MIflyer
1st Lieutenant
Last flight on 26 Sep 2024 at Travis AFB. A way to feel old! I recall when I was at Tinker AFB we sent some people out to participate in the KC-10 prototype's test program.
Last USAF KC-10A Heads For The Boneyard
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The Stannum Crusader
Airman
Wow, I think it's funny how long lasting these aircraft can be. We have KC-135's fly over our house almost daily.
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MIflyer
1st Lieutenant
Yes, and A-7 was a replacement for the A-4 but the A-4 outlived it.
cammerjeff
Staff Sergeant
Hard to Believe that the design is 43 years old.
It looks like Omega Aerial Refueling Services are still operating Converted DC-10's and the 2 KDC-10's formally of the Royal Netherlands Air Force.
It looks like Omega Aerial Refueling Services are still operating Converted DC-10's and the 2 KDC-10's formally of the Royal Netherlands Air Force.
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I make it more like 54 years since first flight.
cammerjeff
Staff Sergeant
For the DC-10 yes I agree 53 years, but the 1st flight of the KC-10 was 1980, so 43-44 years. The original DC-10 design (DC-10-10) did not have the engine power, or structure to support the weight increases needed for the tanker design, until the DC-10-30 model 1st flew in late 1972, so depending on how you look at it 43-54 year old design. Still hard to believe.
special ed
2nd Lieutenant
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The DC-3 still flies while replacements not so much, Convair's 240-340 C-131, Martin's 404, and others world wide. I have seen the antiques working after hurricanes, some with WW2 insignia, since Katrina still bringing supplies.
Final KC-10 Extender Tanker Flies Into Retirement
The flight from Travis Air Force Base in California will bring down the curtain on a 43-year career for the trijet KC-10 Extender tanker-transport. The flight from Travis Air Force Base in California will bring down the curtain on a 43-year career for the trijet KC-10 Extender tanker-transport.
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