If you have heard of the DC-10 Twin, then you might ask a deceptively simple question: why did McDonnell Douglas create the DC-10 with three engines, rather than a more efficient two-engine layout? At ...
The McDonnell Douglas DC-10 and the Lockheed L-1011 TriStar are arguably the best aircraft of the trijet era. While both planes had several differences, what truly set them apart was the configuration ...