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McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30F

DC10-47840Scrapped

RegistrationVEYV524T

Verified aircraft dataagainst the official civil aviation register

SOOperatorSolar Cargo

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McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30F built in 1980. Operated for British Caledonian Airways, British Airways and Solar Cargo. Scrapped.

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Old · 32 years · ≈ 89,600 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerMcDonnell Douglas

First flight1980

MSN47840

Hex / ICAO 24-bitA7F6C5

VerificationIdentity verified against the official register of FAA (United States) under its former registration N612GC · 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 Miami it could fly non-stop as far as:

ISTIstanbul9,583 km LOSLagos9,052 km FRAFrankfurt am Main7,763 km AMSAmsterdam7,443 km CDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)7,372 km

Beyond its rangeCAICairo10,451 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

1999–2004Gemini Air Cargo airline base

Base

MIAMiami

Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

1980

Built

Assembled by McDonnell Douglas.

Aug 1, 1980

Delivered to McDonnell Douglas Corporation

Delivered to McDonnell Douglas Corporation as N19B.

Oct 16, 1980

Transferred to British Caledonian Airways

Transferred to British Caledonian Airways.

Apr 14, 1988

Transferred to British Airways

Transferred to British Airways.

Oct 19, 1999

Transferred to Gemini Air Cargo

Transferred to Gemini Air Cargo.

Oct 13, 2004

Transferred to Centurion Cargo

Transferred to Centurion Cargo.

Jun 11, 2010

Transferred to Cielos Airlines

Transferred to Cielos Airlines.

Aug 8, 2012

Transferred to Solar Cargo

Transferred to Solar Cargo.

Operators

1980-08-01

McDonnell Douglas Corporation

Registration N19B

1980-10-16

British Caledonian Airways

Registration G-BHDJ

1988-04-14

British Airways

Registration G-BHDJ

1999-10-19

Gemini Air Cargo

Registration N612GC

2004-10-13

Centurion Cargo

Registration N612GC

2010-06-11

Cielos Airlines

Registration N612GC

2012-08-08

Solar Cargo

Registration YV524T

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