The Vickers VC10 is a mid-sized, narrow-body long-range British jet airliner designed and built by Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft) Ltd and first flown at Brooklands, Surrey, in 1962.

2023年11月12日 · The VC10 was the last passenger aircraft built by Vickers-Armstrong before the company was absorbed into British Aerospace. It was initially intended to be a military transport jet but was offered to BOAC when the RAF scrapped its plans.

Popular commercial airliner with four rear-mounted jet engines, remembered for the BOAC advertising slogan ‘Try a little VC-Tenderness’. The last Vickers-Armstrongs aircraft design was the Type 1101 VC10, the first of which (G-ARTA) was flown for the first time by G R 'Jock' Bryce and Brian Trubshawfrom Weybridge on 29th June 1962.

2024年10月30日 · Enter the VC10, which was purpose-designed for this mission. Its high lift wings had wide chord Fowler flaps and full-span leading edge slats, maximizing take-off and climb performance from short runways. Its rear engine design enhanced performance, which left an efficient, clean wing.

Medium to long range airliner. The VC10 was based on a BOAC specification for a large airliner that would be able to operate economically on their 'hot and high' routes in Africa.

2023年5月3日 · It was the fastest commercial 4-engined jet in service, at that time. The VC10 was a new design but used some production ideas and techniques, as well as the Conway engines, developed for the V.1000 and VC7.

The Vickers VC10 is powered by four Rolls-Royce Conway turbofan engines that were capable of producing 22,500 lbf maximum thrust each. It has a length of 3.36 meters and a diameter of 1.10 meters. The aircraft can fly up to 43,000 feet.

A VC10 holds the record for the fastest subsonic crossing of the Atlantic: G-ASGC flew from New York’s JFK to Prestwick, Scotland in 5 hours 1 minute in March 1979. The time was taken from take-off to touch down.

In recognition of BOAC's scepticism of the need for a 200 seat airliner, Vickers reduced the length of the Super 200 by 15 feet (4.6 meters) to create the Super VC10, an example of which you see here today.

Gerry Sweet takes a nostalgic look at the Vickers VC10, the last long-haul airliner built solely by the British aircraft industry, as the type celebrates the 60th anniversary of its maiden flight.