KC-10 Extender

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The KC-10 Extender is a U.S. Air Force aerial refueling and cargo aircraft derived from the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 airliner, used for long-range tanker and transport missions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf McDonnell Douglas aircraft ⓘ
United States Air Force aircraft ⓘ
aerial refueling aircraft ⓘ
military transport aircraft ⓘ
tanker aircraft ⓘ
basedOn McDonnell Douglas DC-10 ⓘ
cargoCapacity about 170,000 lb of cargo ⓘ
cargoDecks lower holds ⓘ
main deck ⓘ
cargoLoading equipped with large cargo door ⓘ
conflictParticipation Gulf War ⓘ
Operation Enduring Freedom ⓘ
Operation Iraqi Freedom ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
crew 4 ⓘ
crewComposition boom operator ⓘ
copilot ⓘ
flight engineer ⓘ
pilot ⓘ
derivedFrom civil DC-10-30CF airframe ⓘ
designation KC-10A ⓘ
linked to: KC-10 Extender
developedFor United States Air Force ⓘ
engineType turbofan ⓘ
firstFlight 1980 ⓘ
fuelCapacity over 340,000 lb of fuel ⓘ
manufacturer Boeing (successor company) ⓘ
linked to: Boeing

McDonnell Douglas ⓘ
maxTakeoffWeight about 590,000 lb ⓘ
missionType long-range tanker missions ⓘ
strategic airlift missions ⓘ
natoReportingName Extender ⓘ
numberOfEngines 3 ⓘ
operator United States Air Force ⓘ
powerplant 3 × General Electric CF6 turbofan engines ⓘ
primaryRole aerial refueling ⓘ
range intercontinental ⓘ
refuelingCapability can refuel most U.S. and NATO aircraft ⓘ
refuelingSystems flying boom ⓘ
hose-and-drogue ⓘ
secondaryRole cargo transport ⓘ
personnel transport ⓘ
serviceEntry 1981 ⓘ
status in service (limited, nearing retirement) ⓘ
tailConfiguration T-tail ⓘ
user Air Force Reserve Command ⓘ
linked to: Air Force Reserve

Air Mobility Command ⓘ
New Jersey Air National Guard ⓘ
wingConfiguration low-wing ⓘ

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Royal Saudi Air Force → operatesAircraft → Boeing KE-3A ⓘ
linked to: KC-10 Extender
RAF Tristar → hasVariant → TriStar KC1 ⓘ
linked to: KC-10 Extender
General Electric CF6 → application → Boeing KC-10 Extender ⓘ
linked to: KC-10 Extender
Kabul airlift (2021) → usedAircraft → KC-10 Extender ⓘ
McDonnell Douglas DC-10 → notableVariant → KC-10 Extender ⓘ
KC-10 Extender → designation → KC-10A ⓘ
linked to: KC-10 Extender
Military Airlift Fleet of the United States Air Force → component → KC-10 Extender (airlift role) ⓘ
linked to: KC-10 Extender
KSUU → hostsAircraftType → KC-10 Extender ⓘ
Extender → refersTo → McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender ⓘ
linked to: KC-10 Extender