[Traben]

KC-10 Extender
- Aerial Tanker -



- KC-10 Image A - KC-10 Image B - KC-10 Image C -

Origin: (Real World)
United States of America

Games Featured In:
Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies
Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War
Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War
Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception
Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation
Ace Combat: Joint Assault

Operators:
Aurelian Air Force
Estovakian Air Force
Federal Erusian Air Force
Independent State Allied Forces
Martinez Security
Osean Air Defense Force
Republic of Emmeria Air Force
Ustian Air Force
Yuktobanian Air Force

Overview:
The KC-10 Extender is an air-to-air tanker aircraft in service with the United States Air Force derived from the civilian DC-10-30 airliner. Though there are 59 Extenders currently in service, they are greatly outnumbered by the older KC-135 Stratotanker, though the KC-10 has a significantly larger fuel capacity. Conversion to the KC-10 involved only minor modifications to the DC-10, the largest of which was the addition of a boom control station in the rear of the fuselage and extra fuel tanks under the main deck.

The KC-10 is currently the world's longest-ranged production aircraft, and will continue to hold that record past the introduction of the Boeing 777-200LR, though future 777 variants may range further.

Sources:
Ace Combat series (in game date)
www.GlobalSecurity.org - KC-10 Extender
www.wikipedia.org - KC-10 Extender

[Heinkel]

What are the lines on the belly for?

[Zaku]

Each has five lights that light up to show if the aircraft is too high/low or forward/aft.

[Heinkel]

Do they do that on AC?

[Demon Lord Razgriz]

Do they do that on AC?

No, because you always do the refueling during the day when the lights wouldn't help.

[Zaku]

They help anytime, like the meatball on a carrier.

[son of a bandit]

Glow in the dark guides for night ops, reflective on the IR spectrum at least... that's my best guess.

[Zaku]

Also visible are the underside ADF loop antennas.

[Green Giant]

Updated the article format.

[EstovakianHarrierPlus]

Added ACX2 info.

[Shirai_Kuroko]

And



KC-10 from AC04. Top image is an ISAF one, bottom image is FEAF one.

[EstovakianHarrierPlus]

Impressive images Sato!

[Shirai_Kuroko]

RoddH, on 08 May 2011 - 03:23 PM, said:

Impressive images Sato!

Thanks. And BTW, the top image was used on FB, whereas the bottom image was the one that I sent to you in PM.

EDIT: Ustian Air Force KC-10 moments before it was fried by a laser beam

[Shirai_Kuroko]

It was also in the Cinematic Trailer. Kinda crazy to have a humongous aeroplane like that falling and sliding only a mere few metres away from you. Not to mention that it is filled with fuel.

AH (Crashing) KC-10 pictures:





Well, that is definitely what you don't want to see when you're still stuck on the ground.

Oh, and I didn't find the crashing KC-10 pictures in the website, so all of those are taken from the trailer itself.

On an unrelated note, I thought it was a civilian plane at the first time I saw it until I saw the yellow line under the aft fuselage.

[Shirai_Kuroko]

RaptorR3D, on 24 June 2011 - 05:20 PM, said:

The first picture was the one I saw on the website, sans the IGN watermark of course. Initially, I thought it was an E-767, till I got a closer look at it.

Yeah. The no.2 engine (Tail engine) was obscured by the flame trails, and can only be seen for a split second in the trailer when the camera briefly turns to the left.

And I wish if they have a picture of AH's KC-10 in a good condition, so we can add it to the page someday later.