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	Vickers VC-10 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Vickers Armstrong had been working in-house in the early 1950s on a project known as Type 1000, essentially a civilian version of their Valiant V-bomber with enough range to cross the Atlantic.
		Vickers then re-worked the production plans to be able to break-even at only 35 aircraft at £1.5 million per aircraft, re-using jigs from the Vanguard.
		By January 1960, Vickers was having financial troubles and was becoming concerned it would not be able to deliver the original 35 without a loss.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vickers_VC10 (2294 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The VICKERS SUPER VC10 came about following a series of studies leading from the Valiant bomber, which was produced in quantity for the R.A.F., to a military intercontinental jet transport, which was far ahead of its time, the Vickers V1000, and a civilian version, the VC7.
		These were the basic parameters around which Vickers Armstrongs pursued their design studies In the interval since the cancellation of the V1000 project, Boeing in the United States had successfully introduced the Boeing 707 airliner.
		Vickers, meanwhile, had completed their development studies and had evolved a four-engined intercontinental airliner capable of meeting the most stringent operating conditions in the world - the VC10.
	ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/PeterDavis1/ch9.htm (453 words)

	Vickers - Publications - Vickers VC10 - Crowood
		The Vickers VC10 was Britain's answer to the American jet age giants, the Boeing 707 and Douglas DC-8.
		In Africa the VC10 attained near mythical status with East African Airlines, Ghana and Nigeria Airways, and the RAF version is now part of RAF folklore as both a transport and an air-to-air refuelling platform.
		The potential of the VC10 was often overshadowed and affected by the politics surrounding it.
	www.vickers-aircraft.com /Publications_vc10_crowood.html (316 words)

	FlightSim.Com Review: David Chester's Vickers Super VC10
		The origins of this intercontinental passenger jet lie in a project called the V.1000, whose development history was remarkably similar to that of the Boeing 707, in that Vickers promoted it as a strategic transport for the RAF, while they were actually keeping their eye on the much larger civil market.
		Vickers, who hadn't given up hope on the V.1000 and had kept the design team ticking over, submitted drawings for a plane with a capacity of 151 economy class passengers seated in a six-abreast cabin.
		Vickers' problem was that thanks to BOAC's spec, the Standard made too many compromises between performance and economy.
	www.flightsim.com /cgi/kds?$=main/review/vc102/vc102.htm (1165 words)

	Vickers VC-10 -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Only 57 were produced and the VC-10 is considered to be another failure of the British (Click link for more info and facts about aerospace industry) aerospace industry to deliver aircraft that were interesting to any companies other than their national airline and allied operators.
		Vickers then re-worked the production plans to be able to break-even at only 35 aircraft at £1.5 million per aircraft, re-using jigs from the (The position of greatest advancement; the leading position in any movement or field) Vanguard.
		It was developed at the same time as the Vickers VC-10, to which it bears a very close resemblance - (Click link for more info and facts about industrial espionage) industrial espionage was widely suspected at the time, but has never been proved.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/v/vi/vickers_vc-101.htm (2339 words)

	Vickers VC10 History
		Their strict requirements had to be incorporated by Vickers and the project continued as the re-designed VC10.
		Vickers, worried about the type's appeal to other airlines, had set the VC10's fuel capacity high enough to allow non-stop flights across the Atlantic.
		Relations between Vickers and BOAC were not particularly good, with the airline repeatedly changing its order quantities and even publicly criticising the aircraft in an attempt to gain a subsidy for operating it.
	www.dmflightsim.co.uk /vickers_vc10_history.htm (979 words)

	DB2000 Encyclopedia - Aircraft Entries - Vickers VC10
		The Vickers VC10 is the mainstay of the RAF's tanker fleet.
		The transport VC10 C.1s have been modified with a pair of underwing refueling pods and redesignated C.1K to denote their secondary refueling role.
		The VC10 is to be replaced in RAF service from 2004 and all the K.2s and some C.1Ks have already been retired
	www.harpoonhq.com /encyclopedia/HTML_Files/aircraft_files/vickers_vc10.htm (178 words)

	Vickers VC10 Simulation - Panel
		Vickers, however, produced this wonderful aircraft with huge look-around windows (This actually makes a wonderful VFR aircraft!) as they did with the Vanguard before it.
		This was not a facility on the real VC10 but we have included it as simmers are used to it.
		The VC10 was used as the test bed for the category 3 AutoLand later fitted to the Trident.
	www.pcsimulation.com /vc10panel.html (4838 words)

	No. 10 Squadron RAF
		The VC10 K3 and K4s of 101 Squadron are all converted airliners.
		The C1 is not a simple conversion of a civil VC10, it combines the short fuselage of the Standard VC10 with the wing and more powerful engines of the Super VC10.
		In 1993 the VC10 C1 fleet was modified to allow it operate in the AAR role by the installation of wing mounted refueling pods.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/n/no/no__10_squadron_raf.html (399 words)

	Vickers VC10 Srs 1101 airplane pictures & aircraft photos - RAF Museums
		The VC10 was one of Britain's most important civil aircraft of the 1960s.
		They were able to carry 146 troops over a distance of 3760 miles without refuelling and in 1986 a VC10 with a full load of passengers was refuelled in the air by a VC10K tanker, allowing it to carry troops some 4200 miles non-stop.
		G-ARVM, an ex-BOAC VC10, made its last flight on 22 October 1979 from London (Heathrow) airport to Cosford having been in service for 15 years.
	www.rafmuseum.org.uk /vickers-vc10-srs-1101.htm (180 words)

	Vickers VC10
		Known as the Vanjet VC10, the design evolved into a three-engined airliner which was planned to be available in two versions: a short to medium range aircraft and a long-range aircraft.
		In fact the annual utilisation of the VC10 and Super VC10 was the highest in the BOAC fleet, its load factors were always significantly higher than the 707 and the actual operating profit was also the highest in BOAC, beating even the 707.
		The VC10 was the heaviest and most powerful aircraft the RAF had received up to that time and introduced a global transport capability which was entirely new to the RAF.
	www.aeroflight.co.uk /types/uk/vickers/vc10/VC10.htm (2725 words)

	Vickers & BAC
		As far back as 1919 Vickers was already famous for the first non-stop crossing of the Atlantic Ocean when Alcock and Brown flew their converted Vickers Vimy bomber from Newfoundland to a crash landing in an Irish bog.
		Vickers Ltd. was known as a shipbuilder, but early in the 20th century they became involved in aviation, as early as 1908 the Admiralty ordered the R.1 airship from Vickers.
		As the VC10 emerged just when Vickers became a part of B.A.C. the airplane is sometimes listed as the B.A.C. VC10, but in my view it is more fitting to pay tribute to the design office at Weybridge, which was still completely a part of Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft) Ltd. when it designed the VC10.
	www.vc10.net /History/vc10_origins.html (1338 words)

	Vickers VC10 Sultan of Oman image at Classic Aircraft (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		This Vickers photograph was taken in the last couple of years - I'm always on the look-out for interesting vintage aircraft and old airfields to photo around the UK.
		Other images similar to this Vickers VC10 Sultan of Oman can be found in the lefthand menu.
		Please note that all recent photographs taken by myself on this website (plus my articles) are all copyright R Jones (c) and not to be reproduced anywhere else in any form, digital or otherwise.
	classic-aircraft.oldclassiccar.co.uk /photo_vickers_vc10_sultan_of_oman.htm (307 words)

	Airliners.net: Vickers VC10 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		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.
		In it's time the VC10 was the largest aircraft that had ever been produced in the United Kingdom, and although a very sophisticated design it completely lost out to the Boeing 707 and Douglas DC-8.
		The VC10 became the victim of several issues, the two main ones being the timing of it's debut and the Standard's compromise between performance and operating costs.
	www.airliners.net /info/stats.main?id=392 (647 words)

	Vickers Super VC10 in BA livery classic aircraft
		I am not aware of any copyright on these images but if any images are under copyright, please get in touch and I will remove it, or credit it accordingly, asap.
		Below is an original postcard, titled 'Vickers Super VC10 in BA livery'.
		Most of the BA VC10s, when no longer needed by BA, were acquired by the RAF and, after conversion, were used for in flight refuelling duties.
	www.classic-wheels.co.uk /z_vickers_super_vc10_in_ba_livery_classic_aircraft.htm (342 words)

	Vickers VC10 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		-- The VC10 was designed to operate in the difficult and demanding environment of the _Empire_ routes, which combined tropical conditions with often limited facilities.
		Using original Vickers documentation and interviews with the design and flight team, he has amassed a wealth of material, from its roots in the stillborn V1000 through to its current use with the RAF.
		This "Vickers VC10" product is an example of this collection of auto enthusiast books, videos, and manuals, plus other topics for those interested in powerful machines used in both war and peace.
	www.thingsworthhaving.com /mot-books/book/130052.html (203 words)

	Vickers Super VC10 in BOAC colours classic aircraft
		Below is an original postcard, titled 'Vickers Super VC10 in BOAC colours'.
		To see the other old aircraft postcards, visit the image list here and check out the other classic jets and prop planes of the past, in addition to this one of the Vickers Super VC10 in BOAC colours.
		The merger of BEA and BOAC, resulting in British Airways in the early 70s, resulted in all VC10s being repainted in the well known BA colour scheme.
	www.classic-wheels.co.uk /z_vickers_super_vc10_in_boac_colours_classic_aircraft.htm (335 words)

	FlightSim.Com Review: Abacus Systems Vickers Super VC10 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Because this aircraft was one of the most beautiful, and sophisticated for its time passenger aircraft of the "new jet age".
		This beauty was designed way back in 1954 by the far-sighted Vickers design office developing the concept of jet powered aircraft after the success of the Jet Turboprop Viscount and the Vanguard about to enter service.
		It has to be said I have a love affair with the VC10 so I admit to a slightly biased view point, but I am sure you will, like me, keep this offering on the aircraft menu for some time to come.
	www.flightsim.com /cgi/nl?lnk=www.flightsim.com/cgi/kds/main/review/vc10.htm (1750 words)

	X-Plane.Org Forum > Vickers vc-10 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Nov 18 2003, 02:22 PM VC10 - brilliant! Would be great to see it in both civil (BOAC) and RAF markings.
		Nov 18 2003, 02:11 AM The VC10 is next on my list of aircraft once this one is released....
		Regarding the VC10, yes BOAC and the RAF tanker version are #1 and #2 on my list...need to see if it is somehow possible to replace the KC10 in X-Plane...
	www.x-plane.org /forums/lofiversion/index.php/t6376.html (727 words)

	Vickers VC10 Simulation - Virtual Cockpit (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Some of these screenshots were taken by our chief test pilot before the autopilot was moved and windows completed.
		The autopilot is on the centre console correctly but it is also now on a pop-up icon.
		This VC-10 simulation, photos and images are the property of Abacus Systems Ltd and must not be used or re-distributed without permission.
	www.vc-10.net /vc10vc.html (204 words)

	Aviation Worldwide: Swift, Silent, Superb - Vickers VC10
		A fabulous book providing the definitive history of the largest civil jet transport to be designed, built and enter service in the United Kingdom.
		From prototype, design, manufacturing to the VC10 in airline service, plus the VC10's that saw military service with the RAF - it's all there in great detail.
		All variants of the VC10 are covered, including the V1000, VC11 and VC10 Superb.
	www.aviation-worldwide.com /products/7103.html (177 words)

	All words on No. 101 Squadron RAF
		101 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the Vickers VC10 K3 and K4 from RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire.
		The VC10 K2 was delivered to the RAF in 1983, when 101 Squadron was officially reformed.
		The VC10 K2, K3 and K4s began their lives with British Airways (delivered to BOAC,) Gulf Air and East African Airways.
	www.allwords.org /no/no.-101-squadron-raf.html (531 words)

	Boeing 707, Douglas Dc-8 & Vickers Vc10 (Legends of the Air 6) by Stewart Wilson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Boeing 707, Douglas DC-8 and Vickers VC-10 were three of the most important and most successful of the first generation, long range aircraft that were developed.
		All were four engine, high capacity aircraft (for their time) that their respective companied staked their futures on.
		Boeing 707, Douglas Dc-8 & Vickers Vc10 (Legends of the Air 6)
	www.cbnoble.com /airliners/b7072.htm (98 words)

	Vickers VC-10 aircraft cockpit instrument panels
		The VC10 is a four-engined passenger, freight or tanker aircraft that can carry 150 troops over 3,600 miles (5,800km) unrefuelled.
		This particular aircraft was used by the British RAF as a dedicated tanker aircraft can that could carry up to 78 tonnes of fuel.
		An overview from the flight manual is also shown to show the location of the panels relative to eachother.
	members.chello.nl /m.waterloo/vc10-panel.html (336 words)

	ipedia.com: RAF Brize Norton Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		RAF Brize Norton is an air base in Oxfordshire to the west of London, England, United Kingdom.
		It is home to the Royal Air Force's heavy transport aircraft, the Globemaster C1, and its Tristar and Vickers VC10 tankers.
		With the arrival of the Globemaster (C-17 in USAF service) and the future Airbus A400M the base has an assured future.
	www.ipedia.com /raf_brize_norton.html (182 words)

	The SocioWeb: Sociology Books » Boeing 707, Douglas Dc-8 & Vickers Vc10 (Legends of the Air 6)
		They were the Boeing 707, Douglas DC-8, and the Vickers VC-10.
		The 707 is presented - along with its sister designs, the 717 (KC-135) and the 720 - both in military and civilian guises, though for some reason the military versions are presented first.
		The interesting part is about the VC10, a scarcely known british master.
	www.socioweb.com /sociology-books/book/1875671366 (629 words)

	Boeing 707, Douglas Dc-8 & Vickers Vc10 (Legends of the Air 6) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Boeing 707, Douglas Dc-8 and Vickers Vc10 (Legends of the Air 6)
		The sixth volume in the Legends of the Air Series, Boeing 707, Douglas DC-8 and Vickers VC10 studies in depth three pioneering long range jet airliners responsible for shrinking the globe, plus the military KC-135 members of the Boeing 707, an aircraft which paved the way for Boeing's commercial airliner success.
		Boeing 707, Douglas DC-8 and Vickers VC10 features around 70,000 words of text, hundreds of photographs, 48 specifically commissioned color sideview drawings, technical drawings, specification and production tables, and more.
	www.markcarey.com /astore/p/1875671366 (659 words)

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