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McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30

DC10-46851Scrapped

RegistrationFRF-GTDH

Verified aircraft dataagainst the official civil aviation register

AIOperatorAirLib

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McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 built in 1973. Operated for UTA Union De Transport Aerien, Thai Airways and AirLib. Scrapped.

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Old · 28 years · ≈ 78,400 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerMcDonnell Douglas

First flight1973

Country of registrationFrancia

MSN46851

VerificationIdentity verified against the official register of FAA (United States) under its former registration N1350U · Oct 8, 2026

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

With its 9,630 km range, from Paris (Orly, Val-de-Marne) it could fly non-stop as far as:

HKGHong Kong9,618 km BKKBangkok9,470 km GRUSão Paulo9,372 km PVGShanghai (Pudong)9,298 kmMEXMexico City9,197 km

Beyond its rangeNRTNarita9,744 km

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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Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

1995–2001AOM French Airlines airline base

Base

ORYParis (Orly, Val-de-Marne)

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

1973

Built

Assembled by McDonnell Douglas.

Jan 30, 1973

Delivered to McDonnell Douglas Corporation

Delivered to McDonnell Douglas Corporation as N1350U.

Mar 19, 1973

Transferred to UTA Union De Transport Aerien

Transferred to UTA Union De Transport Aerien.

Mar 30, 1975

Transferred to Thai Airways

Transferred to Thai Airways.

May 15, 1977

Transferred to UTA Union De Transport Aerien

Transferred to UTA Union De Transport Aerien.

Nov 1, 1992

Transferred to Air France

Transferred to Air France.

Mar 1, 1995

Transferred to AOM French Airlines

Transferred to AOM French Airlines.

Oct 1, 2001

Transferred to AirLib

Transferred to AirLib.

Operators

1973-01-30

McDonnell Douglas Corporation

Registration N1350U

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Douglas Aircraft Company

Registration N1350U

1973-03-19

UTA Union De Transport Aerien

Registration F-BTDC

1975-03-30

Thai Airways

Registration HS-TGA

1977-05-15

UTA Union De Transport Aerien

Registration F-BTDC

1992-11-01

Air France

Registration F-BTDC

1995-03-01

AOM French Airlines

Registration F-GTDH

2001-10-01

AirLib

Registration F-GTDH

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  urldate      = {2026-10-19},
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