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Noha307
PostPosted: Sun Dec 08, 2013 4:06 pm 
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Final boarding: McDonnell Douglas DC-10 makes last passenger flight

Here's the most interesting line from the article:
Jordan Rane, for CNN wrote:
The aircraft [used in the final flight] will then remain grounded in standby mode while awaiting the arrival of its successor, a shiny new Boeing B777-300ER -- and eventual shipment to an undisclosed aviation museum in the United States.

Anybody got any inside info on this?

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As a retired DC-10 technical instructor and strong proponent of the Long Beach Cable Car, I am deeply saddened by the news. So many thoughts running through my mind right now about the airplane, it's design features, and it's innovative solutions to design issues. It's where I became a big supporter of the GE CF series engines. The fun I had turning a hanger full of 727/737 guys into Douglas folks here inside Boeing Central.

It's an honest airplane and I hope it does wind up in a stateside museum, any ideas on l/n, original operator? Being a -30 series makes it kinda special for those who are in the know-
Thanks old compadre' :cry:

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Anybody got any inside info on this?

It's going to the Museum of Flight in Seattle, according to the airline:
http://www.biman-airlines.com/about/new ... 7e508f36b8
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any ideas on l/n, original operator?

From what I've found online, it's S2-ACR, c/n 48317/445 (which the airline bought brand new in 1988).

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How many other variants are still in use , i.e. KC-10s cargo haulers et.? Three years ago, Ten Tanker was down this way firefighting.

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Plenty of MD-11s out there still.
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The last flight is back in the news it seems...

http://www.cnn.com/2013/12/05/travel/dc ... index.html

http://www.thedailystar.net/bimans-high ... c-10-12316

http://cp.bangladeshinfo.com/lifestyle/ ... er-flight/

http://www.boeing.com/boeing/history/mdc/dc-10.page

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Biman MD Steele said the DC-10 would not go to any museum as said before and it would be sold as scrap once it returns.


:evil: You D1CK.
Are there any other preserved passenger DC-10s?

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A triangle, B triangle, C triangle.... Blue Dot... Yeah, I remember working on that contraption that was designed by a relative of Rube Goldberg who was high on Acid!! LOL!!!
Engines were easy, gear change was a snap...Slat cables were a pain (#3 wrap around) and removing the Slat Cable drum out of the CAC was fun... If you were a bit on the heavy side, hanging the fish pole for an APU removal was challenging..
Yeah, worked them, made a bunch of money on overtime, but not sad to see them go!

C'este la Guerre!!

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