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The '''McDonnell Douglas DC-10''' is a three-engine medium- to long-range widebody [[:Category:Airliners|airliner]], with two engines mounted on underwing pylons and a third engine at the base of the vertical stabilizer. The model was a successor to the company's DC-8 for long-range operations, and competed in the same markets as the [[Airbus A300]], [[Boeing 747]], and [[Lockheed L-1011-500|Lockheed L-1011 Tristar]], which has a similar layout to the DC-10.
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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 the KC-10 Extender. The DC-10 was succeeded by the related [[McDonnell Douglas MD-11]] which entered service in 1990.
 
The DC-10 is a low-wing cantilever monoplane with a conventional tail unit with a single fin and rudder. It is powered by two turbofan engines mounted on underwing pylons and a third engine at the base of the vertical stabilizer. It has a retractable tricycle landing gear. The later series 30 and 40 have an additional two-wheel main landing gear on the centerline of the fuselage. It was designed to be a medium to long-range airliner with a widebody fuselage to seat over 250 passengers. It is operated by a flight-crew of three located on the flightdeck in the nose on the same level as the passenger cabin. The fuselage has underfloor stowage for cargo and baggage.
 
==Variants==
Currently there are two variants available in [[FlightGear]]:
* [[McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30]]
* [[McDonnell Douglas MD-10]]
 
==External links==
*[http://www.boeing.com/commercial/dc-10/ DC-10 page on Boeing.com]
*[http://www.boeing.com/history/mdc/dc-10.htm DC-10 history on Boeing.com]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_DC-10 Wikipedia DC-10]
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