How This Plane Earned A Dangerous Reputation: The DC 10 Story
The DC10s story begins in the early 1970s, at a pivotal time when air travel was undergoing a revolution. A new generation of widebody airliners like the Boeing 747 introduced for 1970s increased passenger capacity at a time when air travel was becoming more affordable. In 1971, McDonnell Douglas introduced their first airliner widebody airliner, the DC10. But few months later, rival aircraft builder Lockheed introduced their new wide body airliner, the L1011. The DC10 and L1011 were similar air
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