DC-10 vs 757

American wide-body airliner, recognized for wide deployment in commercial and cargo flights from the 1970s to the early 2000s.
Picture of DC-10
Origin country πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
Category Military Transport Aircraft
Manufacturer McDonnell Douglas
First flight 29 August 1970
Year of introduction 1971
Number produced 386 units
Average unit price $20 million

757

American narrow-body jet airliner, commercially operational since the 1980s, extensively deployed for transcontinental and transatlantic routes.
Picture of 757
Origin country πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
Category Military Transport Aircraft
Manufacturer Boeing
First flight 19 February 1982
Year of introduction 1983
Number produced 1050 units
Average unit price $85 million
Wing area 368.0 mΒ² β—‰
Wingspan 50.4 m β—‰
Height 17.7 m β—‰
Length 55.5 m β—‰
Maximum speed 982 km/h β—‰
Service ceiling 12,802 m β—‰
Max. takeoff weight 263,083 kg β—‰
Empty weight 121,198 kg β—‰
Total thrust 3 x 23,814 kgf β—‰

757

Wing area 181.3 mΒ² β—‰
Wingspan 38.0 m β—‰
Height 11.0 m β—‰
Length 47.3 m β—‰
Maximum speed 853 km/h β—‰
Service ceiling 12,802 m β—‰
Max. takeoff weight 115,666 kg β—‰
Empty weight 58,900 kg β—‰
Total thrust 2 x 18,915 kgf β—‰

Performance Radar Chart

Photo of DC-10 by Boeing. Photo of 757 by Rolf Wallner.