Extender
E812173
Extender is the NATO reporting name for the KC-10, a U.S. aerial refueling and transport aircraft derived from the DC-10 airliner.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NATO reporting name
ⓘ
aerial refueling aircraft ⓘ jet airliner derivative ⓘ military transport aircraft ⓘ |
| airframeConfiguration | wide-body ⓘ |
| airRefuelingOperator | boom operator ⓘ |
| basedOnAirliner | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cargoCapability |
aeromedical evacuation
ⓘ
palletized cargo ⓘ troop transport ⓘ |
| civilianCounterpart | McDonnell Douglas DC-10 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictParticipation |
Gulf War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Operation Enduring Freedom NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Iraqi Freedom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crew | 4 ⓘ |
| derivedFrom | McDonnell Douglas DC-10 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor |
long-range aerial refueling
ⓘ
strategic airlift support ⓘ |
| designFeature |
additional fuel tanks in lower cargo hold
ⓘ
advanced refueling boom ⓘ dual refueling systems ⓘ |
| engineModel | General Electric CF6 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineType | turbofan ⓘ |
| enteredUSAFService | early 1980s ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1980 ⓘ |
| fuelCapacity | over 160000 pounds of fuel ⓘ |
| introduced | 1981 ⓘ |
| landingGear | tricycle landing gear ⓘ |
| manufacturer | McDonnell Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumTakeoffWeight | about 267000 kilograms ⓘ |
| NATOReportingName | Extender NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 3 ⓘ |
| operator | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| pressurizedCabin | yes ⓘ |
| primaryUser | United States Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| range | intercontinental ⓘ |
| refersTo | McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| refuelingMethod |
flying boom
ⓘ
hose-and-drogue ⓘ |
| role |
aerial refueling
ⓘ
strategic airlift ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | United States Air Force Air Mobility Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | in service ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | T-tail ⓘ |
| usedBy | North Atlantic Treaty Organization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | low-wing ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.