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McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30

DC10-47926Scrapped

RegistrationDED-ADGO

Verified aircraft dataagainst the official civil aviation register

OperatorKuwait Airways

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McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 built in 1975 in Long Beach. Operated for Lufthansa, Kuwait Airways and Omni Air International. Scrapped.

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Old · 27 years · ≈ 75,600 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerMcDonnell Douglas

First flight1975

Built inLong Beach, California (EE. UU.)

Country of registrationAlemania

MSN47926

VerificationIdentity verified against the official register of FPS Mobility Belgium (Belgium) under its former registration OO-SLG · Oct 12, 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 Houston it could fly non-stop as far as:

FRAFrankfurt am Main8,402 km EZEBuenos Aires (Ezeiza)8,173 kmGIGRio De Janeiro8,088 km CDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)8,072 kmAMSAmsterdam8,049 km

Beyond its rangeISTIstanbul10,231 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

1997–2002Continental Air Lines airline network

Base

IAHHouston

Main destinations

EWRNewark HNLHonolulu, Oahu

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

Aug 14, 1974

Delivered to McDonnell Douglas Corporation

Delivered to McDonnell Douglas Corporation as D-ADGO.

1975

Built

Assembled by McDonnell Douglas in Long Beach, California (USA).

Jan 3, 1975

Transferred to Lufthansa

Transferred to Lufthansa.

Jun 6, 1979

Airworthiness directive

On June 6, 1979, the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 aircraft (registration D-ADGO), was subject to an airworthiness directive due to fatigue cracks in the engine pylon caused by an inadequate maintenance procedure, together with deficiencies in the slat and stall warning systems. Source: la FAA.

Source: la FAA

Jun 1, 1992

Transferred to Kuwait Airways

Transferred to Kuwait Airways.

Dec 16, 1994

Transferred to SABENA

Transferred to SABENA.

May 6, 1997

Transferred to Continental Air Lines

Transferred to Continental Air Lines.

Aug 16, 2002

Transferred to Omni Air International

Transferred to Omni Air International.

Operators

1974-08-14

McDonnell Douglas Corporation

Registration D-ADGO

1975-01-03

Lufthansa

Registration D-ADGO

1992-06-01

Kuwait Airways

Registration D-ADGO

1994-12-16

SABENA

Registration OO-SLG

1997-05-06

Continental Air Lines

Registration N59083

2002-08-16

Omni Air International

Registration N59083

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BibTeX

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  urldate      = {2026-10-16},
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