

the first of 89 converted trijets on May 9, 2000. Production numbers

reached 386 commercial and 60 KC-10A tanker versions by 1989 when the

jet was no longer offered.