5184 x 3455 px | 43,9 x 29,3 cm | 17,3 x 11,5 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
30. Mai 2010
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Distinctive tailplane of British Aircraft Corporation Super VC10 Duxford Aero Museum - part of the Imperial War Museum. The Vickers VC10 is a long-range British airliner designed and built by Vickers-Armstrong (Aircraft) Ltd, and first flown in 1962. The airliner was designed to operate on long distance routes with a high subsonic speed and also be capable of hot and high operations from African airports. The aircraft is often compared to the somewhat larger Ilyushin Il-62 with which it shares a similar rear-engined layout, the two types being the only airliner designs with such a configuration. 15 VC10s remain in service as aerial refuelling and transport aircraft with the RAF as of 31st December 2009. in order to offer more economy Vickers began work on the Super 200 development of the VC10 with more powerful Conway engines and a 28 feet (8.1 m) longer fuselage offering up to 212 seats, 23 more than the Boeing 707-320 series. By January 1960 Vickers was experiencing financial difficulties. The government intervened again on Vickers' behalf with an order for Super 200s, placed on 23 June 1960. The Super 200 extension was cut down to 13 ft (3.9 m) for the final Super VC10 (Type 1150),