Kevin Hopf needs to go bomb a fire. The DC-10 air tanker he flies has stood by, resting on the apron of the Casper/Natrona County International Airport all day Tuesday, as smaller aircraft fight ...

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 ...

In the past, we’ve used the DC-10 air tanker to battle major fires, so one viewer asked KPRC 2 Chief Meteorologist Anthony Yanez why it wasn't used during the Pauline Road Fire. Here's what he ...

We will examine the circumstances that led McDonnell Douglas to adopt a three-engine design, the proposed but unrealized DC-10 “Twin,” and the crucial role of ETOPS (Extended-range Twin-Engine ...

The DC-10 was in production for almost 20 years and McDonnell Douglas churned out almost 400 of the aircraft in this manner.

More modern aircraft were introduced to Orbis’ fleet later, including a DC-10 in 1992. “This replacement DC-10 aircraft was twice the size of the original DC-8,” the nonprofit states.

The aviation industry has always relied on a small group of engine makers to push aircraft further, faster, and more efficiently. General Electric is one of them. The company has been active in the ...