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McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10F

DC10-47809Written off

RegistrationUSN68055

Verified aircraft dataagainst the official civil aviation register

OperatorFedEx Express

2operators

0incidents

0accidents

0logbook years

0photos

McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10F. Operated for Continental Air Lines and FedEx Express.

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Technical data

ManufacturerMcDonnell Douglas

Country of registrationEstados Unidos

MSN47809

Hex / ICAO 24-bitA9065C

VerificationIdentity verified against the official register of FAA (United States) · 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

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

Under research

Aircraft chronology

Mar 17, 1975

Delivered to Continental Air Lines

Delivered to Continental Air Lines as N68055.

Mar 3, 1980

Transferred to FedEx Express

Transferred to FedEx Express.

Operators

1975-03-17

Continental Air Lines

Registration N68055

1980-03-03

FedEx Express

Registration N68055

In memoriam

This aircraft suffered a serious accident or hull loss. Out of respect for what happened and for the people who may have been affected, this record does not enable the register of memories.

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BibTeX

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  title        = {{McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10F · N68055 · FedEx Express}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-10},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/DC10-47809},
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  urldate      = {2026-10-19},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-19}
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