DC10 L3 Slide Deploy

[@TheMatchedGriefing]

that must be a bitch to fold back up

[@gayman1422]

For some reason this made me laugh ridiculously hard... xD

[@TheMatchedGriefing]

XD

[@miguelmercado3138]

they actually are , its a very phisicall activity , i pack raft and slide

[@Hawkeye4180]

Didnt quite make the 6 second mark.

[@speedbird1598]

+Summit Assault Videos It actually made the 15 second mark...

[@william_aviation0145]

All slide have different specifications due to size

[@miniena7774]

Speedbird Shut up.

[@captainelliot8767]

Minien calm yo tiddies

[@rickfeng4466]

What if the engine is still hot?

[@kylerider5519]

Good point. If they had to use this exit they should use the fire extinguisher system in the engine to help cool it somewhat after they have stopped

[@riot2136]

Rick Feng then they’d use another exit.....

[@Michaelbrown1995]

The outside of the engine doesn't get too hot to be near - but you wouldn't want to touch the exhaust.

[@tyrell.]

Engine nacelle not too hot. The exhaust tip would be the largest concern. This looks to be the CF6, which has it's tip pretty close to the end of the nacelle. And it's under the wing anyways. Also consider that it's probably less hot than a fire on the plane!!

[@ABIAviation]

Then it’s just not your day

[@flywithhuddy]

Boss: "O.K! Time to roll them back up!"

[@No-gj8uk]

0-0

[@Problembaer4]

I wonder how the slide reacts with a 500°C hot engine part...

[@tomatosoupwoo]

It’s designed to survive it lol

[@No-gj8uk]

It dies and turns into a chihuahua

[@a320family6]

Dont open it in on fire

[@evansphoriaa]

slides are designed to survive hot temperature but an engine that hot would refrain crew from using that exit

[@starmonarA380]

RIP to the passenger DC10 :-(

[@Pwj579]

This plane was the embodiment of compromise after compromise in the pursuit of low cost. Ultimately it swayed more customers than Lockheed's late and more expensive L-1011. But the DC-10 was a very clumsy design.

[@aeromender]

Airplane was in C check for maintenance and repaint. It has since been retired.

[@jaffacake1578]

Yes, it was a beautiful looking aircraft, shame it had such a poor safety record.

[@aeromoe]

Vast Majority of the poor safety record incidents were not the fault of the aircraft. #1/2: American DC-10 Windsor Ontario / THY DC-10 Paris, France - cargo door unlatching in flight. Fault of the aircraft, yes. Fixed. #3: American at ORD May 1979. Maintenance procedure on #1 engine: Maintenance fault. #4 Western at Mexico City Oct 1979- Pilot landed on wrong runway in fog. #5 - Air New Zealand Nov 1979 - Pilot error flew into mountain side in whiteout conditions. #6 United at Sioux City 1989 (#2 engine failure) #7 - Korean Air at Tripoli, Libya - pilot error on landing. #8 - UTA DC-10 over Chad - terrorist's bomb. Quite a few other crashes with fatalities that involved pilot error or other. So yes, quite a few airframes destroyed with lives lost. DC-10 at fault? Very few of them.

[@fortcrafterbossbehold9027]

​@@aeromoe I would say more like quite a bit of them but by 1979 when the DC10's record dipped, all of the plane's fault were already fixed. The reputation had already stuck by then though. Then AA191 and UA232 were just cherries on the top of the cake.

[@allencalimot4369]

To slow

[@fid33l]

A slide over the engine? Seriously?

[@bluethunder7391]

What if that engine was on fire?

[@aaronlimitless]

+Citizen Diaz if the engine is on fire the flight attendants won't use that exit they'll use a different one and if there only two exits and both are on fire or whatever it'll be a best case judgement(but normally most planes have at least 4 and more modern and newer have 8-12 exits now!

[@georgehext2244]

Blue Thunder73 the crew would know and not open the door, they would shout "rupt exit! Go to closest available exit!" They have a small observation window to look out.😝

[@jacobmccarthy4127]

the slides take along time to repack and they are disigned to inflate, not deflate.

[@jcjcjunk1881]

You dont wont a deflated slide during an emergancy do you mate

[@No-gj8uk]

Imagine if the slide falls inside the plane and inflates

[@aeromender]

That has happened on airplanes before. One time we had a plane parked in Las Vegas. The doors were closed and nobody on board. One of the slides just fired off on its own. It broke the Flight attendant seat next to the door.

[@No-gj8uk]

@@aeromender 0-0

[@loveplane737]

that's so scary I gonna tell to you

[@geko771]

The DC-10 takes the candle for the best emergency slide. I really love the little lights that dot the sides of the walkway and slide, how very cool.

[@pong.o]

No it's just old jk I don't like it cuz it is yellow

[@aviciifan2719]

just seeing the old phones is nostalgic...

[@aeromender]

The slide doesn't come into contact with any hot engine components.

[@Problembaer4]

Simply watch the vid... You can see the inflating slide touches the engine

[@IronHexacyanoferrate]

Problembaer4 “the slide doesn’t come into contact with any hot engine components” now does that mean that it doesn’t touch the engine, or just the hot engine components?

[@A_R1107]

The heat coming from the engine not necessarily touching the engine

[@aeromender]

If there is not a fire on that side of the airplane, and the engine is shut down before the slide is deployed, the slide will not be affected by the engine.

[@A_R1107]

@@aeromender thx for the info

[@loveplane737]

wow nice

[@shinkreytpuylap]

That slide deployment is very stupid...

[@IronHexacyanoferrate]

Why?

[@Screamblade_]

I know this video is old... but do you have to nudge it out the door? Isn't there a risk of it falling inwards and deploying?

[@aeromender]

Good question. It has happened that a slide does not deploy correctly. I’ve heard of a couple instances and they were due to defect or incorrect installation.

[@Screamblade_]

@@aeromender Oh WOW- I wasn't expecting a quick reply haha. Thank you very much for the insight. A quick followup question though, is it similar to a painter line on a liferaft can? So it only starts the inflation process once the system falls OUT and hits the required distance.

[@aeromender]

@@Screamblade_ yes, as the slide comes off the door a lanyard is pulled which opens a valve on a cylinder full of nitrogen. The nitrogen powers a turbine which inflates the raft.

[@aeromender]

@@Screamblade_ I’m at work with my phone laying next to me so I saw your message immediately:) That’s not usually the case.

[@Screamblade_]

@@aeromender Awesome! Probs should get back to work then. Heh. Thank you very much for the insight- have a great rest of your week!

[@redstoyotarunnerwithstri-hp9gm]

the ingenuity and efficiency of modern aviation is awe-inspiring!

[@aeromender]

The slide gets boxed up and shipped to a facility that specializes in repacking. They must use a vacuume pack setup. It's incredibly dense and weighs about 250lbs. The airplane was in C-check and as of January of this year, has been mothballed and is parked in Goodyear A.Z. Want to buy a good used DC10?

[@IronHexacyanoferrate]

How much?

[@crystalthewolf8945]

RIP DC10

[@jmonkfische]

Great video! Loved all the different angles :)

[@martin.B777]

Thanks for sharing! Looks like a D check.

[@NORWEGIAN-AIR-ENJOYER]

Imagine that small package containing THIS much inflatable-slide material

[@ryanlittlejohn1110]

Loved it!!

[@cobolsaurus]

I love DC-10s. I had the chance of flying on those many times.

[@aeromender]

We just did a gear swing 2 days ago. I'll try to get that up next. Thanks

[@DandandinNet]

I never heard about Omni Air International

[@rkan2]

+Dandandin.net They are the ones who put out california wildfires with DC10s for the past 15-20 years. Also until lately they shipped troops to Afghanistan etc.. search for DC10 Air Tanker

[@michaelplunkett8059]

We deplane after a crash over a damaged, still spinning engine? It is 3,600 degrees and loaded with fuel, what could go wrong?

[@aeromender]

The way it works is, the pilots alert the cabin crew that they will need to evacuate the aircraft. The cabin crew are well trained to look outside to assess if the exit is clear. If the engine was on fire the pilot would alert the crew to not use exits on the left hand side of the aircraft. And if he failed to alert them, they are still trained to look first before opening the exit. Also, many emergency evacuations don’t involve engine fires. Point being that the door is there to be used if appropriate. And for an airplane that can hold up to 385 people that’s a requirement.

[@wisteela]

That's epic

[@Mysticlambo]

wow. A material that can be tightly folded yet dosent melt... are they made of nomex or something? haha. Why have the slide go over the hot cowling?

[@mikeycv1]

on most other planes the flight attendants yell "JUMP" on this one at least the first portion of the slide is more like a bridge than a slide it would be "RUN... THEN JUMP"

[@samuelsurbrook1428]

How do you think that slide 🛝 deployment will do in the event of rough seas. That must be pretty scary 😦.

[@aalflyguy1184]

We had to jump down the DC10 during initial FA training. That sucker was steep & fast! Thanks for the memories

[@ToSomeExtent817]

"Alright back to work everybody, party's over!"

[@geko771]

It was, but suffered a horrible start-of-life safety record. The L-1011 was to the DC-10 as Roomba is to the Honda Robot. Both are great, but the latter is more technologically advanced. The L-1011 was one of the first aircraft to come equipped with Auto-Land, technology that allowed it to fly into airports in near zero visibility. It also boasted one of the greatest safety records of commercial aircraft. It's too bad it didn't sell well enough to keep Lockheed in the commercial jet business.

[@richiem86]

quick question, about the crew shutting down the engine.. do you mean whoever closest to the flight deck, or the flight crew shut it down?...

[@virginiatata6315]

What

[@apl175]

I wouldn't have been surprised if a whole gift shop and concession stand emerged from the inflation structure as well.

[@heatshield]

Do these get inspected and repacked?

[@aeromender]

Oh for sure. They get sent to a shop that inspects the slide and repacks it. It’s a lot of work. Definitely not something that is done on site. We put a replacement pack back on the airplane. All aircraft slide packs have an expiration date at which point they are removed and sent in for overhaul.

[@ATIMELINEOFAVIATION]

Hmm interesting why it goes over the burning engine instead of out the back 🤔

[@TheCannonofMohammed]

You are right on the money! Couldn't have said it better myself. Arrogance didn't get the AMFA techs very far.

[@montholon77]

This slide the DC-10 version id form of two slides joined. The O/W portion is about 12 feet long, the slide assembly about 20 feet long. The slides optimum pressure to be approved is 2.5 psi (mercury colum) +- .5 psi. The material has changed over the years, now has a coated to reflect heat (gray color).

[@Adrianbudiman]

Looks like my bowel movement after coffee....

[@Edwardjb64]

If you don't see the barber pole, send a passenger out on the wing to verify that the off-wing slide has inflated.

[@BarneyBarnett]

That would be the best prank mail!!

[@loganj.2329]

So if there were to be a massive engine fire...you would be able to get a direct route into the fire...

[@Luuk_]

Cant these get disconnected from the plane and then they turn into boats?

[@WackyBroProductions]

And what if that engines catches fire.

[@myflightchannel5572]

Lol i thought is was a Qatar Airways DC-10

[@KriVaDesign]

A bit late... But anyway, at my outfit the Cabin Crew is trained to shut down the engine if there is no response from the Flight Deck in a set amount of time.

[@miniena7774]

Thomas Vandermeiren YOU again? Go away!

[@FSXFaulder]

I actually really want a go on there...

[@walksorc]

I'm taking a design class right now in mechanical engineering and was wondering if you can provide technical specifications on the slide. ie: what is the overall length of the two portions (the bridge and slide), what is the slide pressurized to, how many inflation cylinders do you use and what volume are they, what is the material of the slide? Thanks!

[@whiplash7400]

aired

[@slushysunday818]

slide was deployed at 1:22

[@lukethompson5558]

I wonder why the slide doesn’t pop out of the fuselage behind the wing, like on a 767, so the top of the slide is at the back of the wing and not at the door

[@aeromender]

The DC10 has a much narrower wing to body fairing over the wing so not enough room. That said, the overwing slide system on the 767, which I work on, is complex and notoriously sensitive and easily fired by accident. Cost to renew an overwing slide system is about $30k per side.

[@rkan2]

Anybody know the reg for this? Myabe it is used as a DC10 Tanker nowadays?

[@jamesbaron8472]

actally it is an air tanker that is located in California

[@arvindbagrwaop]

It's slow

[@Jay-fv7im]

Why dose it deploy right next to the engine what if it is on fire or damaged

[@aeromender]

Flight attendants are instructed which doors to open and when. They are trained to look out the window and ensure there isn’t a fire or other hazard before they open the door.

[@Jay-fv7im]

@@aeromender oh ok that makes se

[@loveplane737]

@@aeromender oh wow

[@chaser29mty2009]

Slowwwww

[@aeromender]

Thanks Devastator!

[@itimk0]

Id buy it...

[@StrikerNNLL]

2:20 Einstein.

[@hobog]

Why is it better to take the longest route over the wing?

[@hobog]

any turns make bottleneck in traffic

[@GTA5TipsandEastereggs]

Not very practical if the engine is on fire

[@axl1632]

well, there's the *OTHER* door off the wing for that...

[@flycentermexicos.c.2674]

Excelente ✈️✈️✈️✈️✈️

[@sparkyplane1]

What the hell where did the door go?

[@caitthenerd7470]

Up.

[@mrkongsimr]

What is this plane used for ??

[@aeromender]

At that time it was a passenger airplane. Now it may or may not be converted into a fire bomber. (I don't remember which ones have been converted). Check out videos of 10Tanker on KZbin. Pretty awesome what the DC10 is doing these days.

[@wawad98]

DC-10 was a nice plane

[@caitthenerd7470]

Apart from their tendency to fall apart.

[@aeromender]

There are 8 doors on the DC10. Four on each side. The flight attendants are trained to look outside and check for fire before opening any door.

[@leonardofassa2004]

The evacuation slides are very FUNNY!!!😂

[@lukethompson5558]

This slide is very dangerous, because most people will think it’s fully deployed when it’s not, and get majorly injured from jumping too early. This happens in many real-world slide evacuations

[@aeromender]

Luke Thompson The door slide operates as designed. Hopefully most people would see what is happening and look before they leap. That said, the DC10 is no longer operated in passenger service. Check out 10Tanker Firebomber on KZbin. Those are impressive DC10’s.