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[[File:MD11cockpitnew.png|thumb|300px|The MD-10P and MD-10F 3D Cockpit]]
 
The '''McDonnell Douglas MD-10''' is retrofit cockpit upgrade to the DC-10 and a re-designation to MD-10. The upgrade included an Advanced Common Flightdeck (ACF) used on the MD-11 and was launched in 1996.[38] The new cockpit eliminated the need for the flight engineer position and allowed common type rating with the MD-11. This allows companies such as FedEx Express, which operate both the MD-10 and MD-11, to have a common pilot pool for both aircraft. The MD-10 conversion now falls under the Boeing Converted Freighter program where Boeing's international affiliate companies perform the conversions.[39]
 
The McDonnell Douglas DC-10 is a three-engine wide-body jet airliner manufactured by McDonnell Douglas. The DC-10 has range for medium- to long-haul flights, capable of carrying a maximum of 380 passengers. Its most distinguishing feature is the two turbofan engines mounted on underwing pylons and a third engine at the base of the vertical stabilizer. The model was a successor to McDonnell Douglas's DC-8 for long-range operations, and competed in the same markets as the Lockheed L-1011 TriStar, which has a similar layout. In its early years the DC-10 had a poor safety record; however, this has greatly improved over time.
 
Production of the DC-10 ended in 1989 with 386 delivered to airlines and 60 to the U.S. Air Force as air-to-air refueling tankers, designated KC-10 Extender.[2] The largest operator of the DC-10 is U.S. cargo airline FedEx Express. The DC-10 was succeeded by the related McDonnell Douglas MD-11. Boeing, which merged with McDonnell Douglas in 1997, conducted an upgrade program that equipped many in-service DC-10s with a glass cockpit that eliminated the flight engineer position; the upgraded aircraft were re-designated as MD-10s. The DC-10's last commercial passenger flight took place in February 2014, although freighter versions continue to operate. Despite the airliner's popularity, only a few DC-10s are on display, while other retired aircraft are in storage. DC-10s are also used for specialist services, such as the Orbis International Flying Eye Hospital, which has a compartment for performing eye surgery.
 
== Development status ==
This aircraft contains updated versions of the MD-10, in one package. The aircraft will be updated here from now on. Good 3D Cockpit with overhead, throttle quadrant, autopilot panel, and more. Decent 3D Model.
 
This MD-10 model features 4 variants:
 
> MD-10 (Passenger Version)
 
> MD-10F (Freight Version)
 
> KC-10M (Aerial Tanker)
 
> MD-10ERX (Experimental version of the DC-10, with engines from MD-11, and updated airframe.)
 
[https://github.com/FGMEMBERS/MD-10 Click me] to visit the Github repo to download. <u>Remember to rename the aircraft's folder to "MD-10"</u>.
== Current Known Issues ==
* Livery Select may not work under some conditions.
 
== Aircraft help ==
{| class="keytable"
! Key !! Function
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| {{key press|S}}
| Autostart
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| {{key press|Control|B}}
| Cycle spoilers
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| {{key press|Del}}
| Thrust reversers
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| {{key press|Shift|B}}
| Parking brake
|}
 
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