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In 1978, Gail Gorski became the first female pilot to be hired by United Airlines. Gorski, who started flying at the age of 16, was a Boeing 747 and DC-10 pilot based in the Bay Area and an original charter member of @ISA21_Pilots. #52Objects #WomensHistoryMonth #AvGeek This tweet was posted on March 06, 2023.
📸: photograph: United Airlines, McDonnell Douglas DC-10, Gail Gorski; c. 1978 Gift of United Airlines Archives 1999.047.310 https://t.co/lQGG86OQ9t This tweet was posted on March 06, 2023.
The inaugural Singapore Airlines flight to the United States arrived at San Francisco on #onthisday in 1979. The DC-10 was painted with special livery which read “California here we come.” Have you ever flown on Singapore Airlines? #AvGeek #Singapore This tweet was posted on April 04, 2023.
📸 2/2: model airplane: Mexicana Airlines, McDonnell Douglas DC-10; 1980s Gift of Thomas G. Dragges 1999.061.024 a b slide: Mexicana Airlines Airbus A320-200 , San Francisco International Airport (SFO); 1993 Gift of the William Hough Collection 2015.074.219 This tweet was posted on May 19, 2022.
McDonnell Douglas portrayed their DC-10 as the widebody for the middle-class family in a promotional poster. American's inaugural DC-10 service operated from Los Angeles to Chicago. Have you ever flown on a DC-10? #DC10 #AmericanAir #avgeek This tweet was posted on August 05, 2022.
The first McDonnell Douglas DC-10 entered service #onthisday in 1971 with @AmericanAir. The #DC10 was initially designed to be operated on transcontinental or regional routes at smaller airports thus broadening the widebody market to more airlines and the public. #avgeek This tweet was posted on August 05, 2022.
📸: photograph: San Francisco International Airport (SFO), American Airlines, McDonnell Douglas DC-10; 1970s Transfer from San Francisco International Airport 1997.52.084.068 - poster: McDonnell Douglas DC-10; 1970s Gift of the William Hough Collection 2006.010.285 This tweet was posted on August 05, 2022.
The McDonnell Douglas MD-11 incorporated many design features of the DC-10 such as the trijet configuration, but also differed as it featured a stretched fuselage, increased wingspan, a redesigned wing trailing edge, and a glass cockpit. #WingWednesday This tweet was posted on October 20, 2021.
#OnThisDay in 1971, the first McDonnell Douglas DC-10 service started at @flysfo. United’s DC-10 was the first of the three-engine, or tri-jet, wide-body airliners to arrive at SFO. Have you ever flown on a DC-10? #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on August 14, 2020.
The first McDonnell Douglas DC-10 entered service #onthisday in 1971 with American Airlines. American's inaugural DC-10 service operated from LA to Chicago. Have you ever flown on a DC-10? #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on August 05, 2020.
#Onthisday, the first McDonnell Douglas MD-11 took flight in 1990. The MD-11 was based on the design of the DC-10, introduced in 1971, and featured a stretched fuselage, increased wingspan, and a glass cockpit. Have you ever flown on a #MD11? #avgeek This tweet was posted on January 10, 2020.
The McDonnell Douglas DC-10 was initially designed to be operated on transcontinental or regional routes with fewer passengers than the Boeing 747 thus broadening the widebody market to more airlines and a greater proportion of the traveling public. #WidebodyAV This tweet was posted on December 05, 2019.
When McDonnell Douglas began to develop its widebody jetliner in the late 1960s, they endeavored to create an airliner that would operate in areas not served by the Boeing 747. MD portrayed their DC-10 as the widebody for the entire family in this promotional poster. #WidebodyAV This tweet was posted on December 05, 2019.
The #Continental uniforms were issued until 1973 and were in use for the introduction of the airline’s next #widebody airliner, the McDonnell Douglas DC-10. #WidebodyAV This tweet was posted on October 18, 2019.
The DC-10 had a feeling of cabin spaciousness though it was smaller than the 747. It was also designed to be used at airports that could not handle the demands of the 747 and thus open up #widebody operations more broadly. #WidebodyAV This tweet was posted on October 02, 2019.
With the success of its #Boeing 747 service, which began in 1970, #Continental Airlines introduced its next #jumbojet airliner in 1972, the DC-10 #trijet, McDonnell Douglas’ first #widebody airliner. Did you ever fly on a McDonnell Douglas DC-10? #WidebodyAV This tweet was posted on October 02, 2019.
Our new exhibit “Widebody: The Launch of the Jumbojets in the Early 1970s” presents promotional objects and images from the first 3 widebody jetliners introduced in the early 1970s, the #Boeing 747, the McDonnell Douglas DC-10, and the #Lockheed L-1011 TriStar. #WidebodyAV #vgeek This tweet was posted on September 20, 2019.
#OnThisDay in 1971, the first Douglas DC-10 service started at San Francisco International Airport (SFO). United’s McDonnell Douglas DC-10 was the first of the three-engine, or tri-jet, wide-body airliners to arrive at SFO. Have you ever flown on a Douglas DC-10? #avgeek This tweet was posted on August 14, 2019.
See "Aviation Evolutions: The Jim Lund 1:72 Scale Model Airplane Collection", which features more than 200 models, on display, pre-security, in the Aviation Museum. https://t.co/lZ4ZbaBqmp #AviationEvolutions #dc10 This tweet was posted on October 12, 2018.
The DC-10, was McDonnell Douglas’ first wide-body jetliner and incorporated a tri-jet engine configuration. #AviationEvolutions #dc10 This tweet was posted on October 12, 2018.
UTA introduced the DC-10-30 in 1973, and by the mid-1970s, the carrier was operating it on many of its long-haul transatlantic routes to North and South America. #AviationEvolutions #dc10 This tweet was posted on October 12, 2018.
The first McDonnell Douglas DC-10 entered service #onthisday in 1971 with American Airlines. Have you ever flown on a McDonnell Douglas DC-10? #avgeek This tweet was posted on August 05, 2018.
The DC-10 was #McDonnellDouglas’ answer to #Boeing’s #widebody 747 #jumbojet. The aircraft had a slightly smaller capacity of up to 400 passengers, yet offered similar wide-body spaciousness and comfort to the #747. #AviationEvolutions #avgeek This tweet was posted on June 20, 2018.
This poster produced by #McDonnellDouglas illustrates the commercial aircraft they have produced over the years, from the DC-1 to the DC-10. How many of these 29 aircraft have you been on? This tweet was posted on March 19, 2018.
#OnThisDay in 1971, the first Douglas DC-10 service started at San Francisco International Airport. @united @flysfo #avgeek #sfohistory This tweet was posted on August 14, 2017.
#United’s McDonnell Douglas DC-10 was the first of the three-engine, or tri-jet, wide-body airliners to arrive at SFO. #avgeek #sfohistory This tweet was posted on August 14, 2017.
Have you ever wondered how airplanes are painted? This 1970s World Airways DC-10 is in the paint shop, awaiting work. #avgeek This tweet was posted on April 18, 2017.
RT @airlineguys: On this date: August 29, 1970 McDonnell Douglas DC-10 takes to the skies for first time. #aviaitonhistory https://t.co/26U… This tweet was posted on August 29, 2016.
The first McDonnell Douglas DC-10 entered service on @AmericanAir's LA to Chicago route #onthisday in 1971. #avgeek This tweet was posted on August 05, 2016.
Did you ever fly on a McDonnell Douglas DC-10? #avgeek This tweet was posted on August 05, 2016.
The DC-10 evolved from a request by American for a 250 seat plane capable of mid-range flight with a full payload. This tweet was posted on August 05, 2016.