1982 - 1992
1982 -
1992
The McDonnell Douglas DC-10 was developed in the late 70's after a request
by American Airlines. The initially planned twin powered DC-10 was conceived
for routes where the Boeing 747 could not be operated efficiently and was too
big. However the final design had the three engines and was laid out for mid-range
routes. The later DC-10-30 and DC-10-40 series had an increased range. The range
was further increased with the DC-10-30ER (extended Range) version. The DC-10's
first flight was on August 29th, 1970.
In 1979 a 38 day imposed grounding hurt the DC-10 and its operators significantly...
Swissair ordered the DC-10 with the KSSU Group (KLM, Swissair, SAS, UTA), in
order to get special pricing and maintain joint maintenance operations.
Swissair initially ordered eleven DC-10-30, later adding 2 DC-10-30ER, and converting
another two to ER. HB-IHP was the 14th aircraft, which was only lease for a
short period of time, in order to bridge the time until the delivery of the
aircrafts sucessor, the McDonnell Douglas MD-11 in the early 90's.
Manufacturer |
McDonnell Douglas Aircraft Inc., Long Beach, CA (USA) |
| Span |
50.39
m
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Length |
55.35 m |
Height |
17.70 m |
Power |
3
x 240 kN (24494 kg) |
Cruising
Speed |
885 km/h |
Passengers |
237 |
Range |
11115 km |
Area
of Operation |
Americas, Mid & Far East, Africa |
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| HB-IHL |
Douglas DC-10-30 # 46583 / 292 |
03.03.1980 27.02.1992 |
Ticino later renamed Thurgau Delivered new to Swissair as Douglas DC-10-30 registered HB-IHL. Was converted to DC-10-30ER in 1982. Sold to Northwest in 1992 as N226NW, and now flying for ATA as N701TZ since Feb. 2007 |
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| HB-IHM |
Douglas DC-10-30 # 46584 / 293 |
01.02.1980 02.08.1992 |
Valais / Wallis Delivered new to Swissair as Douglas DC-10-30 registered HB-IHM. Was converted to DC-10-30ER in 1982. Sold to Continental in 1992 as N15069, stored in Mojave in 2002. Also wore 'Air Afrique' stickers |
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| HB-IHN |
Douglas DC-10-30ER # 48292 / 368 |
27.02.1982 15.05.1992 |
St. Gallen Delivered new to Swissair as Douglas DC-10-30ER registered HB-IHN. Was converted to DC-10-30ER in 1982. Sold to Continental in 1992 as N87070, stored in Roswell in 2002. Also wore 'Air Afrique' stickers |
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| HB-IHO |
Douglas DC-10-30ER # 48293 / 371 |
28.09.1989 23.01.1991 |
Uri Delivered new to Swissair as Douglas DC-10-30ER registered HB-IHO. Sold to Continental in 1992 as N83071, stored in Roswell in 2002. Also wore 'Air Afrique' stickers |
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Last Update March 2008
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