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McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30F

DC10-47818Scrapped

RegistrationUSN495DC

Verified aircraft dataagainst the official civil aviation register

AVOperatorAvient Air Zimbabwe Ltd

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McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30F built in 1979. Operated for VARIG, Singapore Airlines and Avient Air Zimbabwe Ltd. Scrapped.

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

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Technical data

ManufacturerMcDonnell Douglas

First flight1979

Country of registrationEstados Unidos

MSN47818

Hex / ICAO 24-bit00401F

VerificationIdentity verified against the official register of ANAC Brazil (Brazil) under its former registration PPVMS · 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:

NRTNarita9,612 km BKKBangkok9,570 km GRUSão Paulo9,446 km PVGShanghai (Pudong)9,252 kmGIGRio De Janeiro9,238 km

Beyond its rangeHKGHong Kong9,633 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

1998–2000Caledonian Airways airline base

Base

LGWLondon

Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

1979

Built

Assembled by McDonnell Douglas.

Oct 23, 1979

Delivered to McDonnell Douglas Corporation

Delivered to McDonnell Douglas Corporation as 9V-SDG.

Jan 1, 1980

Transferred to VARIG

Transferred to VARIG.

Jan 25, 1980

Transferred to Singapore Airlines

Transferred to Singapore Airlines.

Mar 1, 1992

Transferred to World Airways

Transferred to World Airways.

Jul 1, 1993

Transferred to Biman Bangladesh Airlines

Transferred to Biman Bangladesh Airlines.

Mar 1, 1998

Transferred to Caledonian Airways

Transferred to Caledonian Airways.

Mar 1, 2000

Transferred to JMC Air

Transferred to JMC Air.

Jun 1, 2002

Transferred to DAS Air Cargo

Transferred to DAS Air Cargo.

Jun 1, 2007

Transferred to Avient Air Zimbabwe Ltd

Transferred to Avient Air Zimbabwe Ltd.

Operators

1979-10-23

McDonnell Douglas Corporation

Registration 9V-SDG

1980-01-01

VARIG

Registration PP-VMS

1980-01-25

Singapore Airlines

Registration 9V-SDG

1992-03-01

World Airways

Registration N115WA

1992-04-01

World Airways

Registration N115WA · Lessor: Garuda Indonesia

1993-07-01

Biman Bangladesh Airlines

Registration S2-ADB

1998-03-01

Caledonian Airways

Registration G-LYON · Lessor: 1988

2000-03-01

JMC Air

Registration G-LYON

2002-06-01

DAS Air Cargo

Registration 5X-ROY

2007-06-01

Avient Air Zimbabwe Ltd

Registration Z-ALT

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  urldate      = {2026-10-21},
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