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McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30

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RegistrationBDS2-ACQ

OperatorBiman Bangladesh Airlines

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McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 built in 1979. Has operated for Singapore Airlines, VARIG and Biman Bangladesh Airlines.

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Old · 47 years · ≈ 131,600 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerMcDonnell Douglas

First flight1979

Country of registrationBangladés

MSN47817

Hex / ICAO 24-bit702003

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

With its 9,630 km range, from Dhaka it could fly non-stop as far as:

LOSLagos9,416 km SYDSydney (Mascot)9,083 kmJNBJohannesburg8,689 km MADMadrid8,631 km LHRLondon8,015 km

Beyond its rangeAKLAuckland11,108 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

1983–2026Biman Bangladesh Airlines network of its widebody aircraft

Base

DACDhaka

Main destinations

CGPChattogram (Chittagong)DXBDubai FCORome JEDJeddah ZYLSylhet KWIKuwait City LHRLondon AUHAbu Dhabi DMMAd Dammam DOHDoha MCTMuscat/Seeb

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Aircraft chronology

1979

Built

Assembled by McDonnell Douglas.

Sep 10, 1979

Delivered to McDonnell Douglas Corporation

Delivered to McDonnell Douglas Corporation as 9V-SDF.

Nov 30, 1979

Transferred to Singapore Airlines

Transferred to Singapore Airlines.

Dec 1, 1979

Transferred to VARIG

Transferred to VARIG.

Nov 1, 1983

Transferred to Biman Bangladesh Airlines

Transferred to Biman Bangladesh Airlines.

Operators

1979-09-10

McDonnell Douglas Corporation

Registration 9V-SDF

1979-11-30

Singapore Airlines

Registration 9V-SDF

1979-12-01

VARIG

Registration PP-VMR

1983-11-01

Biman Bangladesh Airlines

Registration S2-ACQ

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BibTeX

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  title        = {{McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 · S2-ACQ · Biman Bangladesh Airlines}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/DC10-47817},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/DC10-47817}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-21},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-21}
}

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