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McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 Western Airlines

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

Western Airlines Flight 2605, nicknamed the "Night Owl",[2] was an international scheduled passenger flight from Los Angeles, California to Mexico City, Mexico. On October 31, 1979, at 5:42 a.m. CST (UTC-06:00), the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 crashed at Mexico City International Airport in fog after landing on a runway that was closed for maintenance. Of the 88 occupants on board, 72 were killed, in addition to a maintenance worker who died when the plane struck his vehicle.

General Characteristics

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 1.166
  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.034
  • Wing Loading 27.8lbs/ft2 (135.5kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 4,700.5ft2 (436.7m2)
  • Drag Points 15517

Parts

  • Number of Parts 532
  • Control Surfaces 9
  • Performance Cost 3,379