Unique video of DC-10s on the flight line at Long Beach

AirlineRatings.com has been gifted unique footage of the DC-10 flight line at Long Beach, California, in early 1971 when the DC-10 flight test program was underway. DC-10s in the colors of McDonnell Douglas, American Airlines and United Airlines can be seen in the -silent- footage. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGIrgunG1Dk SEE the podcast: Flight Safety Detectives dissect the Netflix doco “Downfall”. READ: Boeing will bounce back says world’s largest leasing company READ: How the Airbus A350 went from defeat to victory READ: Can the giant AN-225 fly again? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaiRdMMn9bw&t=18s About AirlineRatings.com Airlineratings.com was developed to provide everyone in the world a one-stop shop for everything related to airlines, formed by a team of aviation editors, who have forensically researched nearly every airline in the world. Our rating system is rated from one to seven stars on safety – with seven being the highest ranking. Within each airline, you will find the country of origin, airline code, booking URL and seat map information. The rating system takes into account a number of different factors related to audits from aviation’s governing bodies, lead associations, as well as the airlines, own safety data. Every airline has a safety rating breakdown so you can see exactly how they rate. Over 230 of the airlines on the site that carry 99 per cent of the world’s passengers have a product rating. Given that low cost, regional and full-service carriers are so different we have constructed a different rating system for each which can be found within each airline.