JetJeanes From United States, joined Oct 2004, 1285 posts, RR: 0 Reply 4, posted (2 years 9 months 3 weeks 4 hours ago) and read 2668 times:
I see the new mgm in background,and looks like New york Ny, I would have assumed at this time most of their 10,s were already in the newer livery. In fact Ua had some in both liverys stored over in a corner.
TrijetsRMissed From United States, joined Oct 2006, 1610 posts, RR: 5 Reply 6, posted (2 years 9 months 3 weeks 4 hours ago) and read 2635 times:
Quoting Matt D (Thread starter): Sorry about the picture not being perfectly upright and vertical. If not for that, this might actually be a candidate for inclusion into the database.
Nice pic! Man do I miss seeing these birds at ORD. Unlike AA, UA operated so many DC-10s out of ORD well into the '90s. It was fun to look down the terminal and see some in the older paint scheme and then others, presumably newer aircraft, in the blue/gray livery. I can't quite make out the reg#. What year was this taken? I'm guessing 80's?
TrijetsRMissed From United States, joined Oct 2006, 1610 posts, RR: 5 Reply 8, posted (2 years 9 months 3 weeks 4 hours ago) and read 2585 times:
Quoting JetJeanes (Reply 7): It is indeed a nice pic. The New York New York casino was in construction
in 1997 , So the pic had to have been taken after that
I didn't think UA kept the old scheme on the jets that weren't retired in the early/mid 90s. I thought at some point they were all switched. In any event, if its from the late '90s it makes the pic that much better since it was near the end of the DC-10's days for UA.
AirTranTUS From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 9, posted (2 years 9 months 3 weeks 3 hours ago) and read 2563 times:
Well I tried to edit your photo to straighten it out and center it. I believe it still would need a little more rotation to the left to be accepted (if you want to upload it).
Matt D From United States, joined Nov 1999, 9502 posts, RR: 55 Reply 11, posted (2 years 9 months 2 weeks 6 days 17 hours ago) and read 2389 times:
Thank you for the kind words. I don't recall the exact date of this picture. It was *PROBABLY* in 1997, taking into account the construction of the New York New York and the existence of the old colors plane, which was, at the time of the picture, one of the very last ones in those colors. I can't seem to remember seeing any UA planes in that livery past 1998.
United_fan From United States, joined Nov 2000, 5805 posts, RR: 11 Reply 12, posted (2 years 9 months 2 weeks 6 days 16 hours ago) and read 2320 times:
It's now N383FE,a -10-10 , don't know if it's an MD10 now.
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CcrlR From United States, joined Aug 2001, 2171 posts, RR: 2 Reply 14, posted (2 years 9 months 2 weeks 6 days 15 hours ago) and read 2224 times:
I remember riding on these every year to LAS. They were nice and I liked the ride. I remember the last time I went to LAS I saw a lot of these parked at the other side of the airport. This was back in 2001 though.
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F9Animal From United States, joined Dec 2004, 3384 posts, RR: 35 Reply 15, posted (2 years 9 months 2 weeks 6 days 14 hours ago) and read 2134 times:
Quoting Matt D (Reply 11): Thank you for the kind words. I don't recall the exact date of this picture. It was *PROBABLY* in 1997, taking into account the construction of the New York New York and the existence of the old colors plane, which was, at the time of the picture, one of the very last ones in those colors. I can't seem to remember seeing any UA planes in that livery past 1998.
And the reg# is N1817U.
1995-1997 would be a good guess. I am going to guess that it was around 95-96. It was very rare to see the old paint on the DC-10 in Vegas past that.
Very nice picture by the way. It certainly gave me a smile, and really brought back good memories! I would not be surprised if I actually worked that exact bird on the day you took that pic!
1011 From United States, joined Feb 2001, 307 posts, RR: 0 Reply 16, posted (2 years 9 months 2 weeks 6 days 14 hours ago) and read 2126 times:
Great pic!. You should tell us all how you took it. From the plane, ramp, terminal, etc. Very good shot. Sure makes me miss real flying. Now I think all UA out of LAS is Ted 320s.
Matt D From United States, joined Nov 1999, 9502 posts, RR: 55 Reply 17, posted (2 years 9 months 2 weeks 6 days 13 hours ago) and read 2060 times:
I took so many pictures during the 90's that most of the memories are kind of blurred. Like I said, I don't even remember exactly what YEAR let alone date it was taken. Only a handful of my photo shoots really stand out in my mind.
From what I can remember, I believe that shot was taken from one of the "A" satellite gates. Takeoffs were running from that runway and not their usual to the west runway. So I was hanging out there watching some action. At the time, I was using a Minolta SLR with up to 200MM zoom and I'm sure I needed that whole focal length to get that shot.
1011 From United States, joined Feb 2001, 307 posts, RR: 0 Reply 18, posted (2 years 9 months 2 weeks 6 days 11 hours ago) and read 1968 times:
Quoting Matt D (Reply 17): I took so many pictures during the 90's that most of the memories are kind of blurred. Like I said, I don't even remember exactly what YEAR let alone date it was taken. Only a handful of my photo shoots really stand out in my mind.
From what I can remember, I believe that shot was taken from one of the "A" satellite gates. Takeoffs were running from that runway and not their usual to the west runway. So I was hanging out there watching some action. At the time, I was using a Minolta SLR with up to 200MM zoom and I'm sure I needed that whole focal length to get that shot.
I guess these were the days when you could go into the terminal without a tix. I did the same thing. Even when out of town I'd go an airport to take pics. Even at HNL I would head to the terminal to take pics. Those were the good ole days.
LASOctoberB6 From Japan, joined exactly 3 years ago today! , 2132 posts, RR: 1 Reply 19, posted (2 years 9 months 2 weeks 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 1891 times:
my gosh.....its been such a long time since i seen those here.................
RyDawg82 From United States, joined Sep 2001, 735 posts, RR: 12 Reply 20, posted (2 years 9 months 2 weeks 6 days 8 hours ago) and read 1818 times:
Matt,
What a great Dash 10 photo. Great to see it still in the Saul Bass Colours.
FedEx took over that ship in Early 99 so I am certain it wasn't repainted. The bird was converted to a MD-10-10 in late 03, and redelivered to FedEx in Jan 04.
Also good to see a photo of a UA Dash 10 as that's where the last revenue flight was from LAS to ORD in '01.
Ryan
You can take the pup out of Alaska, but you can't take the Alaska out of the pup.
NWOrientDC10 From United States, joined Mar 2005, 1361 posts, RR: 5 Reply 23, posted (2 years 9 months 2 weeks 6 days 7 hours ago) and read 1730 times:
Quoting Matt D (Thread starter): Sorry about the picture not being perfectly upright and vertical. If not for that, this might actually be a candidate for inclusion into the database.
Thanks for looking.
No apology needed. Also, You're Welcome
Quoting ORDRyan28 (Reply 1): Very nice photo. I recommend it to the database!
I guess those were the "good ole'" days of aviation..
Yes; however, maybe someday - "happy days will be here again".
Quoting WesternA318 (Reply 3): Ahh, GAWD what a beautiful plane, and livery too!
It does look cheerful, to me anyways.
Quoting CcrlR (Reply 14): I remember riding on these every year to LAS.
I've only ridden on UA DC-10's three times, the last flight being ORD-LAX: August 5, 1999.
Quoting 1011 (Reply 16): Sure makes me miss real flying.
Yes, not only because of a/c type but because of the fact that flying these days seems to be more of a chore than a privilege.
This isn't meant to "take over" your topic, Matt, rather, compliment it.
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26 Necigrad: It's definatly '97 or later. NYNY opened on Jan 3rd or 4th 1997. I remember it being closed for a few days after New Years Eve, cause I went to the Ha
27 United_Fan: Anyone else remember seeing N1855U languish over by Dewey Drive ? They ended up scrapping her , I also read that they won't be scrapping anymore plane
28 Dc10rules: At least the final -10 got a water salute instead of a foam salute....sorry couldnt help it!
29 Hawaiian717: From Wikipedia, NYNY opened January 3, 1997, and Monte Carlo opened June 21, 1996.
30 Necigrad: Huh, for some reason I thought NYNY was first. Regardless, it can't be earlier then mid to late '96, and I'm pretty sure that by 2003 or 2003 the MGM
31 Gunsontheroof: Not really. All of the casinos in the background were completed in the mid to late 1990s...
32 CayMan: Very very nice photo indeed from the color, contrast and of course the DC10 looks awfully good with that background. It's been discussed til the cows
33 ORDRyan28: That's irrelevant. It was not that long ago, but DC-10's were still frequent then. That's what I mean by that comment..
34 Matt D: Wow since this topic was such a hit, maybe I'll follow up by posting some UA DC-10's taken at LAX later this evening. I still have a lot of pictures p
35 Magyarorszag: To date, I still consider it as the best UA livery, specially on the Diesel 10 with the large UNITED title. That colors scheme always reminds me a lo
36 LASOctoberB6: ya, i remember seein those behind the airport. at the time i was 10 and had no idea what kinda plane i was lookin at. i also saw the 747SP next to it
38 TrijetsRMissed: When you take into account that in the US during the late '90s DC-10s, L-1011s, MD-11s, 727s, F100s, 742s, and many other classic or out of productio
39 Matt D: Sorry. But my collection doesn't go back far enough to include the likes of National, Western, and Pan Am. All I got was 90's stuff, which as noted ab
40 N1120A: Yep, one was actually a conversion from the defunct United Cargo. Remember that the MGM opened in 1993 and that while New York New York opened in the
43 777fan: Yeah, and it's a huge disappointment, IMO. While Ted is supposed to be UA's "vacation destination" sub-fleet, it does little more than take away the
44 WesternA318: Back in 92 or so, several early EA Tristars were being parted out there, at leastas far as I could see from my window at the Excalibur.
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