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McDonnell Douglas 10 Tanker Air Carrier DC-10

McDonnell Douglas · Very Large Aerial Firefighting Tanker (VLAT) / Very Large Aerial Firefighting Retardant Delivery · USA · Modern (1992–2009)

McDonnell Douglas 10 Tanker Air Carrier DC-10 — Very Large Aerial Firefighting Tanker (VLAT) / Very Large Aerial Firefighting Retardant Delivery
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The DC-10 Air Tanker is a series of 5 air tankers converted by American joint technical venture 10 Tanker Air Carrier, which have been in service as aerial firefighting aircraft since 2006. The aircraft are converted McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30s used to fight wildfires. The turbofan-powered aircraft carries up to 9,400 US gallons of water or fire retardant in an exterior belly-mounted tank, the contents of which can be released in eight seconds. Four air tankers are currently in operation, all DC-10-30 aircraft, with the call-signs Tanker 910, 911, 912 and 914. The original Tanker 910, a DC-10-10, was retired in 2014.

Specifications

Category
Fixed Wing
Sub-Category
Fire Tanker
Domain
Civil
Era
Modern (1992–2009)
Country
USA
Manufacturer
McDonnell Douglas
Co-Manufacturer
10 Tanker Air Carrier (conversion)
Operator
10 Tanker Air Carrier / USFS
Primary Role
Very Large Aerial Firefighting Tanker (VLAT) / Very Large Aerial Firefighting Retardant Delivery
Status
In Service
Service Entry
2006
Produced
4
Propulsion
Electric
Engine
3x General Electric CF6-6D turbofan
Thrust / Power
40,000 lbf each
Launch
Ground
Length (ft)
181.5
Wingspan (ft)
165.4
MTOW (lb)
555000
Payload (lb)
90000
Range (mi)
4000
Max Speed (mph)
600