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McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10

DC10-46520Scrapped

RegistrationUSN120AA

OperatorFedEx Express

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McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 built in 1972. Operated for American Airlines and FedEx Express. Scrapped.

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Aging · 25 years · ≈ 70,000 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerMcDonnell Douglas

First flight1972

Country of registrationEstados Unidos

MSN46520

Hex / ICAO 24-bitA05434

VerificationPending check against the official civil register

The model · McDonnell Douglas DC-10

Figures for the DC-10-30 variant, the most representative of the family · it is 53% the length of a football pitch

Length55.4 m182 ft

Wingspan50.4 m165 ft

Height17.6 m58 ft

Range9,630 km5,200 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed871 km/h470 ktMach 0.82

Service ceiling12,800 m41,995 ftIt flies above Everest (1.4 times its height)

Maximum take-off weight267,619 kg589,998 lb

Maximum payload146,877 kg323,808 lbIts 255 passengers with baggage would weigh about 25.5 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity255 passengersUp to 380 in a high-density layout

Endurance11 h 03 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

The type first flew in 1970 (56 years ago) · About 446 units built · Production ended in 1989

Figures for the type, not for this particular aircraft: each variant and each configuration changes something. They are shown in both systems used in aviation.

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Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

1972

Built

Assembled by McDonnell Douglas.

Jul 28, 1972

Delivered to McDonnell Douglas Corporation

Delivered to McDonnell Douglas Corporation as N120AA.

Aug 24, 1972

Transferred to American Airlines

Transferred to American Airlines.

Jul 19, 1997

Transferred to FedEx Express

Transferred to FedEx Express.

Operators

1972-07-28

McDonnell Douglas Corporation

Registration N120AA

1972-08-24

American Airlines

Registration N120AA

1997-07-19

FedEx Express

Registration N120AA

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BibTeX

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  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 · N120AA · FedEx Express}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/DC10-46520},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/DC10-46520}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-17},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-17}
}

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