DC-10 Air Tanker
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The DC-10 Air Tanker is a series of five air tankers converted by American joint technical venture 10 Tanker Air Carrier, which have been in service as aerial firefighting aircraft since 2006. The air
Tanker 912 taxiing in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Tanker 912 next to Tanker 911 in February 2015
Inside view of Tanker 910's cockpit
Flight engineer station
McDonnell Douglas DC-10
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The McDonnell Douglas DC-10 is an American trijet wide-body aircraft manufactured by McDonnell Douglas. The DC-10 was intended to succeed the DC-8 for long-range flights. It first flew on August 29, 1
DC-10 Air Tanker
…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 (35,583 liters) of water or fire retardant in an exterior…
A DC-10-30 of Continental Airlines
A prototype during flight testing, the DC-10 made its first flight on August 29, 1970.
Continental Airlines six-abreast interior in 1973
The DC-10 has a three-crew cockpit including a flight engineer.