McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender
Flat Wing Area
367.7102 m²
Entry Into service
1981-03-01
Maximum Take-Off Weight
267.6195 t (paragliders: kg)
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- Name
- McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender
- Manufacturer
- McDonnell Douglas
- Description
- The McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender is an American trijet aerial refueling and cargo aircraft developed from the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 airliner for the United States Air Force's Advanced Tanker Cargo Aircraft Program.
- ICAO Code
- DC10
- First Flight
- 1980-07-12
- Entry Into service
- 1981-03-01
- Production End
- 1987-01-01
- Service End
- 2021-01-01
- Designer
- McDonnell Douglas
- Type
- Tanker/transport
- Length (m)
- 55.1688
- Height (m)
- 17.6784
- Cockpit Crew
- 4
- Max Seating
- 16
- Max Speed (km/h)
- 865.8271
- Max Ceiling (m)
- 12801.6
- Rate of Climb (m/s)
- 34.8996
- Capacity Description
- 170,000 lb of cargo, 25 pallets and 16 passengers, or 17 pallets and 75 passengers
- Max Mach (Mach)
- 0.89
- National Origin
- United States of America
- Number Built
- 10
- Powerplant Description
- 3 × General Electric F103 (GE CF6-50C2) turbofan engines
- Primary Users
- Omega Aerial Refueling Services, United States Air Force (historical), Royal Netherlands Air Force (historical)
- Status
- In limited service
- Wikipedia Article (URL)
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_KC-10_Extender
- Flat Wing Span (m)
- 50.292
- Flat Wing Area (m²)
- 367.7102
- Wake Category
- H
- Aircraft Engine
- General Electric CF6
- Number of Engines
- 3