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Vickers VC10

The Vickers VC10 is a retired 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. The VC10 is often compared to the larger Soviet Ilyushin Il-62, the two types being the only airliners to use a rear-engined quad layout, while the smaller Lockheed…

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First flight
29 June 1962
Introduction date
BOAC, 29 April 1964
Manufactured
1962–1970
Manufacturer
Vickers-Armstrongs
National origin
United Kingdom
Number built
54

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Vickers VC10 → Aerolineas Argentinas, BAC One-Eleven VC10, BAC Standard VC10 Type, BAC VC10 Type, BOAC, BOAC Standards, BOAC Super, BOAC Supers, British United Airways, BUA, East African Airways Super, Fourteen, Ghana Airways Standard, Laker AirwaysBAC VC10A Type, Nigeria Airways Standards, November, Projected VC10, Prototype, RAF, Rolls-Royce Spey
related to External links · 13
Vickers VC10 → Adobe Flash, Air Force VC10, Archived, BAE Systems, BOAC VC10 Automatic Landing, Clear, June, September, VC10, VC10 Proves Itself, VC10derness, VC10VC10 British Pathé, Wayback Machine
First flight · 1
Vickers VC10 → 29 June 1962
Introduction date · 1
Vickers VC10 → BOAC, 29 April 1964
Manufactured · 1
Vickers VC10 → 1962–1970
Manufacturer · 1
Vickers VC10 → Vickers-Armstrongs
National origin · 1
Vickers VC10 → United Kingdom
Number built · 1
Vickers VC10 → 54
Primary users · 1
Vickers VC10 → BOAC East African Airways Ghana Airways Royal Air Force

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vc10 aircraft boac vickers type raf vc10s british flight airways air super refuelling brooklands royal isbn east service force built

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Vickers VC10First flight29 June 19621.00infobox
Vickers VC10Introduction dateBOAC, 29 April 19641.00infobox
Vickers VC10Manufactured1962–19701.00infobox
Vickers VC10ManufacturerVickers-Armstrongs1.00infobox
Vickers VC10National originUnited Kingdom1.00infobox
Vickers VC10Number built541.00infobox
Vickers VC10Primary usersBOAC East African Airways Ghana Airways Royal Air Force1.00infobox
Vickers VC10RetiredRoyal Air Force, 20 September 20131.00infobox
Vickers VC10StatusRetired1.00infobox
Vickers VC10TypeNarrow-body jet airliner and aerial refueling tanker1.00infobox
Vickers VC10is aretired mid-sized0.90text
those common in Africainstance ofan important factor in operations from rough runways0.80text

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