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McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30

DC10-48288Unknown

RegistrationCAC-GCPH

OperatorUnited Airlines

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McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 built in 1981 in Long Beach. Has operated for CP Air, United Airlines and Canadian Airlines International.

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Old · 45 years · ≈ 126,000 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerMcDonnell Douglas

First flight1981

Built inLong Beach, California (EE. UU.)

Country of registrationCanadá

MSN48288

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 Newark it could fly non-stop as far as:

CAICairo9,042 km EZEBuenos Aires (Ezeiza)8,548 kmLOSLagos8,478 km SCLSantiago8,245 km ISTIstanbul8,047 km

Beyond its rangeDOHDoha10,790 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

1983–2000United Airlines network of its widebody aircraft

Base

EWRNewark IADDulles SFOSan Francisco IAHHouston

Main destinations

FRAFrankfurt am Main ORDChicago BRUZaventem NRTNarita JFKNew York LAXLos Angeles HNLHonolulu, Oahu ZRHZurich

2000–2026Canadian Airlines International airline base

Base

YYCCalgary

Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

1981

Built

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

Aug 3, 1981

Delivered to McDonnell Douglas Corporation

Delivered to McDonnell Douglas Corporation as C-GCPH.

Nov 2, 1981

Transferred to CP Air

Transferred to CP Air.

Mar 1, 1983

Transferred to United Airlines

Transferred to United Airlines.

Jan 6, 1999

Incident at London-Heathrow (LHR) Airport

On January 6, 1999, the McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 aircraft (registration C-GCPH), operated by Canadian Airlines International, was involved in an incident at London-Heathrow (LHR) Airport (United Kingdom). Source: Canadian Airlines International.

Source: Canadian Airlines International

Feb 27, 2000

Transferred to Canadian Airlines International

Transferred to Canadian Airlines International.

Operators

1981-08-03

McDonnell Douglas Corporation

Registration C-GCPH

1981-11-02

CP Air

Registration C-GCPH

1983-03-01

United Airlines

Registration C-GCPH

1983-03-25

United Airlines

Registration C-GCPH

2000-02-27

Canadian Airlines International

Registration C-GCPH

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BibTeX

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  year         = {2026},
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  urldate      = {2026-10-16},
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