page_title: McDonnell Douglas DC-10
section_title: Tanker versions
hierarchical_section_title: McDonnell Douglas DC-10 / Variants / Tanker versions
caption_attribution_description: English: A U.S Air Force KC-10 Extender with the 76th Air Refueling Squadron, 514th Air Mobility Wing, moves away after being refueled by a KC-10 crewed by Reserve Citizen Airmen with the 78th Air Refueling Squadron, 514th Air Mobility Wing, over the Atlantic Ocean, Feb. 14, 2018. The 514th is an Air Force Reserve Command unit located at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mark C. Olsen)
context_page_description: The McDonnell Douglas DC-10 is an American wide-body airliner manufactured by McDonnell Douglas.
  The DC-10 was intended to succeed the DC-8 for long range flights. It first flew on August 29, 1970; and was introduced on August 5, 1971 by American Airlines.
  The trijet has two turbofans on underwing pylons and a third one at the base of the vertical stabilizer.
  The twin aisle layout has a typical seating for 270 in two classes.
  The initial DC-10-10 had a 3,500 nmi range for transcontinental flights, and the -15 had more powerful engines for hot and high airports.
  The -30 and -40 models had higher weights supported by a third main landing gear leg for an intercontinental range of up to 5,200 nmi.
  Based on the -30, The KC-10 Extender is a U.S. Air Force tanker.
  A design flaw in the cargo doors caused a poor safety record in early operations.
  Following the American Airlines Flight 191 crash, the US Federal Aviation Administration grounded all U.S. DC-10s in June 1979.
  In August 1983, McDonnell Douglas announced that production would end due to a lack of orders, as it had a widespread public apprehension after the 1979 crash and a poor fuel economy reputation.
context_section_description: The KC-10 Extender is a military version of the DC-10-30CF for aerial refueling. The aircraft was ordered by the U.S. Air Force and delivered from 1981 to 1988. A total of 60 were built.
  The KDC-10 is an aerial refueling tanker for the Royal Netherlands Air Force. These were converted from civil airliners (DC-10-30CF) to a similar standard as the KC-10. Also, commercial refueling companies Omega Aerial Refueling Services and Global Airtanker Service operate two KDC-10 tankers for lease. Four have been built.
  The DC-10 Air Tanker is a DC-10-based firefighting tanker aircraft, using modified water tanks from Erickson Air-Crane.
caption: The KC-10 Extender, an USAF aerial tanker
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