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September 2013 was a "trial balloon" to call attention to Air Force operating cost issues. As of early 2013, the KC-10 had a per hour flying cost of $ 21,170 and a mission capable rate of 87 percent. A FY 2015 budget plan did
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Douglas Advanced Aerial Refueling Boom and additional fuel tanks located in the baggage compartments below the main deck. The extra tanks increase the KC-10's fuel capacity to 356,000 lb (161,478 kg), nearly doubling the KC-135's
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Douglas. Costs for the conversion were initially estimated at $ 89.5 million (FY 1994). The aircraft were to be equipped with both a boom and a probe and drogue system. Because McDonnell Douglas did not have any experience with the requested Remote Aerial
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European forces. In 1991 four categories of transport requirements were established. Category A required a large cargo aircraft with a range of at least 4,500 km and the capability to refuel F-16s. In 1992, two DC-10-30CFs were acquired from
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with its commercial counterparts, giving it greater access to the worldwide commercial support system. Other changes from the DC-10-30CF include the removal of most windows and lower cargo doors. Early aircraft featured a distinctive light gray, white and blue paint scheme, and a gray-green
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Operator (RARO) system, and because the third aircraft differed from the original two, the program could not be completed at budget. By omitting the probe and drogue system and a fixed partition wall between the cargo and passenger, the cost could be limited at $ 96 million.
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would be costly, and a "horizontal cut" across the refueling fleets would achieve small efficiencies. Some believed retiring the KC-10 would not benefit the Air Force, given that it is equipped with both boom and hose-and-drogue refueling systems and the fleet's relatively young age.
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Refueling Services and Global Airtanker Service operate three KDC-10 tankers, N974VV, N235UL and N264DE, for lease. They were converted from DC-10s and provide probe and drogue refueling capabilities from wing pods similar to the KC-10.
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which had the in-house designation KMD-11. MDC offered either conversion of second hand aircraft (KMD-11) or new build aircraft (KC-10B), the proposed KMD-11 offered 35,000 lb more cargo capacity and 8,400 lb more transferable fuel than the KC-10A. It was offered to the RNAF and
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Operation Allies refuge and contributing to the safe evacuation of more than 124,000 Afghan refugees.
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October 1980 the first aerial refuel sortie was performed. The design for the KC-10 involved modifications from the DC-10-30CF design. Unnecessary airline features were replaced by an improved cargo-handling system and military
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Southeast Asia to support tactical aircraft and strategic bombers, while maintaining the U.S.-based support of the nuclear-bomber fleet. Consequently, the Air Force sought an aerial tanker with greater capabilities than the KC-135. In 1972, two
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standards took effect in 2015. Rockwell Collins was awarded a contract in 2011 for avionics and systems integration for the cockpit modernization program.
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4,400 mi (7,100 km, 3,800 nmi) with a maximum passenger capacity; 3,800 nmi (7,038 km; 4,373 mi) with maximum cargo capacity.
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1866:"Boeing Wins CNS-ATM Upgrade Contract for USAF's KC-10 Tankers"
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contract. When one of the two aircraft was lost in the
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2644:. Hinckley, Leicester, UK: Midland Publishing.
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2005:– Defensemedianetwork.com, 17 October 2013
1974:"USAF Weighs Scrapping KC-10, A-10 Fleets"
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2056:"Operation Allies Refuge: One year later"
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2073:. 349th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs
823:A KC-10 from Travis AFB taking off from
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2736:KC-10 fact sheet on TheAviationZone.com
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2555:"The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage"
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350:, the McDonnell Douglas DC-10, and the
2352:), Issue 282, September 2011, pp. 37.
2284:"KDC-10 Air Refueling Tanker Aircraft"
1960:Air Force May Scrap KC-10 Tanker Fleet
1154:(Associate) – Travis AFB 1994–present
1026:911th Air Refueling Squadron 1992-1994
1011:344th Air Refueling Squadron 1992-1994
942:911th Air Refueling Squadron 1982–1991
939:344th Air Refueling Squadron 1986–1991
400:design used on previous tankers—and a
340:Advanced Tanker Cargo Aircraft Program
286:Advanced Tanker Cargo Aircraft Program
220:Advanced Tanker Cargo Aircraft Program
2003:Air Force May Scrap Entire A-10 Fleet
1231:. The Dutch tankers were replaced by
1144:79th Air Refueling Squadron 1982–1995
1141:78th Air Refueling Squadron 1981–1987
302:, doubts began to form regarding the
7:
2017:– Flightglobal.com, 26 February 2014
1379:3,958 sq ft (367.7 m)
1361:181 ft 7 in (55.35 m)
1178:(Associate) – McGuire AFB 1994–2023
1115:6th Air Refueling Squadron 1994–1996
2516:"McDonnell Douglas KC-10A Extender"
2469:U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center
2445:"McDonnell Douglas KC-10A 82-0190."
1950:Veronico and Dunn 2004, p. 58.
1373:58 ft 1 in (17.70 m)
1296:84-0185 – on static display at the
1281:79-0433 – on static display at the
742:Omega's KDC-10 tanker in March 2009
354:. The only serious contenders were
342:, four aircraft were evaluated—the
27:US aerial refueling tanker aircraft
2678:Veronico, Nick; Dunn, Jim (2004).
2604:McDonnell Douglas DC-10, Volume 10
2092:Newdick, Thomas (5 October 2023).
1695:"KC-10A Extender: Characteristics"
25:
3435:designations, Army/Air Force and
1837:Trimble, Stephen (24 June 2010).
1478:6,870 ft/min (34.9 m/s)
1419:365,000 lb (165,561 kg)
1413:590,000 lb (267,619 kg)
1407:590,000 lb (267,619 kg)
1401:241,027 lb (109,328 kg)
250:that were converted from DC-10s.
2799:military aircraft and spacecraft
1962:– DoDBuzz.com, 17 September 2013
1916:Steffen 1998, pp. 104, 107.
1489:
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832:
711:. Dutch KDC-10s operated out of
564:in the 1986 air-strikes against
204:McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender
40:
3302:US Army / US Air Force
3155:US Army / US Air Force
2463:Balik, Roland (26 April 2022).
2360:. Retrieved: 30 September 2011.
2117:Steffen 1997, pp. 106–107.
1721:Steffen 1998, pp. 103–107.
1229:Omega Aerial Refueling Services
1118:9th Air Refueling Squadron 1994
789:Omega Aerial Refueling Services
728:Omega Aerial Refueling Services
114:Omega Aerial Refueling Services
2945:CF-18 / CF-188 Hornet
2640:Steffen, Arthur A. C. (1998).
1472:42,000 ft (13,000 m)
1:
2741:KDC-10 in the Dutch Air Force
2453:Retrieved: 19 September 2010.
1661:"KC-10A Extender: Background"
1598:Waddington 2000, pp. 116–120.
974:1710th Air Refueling Squadron
663:KDC-10 with landing gear down
4778:Aircraft first flown in 1980
2254:"Frequently Asked Questions"
1927:"Operation El Dorado Canyon"
1769:"Factsheets: KC-10 Extender"
1094:380th Air Expeditionary Wing
1021:744th Air Refueling Squadron
1015:711th Air Refueling Squadron
963:1709th Air Refueling Wing –
902:911th Air Refueling Squadron
897:344th Air Refueling Squadron
806:(RSAF) in the 1990s and the
375:. The KC-10 retained an 88%
50:KC-10 Extender refueling an
4680:Non-sequential designations
3433:military transport aircraft
2681:21st Century U.S. Air Power
1283:Air Mobility Command Museum
1225:Royal Netherlands Air Force
1199:77th Air Refueling Squadron
1188:78th Air Refueling Squadron
1182:76th Air Refueling Squadron
1167:79th Air Refueling Squadron
1159:70th Air Refueling Squadron
1133:78th Air Refueling Squadron
958:802d Air Refueling Squadron
661:Royal Netherlands Air Force
617:Operations Enduring Freedom
438:Royal Netherlands Air Force
244:Royal Netherlands Air Force
118:Royal Netherlands Air Force
4794:
3209:McDonnell 120 Flying Crane
2699:Waddington, Terry (2000).
2318:Global Air Tanker Services
1824:Steffen 1997, p. 107.
1800:"Evaluatie project KDC-10"
1650:Steffen 1998, p. 104.
1632:Frawley 2002, p. 119.
1623:Steffen 1998, p. 103.
1086:32d Air Refueling Squadron
1057:9th Air Refueling Squadron
1049:6th Air Refueling Squadron
1003:32d Air Refueling Squadron
992:9th Air Refueling Squadron
989:6th Air Refueling Squadron
947:802d Air Refueling Wing –
929:9th Air Refueling Squadron
923:6th Air Refueling Squadron
878:32d Air Refueling Squadron
810:(RAAF) in the early 2000s.
808:Royal Australian Air Force
752:Royal Australian Air Force
603:against the government of
558:Operation El Dorado Canyon
517:. In 1982 a newly renamed
326:, the Air Force commenced
304:Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker
271:Operation Enduring Freedom
265:(Operation Allied Force),
263:NATO bombing of Yugoslavia
206:is an American tanker and
4738:
4642:Revived original sequence
2490:"KC-10A Extender, Boeing"
2314:"KDC-10: Primary Options"
1126:Air Force Reserve Command
1080:2d Air Refueling Squadron
1000:2d Air Refueling Squadron
872:2d Air Refueling Squadron
230:following experiences in
210:that was operated by the
186:2021 (RNLAF); 2024 (USAF)
39:
2726:KC-10 page on Boeing.com
2621:Frawley, Gerard (2002).
2583:Eden, Paul, ed. (2004).
2288:Global Airtanker Service
1870:Defenseindustrydaily.com
1771:. US Air Force. May 2014
1607:Endres 1998, p. 65.
1335:USAF Fact sheet, Steffen
965:King Abdul Aziz Air Base
570:Operations Desert Shield
315:were flown in trials at
3445:Army/Air Force sequence
2989:US Navy / USMC
2950:F/A-18A/B Hornet (RAAF)
2701:McDonnell Douglas DC-10
2602:Endres, Gunter (1998).
2587:. London: Amber Books.
2559:m-selig.ae.illinois.edu
2449:Aviation Safety Network
1806:(in Dutch). 1 July 1999
1804:Ministerie van Defensie
1510:McDonnell Douglas DC-10
1340:General characteristics
1328:Specifications (KC-10A)
1176:514th Air Mobility Wing
1151:349th Air Mobility Wing
1066:305th Air Mobility Wing
847:United States Air Force
513:(SAC) in March 1981 at
212:United States Air Force
195:McDonnell Douglas DC-10
110:United States Air Force
48:United States Air Force
2919:F/A-18E/F Super Hornet
2385:"MMF Background Paper"
1730:Eden 2004, p 287.
1684:Eden 2004, p 286.
1574:Handley Page Jetstream
1532:Lockheed TriStar (RAF)
1302:March Air Reserve Base
1298:March Field Air Museum
1033:60th Air Mobility Wing
909:22d Air Refueling Wing
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466:foreign military sales
442:Koninklijke Luchtmacht
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328:Operation Nickel Grass
317:Edwards Air Force Base
295:
281:Design and development
170:; 44 years ago
152:; 43 years ago
2746:KC-10 CLS Competition
2731:USAF KC-10 fact sheet
2543:Steffen 1998, p. 107.
1427:General Electric F103
853:Strategic Air Command
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804:Royal Saudi Air Force
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613:Operation Noble Eagle
586:
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511:Strategic Air Command
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255:1986 bombing of Libya
4708:Related designations
4348:Tri-service sequence
3100:C-17 Globemaster III
1391:DSMA-496/-521/-522;
1287:Dover Air Force Base
1102:United Arab Emirates
982:Air Mobility Command
627:introduction of the
587:A KC-10 Extender of
523:Air Mobility Command
459:Martinair Flight 495
432:Further developments
129:KC-10: 60; KDC-10: 2
52:F-16 Fighting Falcon
2935:F-4E Phantom (RAAF)
2496:. 11 September 2001
2258:Omega Air Refueling
1978:www.defensenews.com
1898:on 9 September 2011
1504:Related development
1411:Max takeoff weight:
1276:Aircraft on display
887:Seymour-Johnson AFB
791:operates KDC-10-40.
500:Operational history
228:KC-135 Stratotanker
59:General information
3162:XH-20 Little Henry
2862:F-15E Strike Eagle
2345:Air Forces Monthly
2193:. 25 November 2019
1984:on 30 October 2013
1931:Globalsecurity.org
1699:Globalsecurity.org
1665:Globalsecurity.org
1098:Al Dhafra Air Base
828:
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2632:978-1-875671-55-7
2613:978-0-7603-0617-8
2594:978-1-904687-84-9
2553:Lednicer, David.
2373:. 8 January 2016.
2324:on 28 August 2008
2241:van der Mark 2019
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2058:. 17 August 2022.
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