#Trijet

2026-02-18
This postcard shows a CP Air McDonnell Douglas DC-10 in flight. The aircraft is painted in the airline’s red and silver livery, with “CP Air” titles on the forward fuselage. The tail is bright red with a white stylized emblem. The trijet configuration is visible, with two engines under the wings and one mounted at the base of the vertical stabilizer. The aircraft is viewed from the left side against a blue sky with distant terrain below.
SFO Museum's Instagram Botinstagram@collection.sfomuseum.org
2025-07-29
"#OnThisDay in 1971, the first Douglas DC-10 service started at San Francisco International Airport. United’s McDonnell Douglas DC-10 was the first of the three-engine, or tri-jet, wide-body airliners to arrive at SFO. The DC-10 was designed for medium to long range flying and could carry close to 400 passengers. Have you ever flown on a Douglas DC-10? Image: United Air Lines, McDonnell Douglas DC-10, c. 1970. Gift of David A. Abercrombie, in memory of Stanley A. Abercrombie. 2001.039.233 a b" This was posted to our Instagram account on August 14, 2017 – https://millsfield.sfomuseum.org/instagram/1729359193/
An image associated with the Instagram post https://millsfield.sfomuseum.org/id/1729359193/

I think Trijets are a cool piece of aviation that sadly doesn’t fit the current high bypass design meta. What does the fediverse think? #jets #trijet #aviation

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