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McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30

DC10-46949Scrapped

RegistrationCAC-GKFB

Verified aircraft dataagainst the official civil aviation register

KEOperatorKelowna Flightcraft Air Charter

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McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 built in 1974. Operated for British Caledonian Airways, British Airways and Kelowna Flightcraft Air Charter. Scrapped.

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Old · 34 years · ≈ 95,200 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerMcDonnell Douglas

First flight1974

Country of registrationCanadá

MSN46949

VerificationIdentity verified against the official register of ANAC Brazil (Brazil) under its former registration PPVQY · Oct 9, 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 London it could fly non-stop as far as:

NRTNarita9,591 km BKKBangkok9,578 km GRUSão Paulo9,460 km GIGRio De Janeiro9,253 km PVGShanghai (Pudong)9,241 km

Beyond its rangeHKGHong Kong9,630 km

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

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Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

1988–2000British Airways network of its widebody aircraft

Base

LHRLondon

Main destinations

LGWLondon MADMadrid ORDChicago JFKNew York MIAMiami ANUOsbourn CDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)DFWDallas-Fort Worth BCNBarcelona FCORome NASNassau

Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

1974

Built

Assembled by McDonnell Douglas.

Oct 17, 1974

Delivered to McDonnell Douglas Corporation

Delivered to McDonnell Douglas Corporation as N54643.

Mar 31, 1977

Transferred to British Caledonian Airways

Transferred to British Caledonian Airways.

Apr 14, 1988

Transferred to British Airways

Transferred to British Airways.

Feb 15, 2000

Transferred to Cargo Lion

Transferred to Cargo Lion.

Apr 29, 2001

Transferred to VARIG Logistica

Transferred to VARIG Logistica.

Sep 10, 2008

Transferred to Kelowna Flightcraft Air Charter

Transferred to Kelowna Flightcraft Air Charter.

Operators

1974-10-17

McDonnell Douglas Corporation

Registration N54643

1977-03-31

British Caledonian Airways

Registration G-BEBL

1988-04-14

British Airways

Registration G-BEBL

2000-02-15

Cargo Lion

Registration LX-TLE

2001-04-29

VARIG Logistica

Registration PP-VQY

2008-09-10

Kelowna Flightcraft Air Charter

Registration C-GKFB

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