Douglas DC-10

Introduced in 1971 the DC-10 was the second widebody airliner in service after the Boeing 747. Production of commercial DC-10s reached 386, a further 60 were built for military use.

In all respects the modelplane is easy to fly. Being originally a three-engine aircraft this plane can also be powered by a single turbine in the tail.

Powerplant: Glow: three 12 cc (.75 cu.in.) engines

Turbine: once 130 N (30 lbs.) thrust

twice 65 N (15 lbs.) thrust

three times 45 N (10 lbs.) thrust

Ducted Fan: diameter up to 135 mm (5.3’’)

Specifications: Fiberglass parts : Norbert Rauch

Span Length Wing Area Weight Foam cores: Manfred Köster

DC-10-10 2.96 m (117’’) 3.46 m (136’’) 140.1 dm² (2172 sq.in.) 19 kg (42 lbs.) Retracts : Hawe Modellbau

DC-10-30 (-40) 3.15 m (124’’) 3.46 m (136’’) 142.3 dm² (2206 sq.in.) 20 kg (44 lbs.)

Basic Instructions:

Videos: (1) (2)

Pics:

(Norbert Rauch)

(Dieter Oberin)

(Peter Michel)

(Carlos Reyes Gonzales)

(Eric Kwiatkowski)

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