The last DC-10 in Europe! - Retirement flight before scrapping

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  • Опубликовано: 7 авг 2013
  • Footage of the last flight, of the last civilian McDonnell Douglas DC-10 in Europe!
    Takeoff from Liege (Belgium) to Bangor (Maine, USA) and then on to Bob Sikes in Florida, where she ended her days; being 34 years old.
    This plane is often mistaken by its successor, the MD-11, which has also become a rare plane in the skies today. FedEx still has a bunch of DC-10s, but they only fly in the Americas.
    After push-back, they had engine problems and after 25 minutes of trying to restart the engines, they had to return to the parking stand. This gave us an opportunity to drive to the other side of the airport to capture the takeoff when they had finally solved the problems.
    Seen here in colors of its former airline "Avient" with registration N495DC (former Z-ALT).
    This DC-10 with serial number c/n 47818, has been serving many airlines back in the days:
    -1979-80 Singapore Airlines
    -1980-92 Varig
    -1992 World Airways
    -1992-93 Garuda Indonesia
    -1993-96 Biman Bangladesh Airlines
    -1996-98 McDonnell Douglas Finance Corporation (MDFC)
    -1998-2000 Caledonian Airways
    -2000-02 JMC Airlines
    ---Converted to freighter---
    -2002-07 DAS Air Cargo
    -2007-13 Avient Aviation
    -2013 Southern Aircraft Consultancy
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  • @GeeBeeMike
    @GeeBeeMike 10 лет назад +411

    I flew this aircraft for thousands of hours for Caledonian Airways and JMC. She was a good ship and I still think about my time flying her.
    The DC10 was an outstanding aircraft, and in many ways way ahead of its time and certainly one of the prettiest commercial jets ever built.
    I had no idea this is what became of her until I saw this. It's very sad.
    If every aircraft could tell its story before they are scrapped, it would be incredible, and I have plenty of recollections of being high in the night sky over the middle of the Atlantic Ocean in the worst of weather in this aircraft and she never mis-behaved and always got us home safely.
    I still can't believe that soon, there will likely be none of these flying anymore.
    Good-bye old friend, you are dearly missed by all who knew you so well.

    • @mkmam5936
      @mkmam5936 7 лет назад +18

      I also flew this aircraft for many hours. A wonderful plane ans I never had a problem.

    • @brianglade848
      @brianglade848 6 лет назад +3

      that's why they're still in the air right?......ummmmm yeah.....

    • @Mikeyp1054
      @Mikeyp1054 5 лет назад +1

      Wasn’t it cal air (I flew on one with that diagonal huge cal air logo)after b cal as Jmc was what is now t cook

    • @firozepatel2114
      @firozepatel2114 5 лет назад +4

      An iconic aircraft....

    • @anthonyruss4571
      @anthonyruss4571 5 лет назад +3

      But you white folks never gave a Black man the chance to operate this aircraft in the sky because of your continued Jim Crow policy, I don't feel nothing for your history flying this plane, and also when your country started commercial flights of passengers you make sure they were whites in them seats not blacks and you know this and I know this too.

  • @areb8579
    @areb8579 5 лет назад +17

    The DC 10 was well ahead of its time. Proper plane.

  • @riesjart3874
    @riesjart3874 5 лет назад +39

    The Dutch airforce still has 2 DC-10’s

    • @Zozobra_2015
      @Zozobra_2015 4 месяца назад +1

      But our friend l-1011 looked like dc-10 so there where still dc-10s

    • @jvpalencia-jr2hh
      @jvpalencia-jr2hh 3 месяца назад

      ​​@@Zozobra_2015 Bro the L-1011 was retired long ago
      (Edit) Ok I just realized 1 is still in operation

  • @Dana_Danarosana
    @Dana_Danarosana 7 лет назад +44

    Comments on here about DC-10 being an unsafe aircraft are shortsighted. While it was very unlucky in its early years and there was a tragically high loss of life compared to other aircraft, once the issues of the cargo door and improper maintanence, and the addition of hydraulic fluid system fuses had been done and the avionics made more redundant, the DC-10 became among the safest planes in the sky. Ironically, DC-10 issues are directly responsible for making ALL models of aircraft much safer. Modifications and alterations implemented into the DC-10 became standard issue on all aircraft moving forward. The lessons learned could have very easily been learned on the 747, the L-1011, or the A-300... but they weren't (except for the 747 and its own cargo door problems). So, the DC-10 took the heat for things that needed to be remedied in basically every plane in the sky. Personally, I felt both safe and comfortable on the many DC-10 trips I took on NWA throughout the 90's.

    • @blkbr7580
      @blkbr7580 4 года назад +5

      All in all, good comments. I agree to a point on the shortsighted comment on the DC-10 being unsafe. It was unsafe initially. Most or all
      issues got addressed and remedied, including fatal crash of UA 232 in Iowa. It became a safer jumbo-jet/ tri-jet, including for the legacy airlines; some remain and some gone. NW or NWA (Northwest Airlines) had a whole bunch of them (DC-10s) in their fleet. They were the workhorses for the longer routes flown by Northwest. They were safe and comfortable, all in all. United had several of them too in their fleet. Flights were comfortable and OK as a whole. No doubt that they were fuel hungry birds. UA 232 was a turning point, IMHO on the DC-10. Fuel costs to fly this older heavy bird were a big issue for legacy airlines, including Northwest, United and others. RIP, DC-10.

    • @thomasdaniels6824
      @thomasdaniels6824 4 года назад

      @@blkbr7580 Look at numbers. Even though it didn't have the number of flight, take off and landing as the 737 and 747, it had like 1200 deaths compared to 5500 and 3500 for the 737 and 747

    • @ILSRWY4
      @ILSRWY4 4 года назад +6

      USAF have a 99 percent operational success with the KC10. Proof that when things are done right, procedures are followed correctly, and maintenance is done the right way... the DC10 was incredibly safe.

    • @747heavyboeing3
      @747heavyboeing3 3 года назад +2

      DC 10s outlasted Tristars by decades
      I caught the last series-10 a few days ago .FedEx MD-10-10F, N562FE on You tube

    • @747heavyboeing3
      @747heavyboeing3 2 года назад

      NWA comped my wife and I a free upgrade to first class on our honeymoon in 88'
      We flew on a DC 10.

  • @philiphilgersom6791
    @philiphilgersom6791 7 лет назад +64

    An aircraft far ahead of its time, I was lucky to be a flight attendant with KLM in 1978 when we had them, awesome big galley in the back, little noisy with an engine over your head, but I loved that aircraft!

    • @747heavyboeing3
      @747heavyboeing3 2 года назад +1

      Tristar was actually more advanced but both excellent airplanes.
      Tristar was the first auto land capable WIDEBODY airliner.

  • @jamestechguy
    @jamestechguy 8 лет назад +24

    A majestic plane--such an amazing era. Wish we had planes like that today in commercial use.

    • @Karlthegreat84
      @Karlthegreat84 8 лет назад

      +James “James The Tech Guy” Melendez Luckily we have more silent planes nowadays. Maybe they're more "boring" to some, but silence is also pretty beautiful, to me at least.

  • @ve7yan
    @ve7yan 8 лет назад +32

    Rode DC-10 a few times in the 90's. Handsome planes!
    The tail stands so tall.... so pretty.

  • @FPVSteve
    @FPVSteve 10 лет назад +20

    How can you not love that noise? Sweet!!

  • @IngoBreuer
    @IngoBreuer 10 лет назад +217

    As far as I am concerned, the DC-10 is always welcome back to Europe! I don't notice a noise problem. I only have a noise problem with today's pop music!

    • @Lyxzzzzzzzzzzzzz1
      @Lyxzzzzzzzzzzzzz1 5 лет назад +1

      Ingo Breuer as far as I know fuel is another thing

    • @bmc9504
      @bmc9504 4 года назад

      Let's say everything is possible, bring back the BAC-111 and Hawker Trident. All killed by noise abatement.

    • @bmc9504
      @bmc9504 4 года назад

      ....and fuel. Kinda

    • @Maddog1911
      @Maddog1911 4 года назад +1

      oooh burn!

    • @blkbr7580
      @blkbr7580 4 года назад

      @@Lyxzzzzzzzzzzzzz1 True and good point. The DC-10 and its smaller brother/sister, the DC-9 were fuel hogs for sure, though well built jets. RIP to the DC-9 and its big brother or "sister", the wide-body DC-10.

  • @55rjblue
    @55rjblue 10 лет назад +110

    The DC-10 can be likened to the '70s muscle cars. They don't make these classic masterpieces anymore. This aircraft exudes such elegance that the takeoff stance defies the sentence for the brutality of execution. Sad.

    • @andrehill5142
      @andrehill5142 6 лет назад

      Rj

    • @RFSA180
      @RFSA180 6 лет назад

      Rj Blue yeah mate, it's a tristar.

    • @lorioneill8613
      @lorioneill8613 6 лет назад

      Rj Blue vv

    • @brianglade848
      @brianglade848 6 лет назад +1

      DC10 is more like the corvairs of the 60s

    • @brianglade848
      @brianglade848 5 лет назад

      That's like saying bring back the Ford Pinto...I don't see anyone lining up for that

  • @CharlesMartel676
    @CharlesMartel676 8 лет назад +58

    LOVE THE 10!!!!!!!!!!!! What a beautiful plane and a beautiful ride!!!!!

    • @gueseman2161
      @gueseman2161 7 лет назад +4

      +Instant Aviation But it made flying safer.

    • @AMD1
      @AMD1 7 лет назад +2

      Killary Clinton The second engine placement was to comply with trans-atlantic airspace regulations in the 1960/1970s.

    • @d0rkiishchris
      @d0rkiishchris 7 лет назад +13

      just look up ETOPS dude, and then read a book on the history of twin engine long duration over water flight. It wasn't allowed. Half of its (DC-10, MD-10, MD-11) issues were caused by the airlines not performing the maintenance properly by the book... the Sioux City crash was a fault of the engine shroud not containing its failure. The aircraft manufacturer didn't design the engine and for engines to pass testing they have to pass a blade off failure, which obviously they couldn't pass, so the engine manufacturer was obviously filling promises they couldn't keep. Due to that single crash alone, most planes can now survive an elevator failure with electronic backup servo systems in the wings. Suppose you don't know anything about Elevons either? If you go on about baggage doors, you'll see the 747 had very similar issues. .... and the engine on the tail thing, if it were so poorly designed then how was the engine still attached to the tail in almost every incident. You'd think it would be the first to come off in an impact but they pretty much never did.
      I should think a real aviation enthusiast or airliner enthusiast would be a DC-10, MD-11, L1011 giant fan. Since you're not, I highly question your interest in airliners in particular altogether. There weren't nearly as many tri-jets as there were dual or quad, so when a single one crashed it severely impacted their statistics, which is obviously not a fair calculation.
      The whole FAR/AIM is written in blood. Aviation is not old, and the rules are still being written in blood.

    • @blkbr7580
      @blkbr7580 4 года назад

      @@Christian-hx1og True. It did in its earlier days. Safety record improved all in all, after modifications and corrections in engineering and in maintenance issues (and lack thereof) by some legacy airlines. UA 232 crash was one of the worst ones. As i recall, NW had no crashes with their DC-10s, maintaining their fleet of older jets fairly well. No problems as i recalled when flying on Northwest, now merged into (absorbed by) Delta Airlines a decade ago.

    • @blkbr7580
      @blkbr7580 4 года назад

      @@d0rkiishchris great comments here. UA 232 crash in Iowa was very fatal for sure (in '89). Could've been more fatal. Some survived that horrific crash. Made me very nervous at first when flying on DC-10s the first few times in early 90's. Got over it with time. Many legacy airlines failed to properly maintain their fleets of DC-10s, including American and others. UA (United) seemed to do somewhat better as did NW (Northwest). Northwest Airlines was the last North American airline company to have and fly the DC-10. Biman Airlines was the last airline in the world flying the legacy DC-10. Videos out there on that. My own past experiences on both United and Northwest DC-10s were generally favorable, more so on Northwest at the time. RIP, NW & DC10.

  • @nenblom
    @nenblom 5 лет назад +8

    RIP DC-10 and we thank you for your service.

  • @bonde1958
    @bonde1958 10 лет назад +8

    I have had the pleasure of flying this majestic aircraft, it's DC10-10, 30, 40 version with KLM, National Airlines,Western, Northwest and SAS on many of my frequent travels around the world and in looking back an era of my travels also comes to a close seeing this video, thanks for the memories, it's truly been fun..

  • @georgeackerman90
    @georgeackerman90 8 лет назад +11

    Great to see the old DC10 nice taxi then a very smooth take off into the memories of all great flights I had with North West Air lines on the DC 10"s in the 80's and 90's

  • @michaelclarkson2218
    @michaelclarkson2218 3 года назад +1

    My first ever trip on a wide body aircraft was in 1973 and it was a DC10 operated by the now defunct french airline UTA. We flew from Singapore to Le Bourget and it was pretty impressive the sheer size and smoothness of the flight. Lovely engine sound too. On arrival in France we made a connection back to Gatwick and in complete contrast flew back in a BCal BAC 1-11 which felt so tiny in comparison. A year later I learnt about the tragic news of the Turkish Airlines crash in Ermenonville forest caused by the improperly secured luggage door. So sad. A lovely looking aircraft though and I will miss it.

  • @mentallarry
    @mentallarry 8 лет назад +12

    That was simply beautiful.

  • @apupella
    @apupella 9 лет назад +3

    Thanks for the informations. 34 years in service and still look excellent.

  • @sadikmeah4057
    @sadikmeah4057 10 лет назад +39

    Great video. I really miss these old birds flying, it was a pleasure looking up at the skies working out what aircrafts they were from their contrails and jet sounds. Nowadays they all look and sound the same. Boring.

  • @99eurostar
    @99eurostar 9 лет назад +2

    Thankyou for displaying! Just hearing the engines made me happy. Loved flying on this plane!

  • @JollyMcStanson
    @JollyMcStanson 4 года назад +1

    What a great sound!

  • @BrianWMay
    @BrianWMay 9 лет назад +182

    How sad so many people here are just trotting out utter rubbish regarding this - or any other aircraft.
    The DC10 was a commercial success, moreso than (my favourite) the L1011.
    By all means express your opinion, but making statements like 'mess', 'dangerous', 'rubbish' just show your ignorance and prejudice rather than damage the reputation of the aircraft - which lasted for decades and was mainly killed by price of fuel and cost of servicing.
    I have thousands of hours flying both (including this airframe) as a flight engineer and know whether or not the aircraft is/was dangerous. If it had been, I wouldn't have flown it. Simples.

    • @zorroalphonso4354
      @zorroalphonso4354 6 лет назад +6

      DC10/MD 11 became less competitive when long-range ETOPS twin-jets showed up, hence its progressive removal from airline service. Last passenger flight, 2014. Still operating as cargo and water bombers, as of 2017! Beautiful and reliable.

    • @Fsrjtyttzma
      @Fsrjtyttzma 6 лет назад +8

      L1011 was very special..

    • @terryofford4977
      @terryofford4977 6 лет назад +4

      To each his own, the Tri jets didn't stay in the pax mode for long and guys, look at the fantastic DC 3 aka Dakota, STILL flying in South America, and they are around 75/80 years old and STILL going, not long before they'll hold the record of being the longest living example of good simple and reliable design and YES! I know they took two weeks to fly from London to Australia but look at the technology of today compared with yesteryear!!!

    • @MrSande
      @MrSande 6 лет назад +1

      Brian May had lots of crashes

    • @nenblom
      @nenblom 5 лет назад +2

      Brian May I have flown on it several times as a passenger and I am still alive and well today!! I would fly again on this aircraft today no problem!!

  • @TravelWithJose
    @TravelWithJose 10 лет назад +6

    Great job making this video, keep up the great work!!!

  • @ShreyaChoudhuryMusic
    @ShreyaChoudhuryMusic 4 года назад +1

    Such a smooth and relaxing engine startup and a beautiful plane. Wow! Thanks for sharing this marvelous video with us. 😊

  • @timjbo
    @timjbo 10 лет назад +2

    Great video, many thanks for the up, loved the old DC10

  • @limeyosu2000
    @limeyosu2000 10 лет назад +7

    flew many flights on DC10 when I first moved to the states BA used to operate a Dallas to London service on these birds! great planes shame to see them go. Seems now all flights home are on either a 767 or 777. Two engines replaced three! thanks for posting.

  • @orangefanization
    @orangefanization 5 лет назад +5

    I love this plane even though i never flew on it. I collect diecast scale commercial airliners and the DC-10 is my favorite. She was big, pretty, and very safe. Also efficient. I wish I could fly in one now. I'll probably never get the chance unless they bring it back, which is doubtful considering the thrust and efficiency of todays double engine planes...

    • @sanddabz5635
      @sanddabz5635 5 лет назад

      I got the chance, it was AeroMexico, Tijuana to Guadalajara along time ago. Awesome time!

  • @noodlegames804
    @noodlegames804 8 лет назад

    Very nice footage.

  • @valterantonio8042
    @valterantonio8042 5 лет назад +2

    Amazing DC-10, congratulations of the video !!!

  • @BatBellyAviation
    @BatBellyAviation 5 лет назад +5

    There's something about trijets that makes me love them!

  • @devonmoors
    @devonmoors 9 лет назад +7

    Beautiful bird!

  • @starmonarA380
    @starmonarA380 7 лет назад +1

    Awesome vid of a beautiful plane! Miss the awesome sound and sleek lines of the Diesel 10, what a classic!

  • @gacj2010
    @gacj2010 9 лет назад +2

    These DC- 10s after corrections and updates were one of the best. I flew LA to Boston and it was the most sophisticated beautiful roomy airliner ... I loved it and love it 3 engine arrangement .... the best

  • @saayaekhudaezuljalal7742
    @saayaekhudaezuljalal7742 5 лет назад +4

    End of an era. Great aircraft.

  • @elliottplumb1516
    @elliottplumb1516 9 лет назад +4

    Pilots have often said its a wonderful old bird to fly even if a little clunky! I adore it. It is so different from other planes! 72-74 obviously tarnished the reputation of the plane not to mention the crashes since. Feel it's been unlucky really! Such a lovely plane!

  • @Nick-ov3tu
    @Nick-ov3tu 8 лет назад +1

    Great video, thanks for sharing.

  • @polduseri909
    @polduseri909 6 лет назад +1

    I was about 10 years old when I saw for first time a DC10 and it was from Iberia. It was on middle 70’s and still impressed for the beauty and sound of its engines. Actually, my parents boarded that airplane to go to Spain. What a beautiful days when you can be so close and watch every detail.

  • @mariannerinzema
    @mariannerinzema 10 лет назад +5

    my favorite! I have worked on caravelle, B707,737,747, 767, Md 11, DC 9 and 8 , airbus 320, but the DC 10 was the queen....

  • @Change6609
    @Change6609 10 лет назад +11

    Nice video! The DC-10 really was an important airliner with many airlines.
    By the way: the Dutch AF operates 2 converted DC-10's in a tanker/cargo/passenger configuration: the KDC-10. So the DC-10 airframe is still flying in Europe and dooing a good job at it!

    • @RasmusProductions
      @RasmusProductions  10 лет назад +3

      Hi there. I agree with you the DC-10 was important, as many airlines chose it to replace older the 707, DC-8, Caravelle etc.. It was larger than the medium-range planes and yet not as big as the 747.
      The RNAF (Royal Netherlands Air Force) is flying the KDC-10 (not civilian) for a few years. This summer we will attempt to catch them!

    • @Change6609
      @Change6609 10 лет назад +2

      Rasmus Productions
      you can see the KDC 10 at the RNLAF open days on june 20/21 st at Gilze-Rijen AFB!

    • @julosx
      @julosx 5 лет назад +1

      I recently spotted one on flight radar 24. It was 46 years old but still O.K.

  • @ShareMyVideos72
    @ShareMyVideos72 10 лет назад +1

    Your video is fantastic. Keep making great informative videos like this one.

  • @bibo6262
    @bibo6262 5 лет назад +4

    Dc-10 e o 747 os aviões mais bonitos que existem 🙏👍👏👏👏👏👏

  • @Cybernod
    @Cybernod 9 лет назад +36

    So sad...a beautiful plane to be scrapped...nice video..

  • @geraldofrazao9084
    @geraldofrazao9084 5 лет назад

    One of the most beautiful air plane shape for me. Nice take off!

  • @larrydockery7201
    @larrydockery7201 7 лет назад +1

    this old girl has life in her yet i loved the dc10 i worked on them back in the late 70s n 80 s she was my favourite i love all the old birds 727 dc9 l-1011 dc8 747 just dam good planes

  • @alwaysneverable
    @alwaysneverable 10 лет назад +3

    A wonderful aircraft, I'm miss them a lot.

  • @cariocanomundo
    @cariocanomundo 9 лет назад +32

    Such a great airplane! Love this video! Thanks for sharing.
    Kind regards,
    Jayme Drummond
    #cariocanomundo

  • @abl78
    @abl78 9 лет назад

    Great footage and great engine revvup sounds

  • @Sim19yul
    @Sim19yul 10 лет назад

    Very nice!! I like the close-up footage at the beginning. Very good work, my friend! Greetings from Montreal, Canada!

  • @deanc.5984
    @deanc.5984 5 лет назад +6

    Planes are awesome, but they get inefficient at cost prohibitive at some point. I love the tri-jets 727, MD11, DC10.

    • @747heavyboeing3
      @747heavyboeing3 2 года назад

      Three man crew and three engine airliners are both nearly extinct.

  • @FSXNOOB
    @FSXNOOB 10 лет назад +4

    Great plane, next do MD-11 amazing masterpeaces

  • @oliverw1898
    @oliverw1898 7 лет назад

    beautiful aircraft with typical sound

  • @yvonsimon9799
    @yvonsimon9799 10 лет назад +2

    Très belle vidéo.Merci.Amitiés.yvon

  • @loriley347
    @loriley347 5 лет назад +4

    The first international flight I ever made
    Was on a DC10, remember thinking how big it was inside at the time, made me feel like I was
    James Bond on the way to meet
    Gold finger.

  • @Rogapol
    @Rogapol 10 лет назад +39

    Anyway you look at it the DC-10 is an awesome plane

    • @RFSA180
      @RFSA180 6 лет назад +1

      Terry L awesome at fatalities

    • @brianglade848
      @brianglade848 6 лет назад +2

      death tube

    • @thomasdaniels6824
      @thomasdaniels6824 4 года назад +1

      @@brianglade848 Fucking idiot. It had less hull losses and deaths them the 737 and 747.

    • @brianglade848
      @brianglade848 4 года назад +1

      @@thomasdaniels6824 now that wasn't nice, only a fucking idiot calls a person that....be more nice next time ya bonehead

    • @brianglade848
      @brianglade848 4 года назад +1

      More people perished in a death tube 10..... Chicago 1979....mt erebus.....we can keep going

  • @michelod.i.y.5202
    @michelod.i.y.5202 5 лет назад +1

    Beautiful plane, I really miss it. Flew many times on it from Zambian to UK .

  • @SplicesAndCelluloid
    @SplicesAndCelluloid 6 лет назад +2

    Listen to those engines ROAR! Oh I LOVE IT!

  • @TheGayJayWay
    @TheGayJayWay 8 лет назад +15

    My favorite aircraft of all time was the Lockheed TriStar L1011.

    • @70MarYa
      @70MarYa 8 лет назад

      mine was the 727 but no one cares

    • @larrydockery7201
      @larrydockery7201 8 лет назад +1

      I love the 727 as well it was a wonderful plane

    • @blkbr7580
      @blkbr7580 4 года назад

      @@larrydockery7201 It too, was a good or great jet plane. Fuel hungry for sure but powerful and pretty reliable as a whole. UA had many of them in their fleet. Other legacy airlines also had them. B 757 replaced it. NO replacement yet for the B 757. Why? Inept Boeing executives, perhaps? Loved the B 757 too when flying on them with legacy airlines, like Delta, Northwest and United.

    • @thomasdaniels6824
      @thomasdaniels6824 4 года назад

      @Egorus Galygorus I'm an Airbus aviation geek, but even I can say comfortably that the 747 will forever be the Queen. BUT the A340 is amazing and safe and the A380 is an engineering marvel. Just saying.

  • @AEMoreira81
    @AEMoreira81 10 лет назад +25

    In the USA, FedEx operates about 60 DC-10s, but they are slated to be retired by the end of the decade. One of their DC-10s is from 1971.

    • @terryofford4977
      @terryofford4977 6 лет назад +1

      As a retired ATC person, Most American Freight Carriers will flog their second hand aircraft to death, buy'em cheap, no interiors to concern snooty Pax, just plain old freight.I always look at the crews who do an amazing job under the most difficult conditions often. (Think about the aircraft carrying the load of Lithium Ion Batteries, why were these deadly items loaded onto an aircraft in the first place?

    • @bladerunnergbuk
      @bladerunnergbuk 5 лет назад

      Adam Moreira : I think these are the much enhanced upgraded ''MD'' 10 with glass cockpits etc..

    • @sobelou
      @sobelou 5 лет назад

      @@bladerunnergbuk True. But the enhancement is limited to that, air frame, engines and systems continue to be essentially the same. The name MD-10 is a commercial designation, the aircraft certification with the FAA continues to be DC-10

    • @mipmipmipmipmip
      @mipmipmipmipmip 5 лет назад

      @@sobelou is the fuel saving of a modern engine not worth an engine upgrade in freight aviation?

    • @sobelou
      @sobelou 5 лет назад

      @@mipmipmipmipmip Not really, but it depends on what you call an upgrade. Upgrading the old engines? that has been done. Replacing the old engines? Not really. The real savings are in going to two engines instead of three. Let's say for instance that more advanced engines in the same thrust class (40 to 50K lbs. thrust) could have been installed on DC-10s at the turn of the century, more or less at the time when the MD modification were made, would the investment in close to 250 new engines just for the sake of fuel savings have been justified at a time when twin-engined aircraft started to show their dominance? I don't think so.

  • @givemepizzaorgivemedeath3983
    @givemepizzaorgivemedeath3983 3 года назад

    I stumbled across this video today, which is ironic. I was amazed to see a FedEx DC-10 fly right over my head today at about 4000 ft, on approach to Newark airport. Awesome beast.

  • @NAA-XB-70-Valkyrie
    @NAA-XB-70-Valkyrie 5 лет назад

    Such a beautiful plane

  • @bamseted5632
    @bamseted5632 8 лет назад +5

    wow i liked the engines at the takeoff

  • @frankhu130
    @frankhu130 8 лет назад +6

    respect

  • @fredsmith901
    @fredsmith901 5 лет назад +1

    A true legend!

  • @747heavyboeing3
    @747heavyboeing3 3 года назад

    Outstanding job!
    I caught the last ever MD 10-10F FedEx landing on 6-4-21 at Victorville.
    N562FE

  • @digitalracing2010
    @digitalracing2010 5 лет назад +16

    Hum ...FedEx have 33 DC10. And 2019 still fly in Europe.

    • @geoffpimlott1218
      @geoffpimlott1218 5 лет назад +4

      Roger on that!
      FedEx still flies 31 DC-10s (& 56 MD-11s) as of April 2019. ✈🍁✈

    • @aviationlba747
      @aviationlba747 3 года назад +1

      The only remaining European DC-10 is the RNLAF KDC-10.

  • @Ted-Striker
    @Ted-Striker 10 лет назад +20

    Who is cutting onions behind me !?

  • @SuperKenh
    @SuperKenh 10 лет назад +2

    Wow great video! This brings back memories good and bad. I worked for FedEx at Ohare airport in Chicago and witnessed the American Airlines DC10 crash. I worked cargo on DC10's and the MD11's for years there after. Travelled the world on them. I loved the giant window by the left side jumpseat behind the captain! Great aircraft!

    • @bigislerebroker6800
      @bigislerebroker6800 9 лет назад

      446 DC-10s entered into service between 1970-1989.
      Memories. thanks.

  • @daansmit3343
    @daansmit3343 10 лет назад +2

    oh,how I love this plane!

  • @larrydockery7201
    @larrydockery7201 9 лет назад +7

    I flew the dc10 I hate to see some thing nice get scraped its bull shit to me that old lady has life in her yet

  • @alexp5138
    @alexp5138 5 лет назад +9

    Nearly all DC-10 incidents were the fault of pilots or external factors, NOT the actual plane! American 191 was the fault of the maintenance crew! The only ones that were the fault of the DC-10 include the cargo door ones. And even the 747 had fatalities due to a faulty door issue!! Stop hating and learn the facts

  • @ericsanchez5638
    @ericsanchez5638 6 лет назад

    The DC 10 was a beautiful work of art and I myself flew on it hundreds of times when Venezuela had VIASA. So many amazing memories flying on a truly awsome jet airliner.
    That plane was DOPE!!

  • @AlexPraglowskiAviation
    @AlexPraglowskiAviation 11 лет назад

    Stunning footage! A sad day for aviation :(

  • @tommyd5238
    @tommyd5238 5 лет назад +5

    Maybe the Boeing 777/87 A350 are today's fuel efficient wonder's but as for passenger comfort they are really no better than the DC 10, TriStar or 747, and I've flown them all !

    • @AJ-dx6bn
      @AJ-dx6bn 5 лет назад

      You kidding me,those engine sound above your head probably the most annoying thing in this plane 787 is better in everything

  • @GekkoKamen
    @GekkoKamen 8 лет назад +22

    What a pity that such a beautiful giant arrived to the end of its service span, and had to be scrapped.

    • @geoffpimlott1218
      @geoffpimlott1218 5 лет назад +1

      Not yet in April of 2019!
      'Many are still in the air; almost exclusively in freighter service. FedEx still flies 31 DC-10s (& 56 MD-11s) today; the largest fleet of either still in the air! ✈ 🍁 ✈

  • @seahawks1912
    @seahawks1912 4 года назад

    Magnificent plane. Remember flying on Northwest DC 10 from Seattle to Amsterdam many years ago. That thing climbed almost vertically.

  • @martyrayh.2976
    @martyrayh.2976 4 года назад

    Loved flying that plane!

  • @burger69100
    @burger69100 10 лет назад +4

    klm has dc 10 in fleet before md 11 and Martinair fly´s with it 4 dc 10-30.that´s now in duty of royal dutch airforce is an old Martinair plane

  • @simonpoko4274
    @simonpoko4274 10 лет назад +4

    My favorite plane :/

  • @JAARAUDIO
    @JAARAUDIO 6 лет назад

    How sad .. this video really make me cry a little...

  • @jollyrogers7666
    @jollyrogers7666 4 года назад

    Great plane. Beautiful bird.

  • @sadams12345678
    @sadams12345678 7 лет назад +4

    A question: Why do people keep bringing up the cargo door problem even though it has been fixed and there have been only two incidents that involved the cargo door and only one of those (Turkish Airlines flight 981) crashed, the other American Airlines flight 96 managed to make make an emergency landing?

    • @johnhardman3
      @johnhardman3 5 лет назад +1

      The door should have been fixed after the first, non-fatal, incident in 1972. Instead, the vital airframe-mods. that would have protected the hydraulic-lines from hull-damage after depressurisation weren't done immediately to all DC10s that were flying (to protect sales): because of this, the THY DC10 crashed outside Paris early in 1974.

  • @Elgatovolador0717
    @Elgatovolador0717 8 лет назад +8

    they got bought out by boeing and closed the factory in 97

  • @Vico649
    @Vico649 4 года назад +1

    Reminds me of Zambia Airways DC-10 "Nkwazi" which flew everywhere. I flew on British Airways from Lusaka to Gaborone on a DC 10. Beautiful and very fast jet.

  • @richcupit4542
    @richcupit4542 6 лет назад

    Excellent spot this, really enjoyed it, thundering out of that runway.

  • @thrashmetalhitecable
    @thrashmetalhitecable 9 лет назад +16

    we wont see planes with 3 engines anymore thats so sad :(

    • @NerdX151
      @NerdX151 9 лет назад +3

      We still have the Falcon 900 and TU-154 in the skies :-)

    • @TylerF35A
      @TylerF35A 9 лет назад +6

      MD-10s and MD-11s will be around longer. Really wish L-1011s were still flying :(

    • @SuperUndercover1234
      @SuperUndercover1234 9 лет назад

      Kevin Metz Ikr. Man I would ride on one of those.

    • @TylerF35A
      @TylerF35A 9 лет назад

      SuperUndercover1234 I don't recall ever seeing one fly :\ Rather unfortunate

    • @TheItsmegp46
      @TheItsmegp46 9 лет назад +1

      We don't need them. They're about as relevant as a long haul propeller plane.

  • @jouniairplanevideos
    @jouniairplanevideos 5 лет назад +3

    1:07 door satisfying moment

  • @mikem.vieyra8789
    @mikem.vieyra8789 8 лет назад +1

    Me encanta!!! espectacular !

  • @sobelou
    @sobelou 10 лет назад

    Thank you so much Rasmus for the memories!! I certainly miss the mighty 10, and I'm glad that at least I flew in it many times, with KLM, Viasa, American (-10) and Northwest (-30 and 40). Many people post nasty comments about the DC-10, but I have never met a pilot who flew her, or anyone who maintained her who had anything bad to say about the 10. And by the way, USAF still flies their fleet of 59 Extenders, great tankers and freighters.

  • @ionocinneide617
    @ionocinneide617 7 лет назад +17

    Hopefully the Cargo Door didn't strike again

    • @sadams12345678
      @sadams12345678 7 лет назад +1

      THE CARGO DOOR PROBLEM WAS FIXED YEARS AGO.

    • @ionocinneide617
      @ionocinneide617 7 лет назад +1

      sadams12345678 REEEEEALLLY? Was it really fixed? When I left my previous comment do you think I was being serious or do you think I was making a joke? you fucking gouger

    • @stressbelden5869
      @stressbelden5869 7 лет назад

      Now Seathan.....no more regular coffee for you.
      Just De-Caf. You are beginning to sound stupid.

    • @ionocinneide617
      @ionocinneide617 7 лет назад

      Stress Belden I do beseech your pardon good sir. I am obviously aware the Cargo door problem responsible for 346 deaths was fixed. I was making a joke and allusion to the DC-10's troubled safety record. Hence when Mr Sadam informed me that the cargo door had in fact been fixed I was dumbfounded as to how he did not grasp my allusion and instead thought I was being serious. That is why I left him a sour and sarcastic reply.

    • @70MarYa
      @70MarYa 7 лет назад +3

      Seathan O'Cinnéadh Ur cancerous joke is fucking stupid and nobody laughed

  • @CJetsPlanespotting
    @CJetsPlanespotting 9 лет назад +90

    GUYS! Please stop hating on the DC-10 because of it's safety record! The DC-10 is a beautiful plane! Sure the DC-10 has the worst safety record in aviation history, but it's worth seeing!

    • @sbchoudhuryable
      @sbchoudhuryable 9 лет назад +2

      CJets Planespotting Thank you!!!!! :)

    • @CJetsPlanespotting
      @CJetsPlanespotting 9 лет назад +1

      Shreya Choudhury No problem! :)

    • @bgsancho
      @bgsancho 9 лет назад +1

      Shreya Choudhury Easy, easy. You aren't administrator. You are nobody. You can't tell me what to watch or what to comment. Kisses!

    • @sbchoudhuryable
      @sbchoudhuryable 9 лет назад +1

      CJets Planespotting™ at YYC Don't worry, the person who said that this plane is a nightmare has been reported and blocked. And just so you know, I don't know if you heard this rule but, I made this rule very clear to any hater who's out there, that they will be reported and this rule applies to everybody and anyone who posts demeaning comments on here or on any video will be reported and blocked. Please let the haters know that. Thanks :)

    • @CJetsPlanespotting
      @CJetsPlanespotting 9 лет назад

      Shreya Choudhury Ah, thanks. :)

  • @remulusroma4714
    @remulusroma4714 6 лет назад +1

    Beautiful plane :-)

  • @nicolayu.kotomanoff4358
    @nicolayu.kotomanoff4358 11 месяцев назад

    Amazing plane!🎵🎶❤️🥁👍

  • @martinda7446
    @martinda7446 10 лет назад +5

    I think it looks better with a few miles on it. mmmmmmmm gorgeous.

  • @larrydockery7201
    @larrydockery7201 9 лет назад +8

    LIKE I SAID I FEEL SAFE ON THAT PLANE THAN WHATS OUT THERE TODAY TO MUCH TECH . ON THEM I LIKE ALL THE OLD BIRDS

    • @AJ-dx6bn
      @AJ-dx6bn 5 лет назад +1

      Then you love unsafe flying

  • @gdfggggg
    @gdfggggg 4 года назад

    There were always two ways to get to sleep for me ie space documentary’s and rain noise videos, but now there are three. I chill out watching these birds take to the sky’s and landing.

  • @graemesmith1375
    @graemesmith1375 7 лет назад

    such a amazing aircraft and company

  • @mikehy2010
    @mikehy2010 9 лет назад +6

    Lufthansa cargo fly a DC-10 still into Manchester international airport in the UK, but it's cargo only!!

    • @RasmusProductions
      @RasmusProductions  9 лет назад +15

      That would be the MD-11. The last Luthansa DC-10's were flown in the 1990's.

    • @Raap123
      @Raap123 9 лет назад +4

      Rasmus Productions and to bad last year also goodbey to the MD-11 of KLM.

    • @Elainerulesutube
      @Elainerulesutube 8 лет назад

      +mikehy2010 just as well!

    • @Raap123
      @Raap123 8 лет назад +1

      Justin Maxwell oke, whats your problem?

    • @Raap123
      @Raap123 8 лет назад

      I mean with the comment, KLM had a MD-11 but last year it was hes last flight. I never sad that the MD-11 was a bad plane. In fact I'm like the the design of the plane.

  • @MyMerc69
    @MyMerc69 9 лет назад +3

    Such Beauty, sadly rushed by manufactures to compete against the 747

    • @Lyxzzzzzzzzzzzzz1
      @Lyxzzzzzzzzzzzzz1 5 лет назад

      Bonny Mark if it is wasn’t rushed it would have been as safe as a 747

  • @mackay4740
    @mackay4740 5 лет назад

    What an outstanding looking aircraft. Have flown the DC10 a few times to New Zealand and loved everything about it. There is a real sadness when the life span of an aircraft expires. I feel the same about the Boeing 727. Both aircraft were a tech marvel.

  • @nazaharin
    @nazaharin 11 лет назад

    Beautiful plane ..

  • @lacuaimabritanica
    @lacuaimabritanica 7 лет назад +4

    Beautiful plane. I wear a silver one around my neck. (a pendant., of course)

    • @florence6440
      @florence6440 5 лет назад

      michele santamarina
      Sorry dickeds, if the tail engine fans explode there’s only one way for them to go .... through the tail fin and hydraulic lines as seen before.....

    • @anubis6864
      @anubis6864 5 лет назад

      @@florence6440 Listen dickhead, stop trying to sound clever. That happened only ONCE, so stop making it sound as if it was a regular occurrence.