Vickers 1100 VC10
Airliner
The Vickers VC10 is a four-engine medium- to long-range narrowbody jet airliner aircraft with a capacity of 109 to 174 passengers produced by the British manufacturer Vickers-Armstrongs, later by BAC - British Aircraft Corporation.
The variant Super VC10 (1151) has a stretched fuselage (+3,96 m / 13 ft), more powerful engines, different leading edges of the wings and an additional fuel tank. The Royal Air Force operated several VC10 as strategic transport aircraft and later also converted civil VC10 as air to air refueling tanker aircraft from 1965 until 2013. The military transport variant (Vickers Type 1106) differs from the civil airframe among others by having more powerful engines.
Crew | 3 | |
Passengers | 109-151 (139-174) |
Propulsion | 4 Turbofan Engines | |
Engine Model | Rolls-Royce Conway RCo.42 Mk.540 | |
Engine Power (each) | 93,4 kN | 21000 lbf |
alternative Engine Variant | ||
Engine Model | Rolls-Royce Conway RCo.43D Mk.550 | |
Engine Power (each) | 100,1 kN | 22500 lbf |
max. Cruise Speed | 930 (935) km/h | 502 (505) kts 578 (581) mph |
Mmo (max. Mach) | Mach 0.86 | |
Service Ceiling | 11.582 m | 38.000 ft |
Rate of climb | 585 m/min | 1920 ft/min |
Range | 7.593 (8.112) km | 4.100 (4.380) NM 4.718 (5.040) mi. |
Empty Weight | 66.670 (71.137) kg | 146.982 (156.830) lbs |
max. Takeoff Weight | 141.521 (151.954) kg | 312.000 (335.000) lbs |
max. Landing Weight | 97.976 (107.503) kg | 216.000 (237.000) lbs |
Wing Span | 44,55 m | 146 ft 2 in |
Wing Area | 264,8 (272,3) m² | 2850 (2931) ft² |
Length | 48,36 (52,32) m | 158 ft 8 in (171 ft 8 in) |
Height | 12,04 m | 39 ft 6 in |
First Flight | 19.06.1962 | |
Production Status | out of production | |
Total Production | 54 |
ICAO Code | VC10 | |
Data for (Version) | Vickers 1101 VC10 (1151 Super VC10) | |
Variants | 1101, 1102, 1103, C Mk.1 (1106), 1151, 1154 |
[Photo-ID: 1222] © Karsten Palt 2008-07-16 | |
Vickers Super VC-10 1151 BOAC-Cunard Reg.: G-ASGC c/n: 853 | |
Imperial War Museum [Duxford Aerodrome (EGSU / QFO)] |
[Photo-ID: 1223] © Karsten Palt 2008-07-16 | |
Vickers Super VC-10 1151 BOAC-Cunard Reg.: G-ASGC c/n: 853 | |
Imperial War Museum [Duxford Aerodrome (EGSU / QFO)] |
[Photo-ID: 1483] © Karsten Palt 2008-09-27 | |
Vickers VC-10 1101 United Arab Emirates Reg.: G-ARVF c/n: 808 | |
Flugausstellung L.+P. Junior [Hermeskeil] |
[Photo-ID: 1484] © Karsten Palt 2008-09-27 | |
Vickers VC-10 1101 United Arab Emirates Reg.: G-ARVF c/n: 808 | |
Flugausstellung L.+P. Junior [Hermeskeil] |
[Photo-ID: 3350] © Karsten Palt 2010-06-18 | |
Vickers VC-10 C1K Royal Air Force Reg.: XV102 c/n: 832 | |
Luchtmachtdagen 2010 [Gilze-Rijen (EHGR)] |
[Photo-ID: 7856] © Karsten Palt 2013-05-19 | |
Vickers VC-10 C1K Royal Air Force Reg.: XV108 c/n: 838 to be scrapped soon | |
[Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome] |