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Douglas DC-10-30 VLAT -10 tanker-

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Auto Credit Based on LM0418's [10K SPECIAL]Douglas DC-10-10 Continental

Californas State Bird!

This specific bird right here is registered as N603AX and started off life as a Thai Airways DC-10-30 Then was taken ownership by NWA then should to Omni air from for only a year then sold to 10 Tanker Air Carrier in 2006 then subsequently modified to help fight wildfires over the USA but primarily the California region

The DC-10 Air Tanker is a series of American wide-body jet air tankers, which have been in service as an aerial firefighting unit since 2006.[1] The aircraft, operated by the joint technical venture 10 Tanker Air Carrier, are converted wide-body McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 passenger jetliners, and are primarily used to fight wildfires, typically in rural areas. The turbofan-powered aircraft carry up to 9,400[2] US gallons (35,583 liters) of water or fire retardant in an exterior belly-mounted tank, the contents of which can be released in eight seconds. Four air tankers are currently in operation, all DC-10-30 aircraft, with the call-signs Tanker 910, 911, 912 and 914. The original Tanker 910, a DC-10-10, was retired in 2014.

Controls
Ag1 - Arm Speed brakes (requires gear down)
Ag2-4 - Strobe/Landing/Cabin Lights
Ag5 - Open front left door (Requires not moving)
AG6 - Pushback
AG7 - Compressor Stall
AG8 - Engines, Nav/Taxi/Beacon lights


De-activating 8 will cut power to all lights
optional: all forward 4 doors can open(just connect them to the Rotators)


Landing
Approach speed: 120-125 knots
VTOL(flaps): 100%
Trim: 25-50%
Gear: down
AG1: Activated(helps negate bouncy landings)


Cruise:
Cruise speed: mach.0.84(473 knots)-TAS
Max operating speed: Mach 0.88(507 knots) - TAS
optional:
No more than 250 knots below 10,000ft - IAS as per regulations

Build notes:
I have added a working engine cone and done tons of work to get the livery to be most accurate and have done an engine swap from the original build. And the most noticeable build note is the giant water tank that actually works if you use your gun

Credits to GalacticAsia for the original plane

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General Characteristics

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 1.055
  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.03
  • Wing Loading 30.9lbs/ft2 (150.7kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 4,703.1ft2 (436.9m2)
  • Drag Points 30554

Parts

  • Number of Parts 698
  • Control Surfaces 9
  • Performance Cost 3,959
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    Just changed my pfp and my username.

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    10.4k Timplanes

    Nice work with the geometric patterns in the livery! Really good for a mobile build

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    @PHNLplanes same. I don't have em. I'm on Samsung galaxy a7.

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    2,822 PHNLplanes

    @MitsubishiTritonMyBeloved I don’t have a laptop or pc so I couldn’t use free cam so I spawned it as AI 😭

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    And on the thumbnail....

    bro didn't use flaps on takeoff 💀

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    @PHNLplanes frfr

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    2,822 PHNLplanes

    @MitsubishiTritonMyBeloved that is one the main reasons why I created this!

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    The first DC-10 Air Tanker in the new livery on the site!

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    2,822 PHNLplanes

    @N908QD honestly yeah the triangles were the most annoying part, thank you for the support!

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    2,822 PHNLplanes

    @Aviationguy24 thank you man love the support!

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    @PHNLplanes Keep up the good work, I hope one day you'll surpass some of the great creators. Cause this is beautiful

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    4,710 N908QD

    Damnnn this looks amazing! I can’t imagine how annoying the triangles were. Insane!

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    2,822 PHNLplanes

    @Aviationguy24 thank you it’s a shame that it isn’t getting much attention thought but I love the support man

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    2,822 PHNLplanes

    @LM0418 thank you very much this is probaly my best one uet

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    Ngl this is one of the best DC-10 liveries ever made

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    21.6k LM0418

    underrated

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