Aircraft Data for: Vickers VC-10 - | Updated: Jan. 29th 2009 |
| Summary: | The Vickers VC-10 a British airliner designed to operate on long distance international routes. The primary operator was BOAC. Many were later converted and remain in service today as aerial refuelling and transport aircraft for the RAF Type 1101 was the standard VC-10 built for BOAC. Type 1106 was a military transport version for the RAF. Type 1151 was the stretched "Super VC-10" operated by BOAC. Type 1154 was a Super combi version operated by East African Airways. | | |
Country of origin: United Kingdom
First flight: 1962
No. built: 54
No. in service: 15 (approx.)
Crew: 4
Passengers: 109
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| | | | Power: | 4 x Rolls Royce Conway (17150 lbf) turbofan engines |
| | Type 1101 standard VC-10 was powered by Conway RCo.42 engines. The Type 1151 Super VC-10 was powered by the uprated Conway RCo.43 engines |
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| Dimensions: |
| Length: | | 171 ft. 8 in.
(Type 1151 Super VC-10)
| | Wing Span: | | 146 ft. 2 in.
(Type 1151 Super VC-10)
| | Height: | | 39 ft. 2 in.
(Type 1151 Super VC-10)
| | Empty Weight: | | 146,960 lbs.
(Type 1151 Super VC-10)
| | Max. Weight: | | 335,000 lbs.
(Type 1151 Super VC-10)
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| | | Performance: |
| Max. speed: | | 580
mph | | Cruise speed: | | 500
mph | | Ceiling: | | 38,000 ft.
| | Normal range: | | 5,000
nm | | Max. range: | | 5,965
nm |
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Operator Data for: British Overseas Airways Corporation ( Callsign: Speedbird) | Updated: Dec. 3rd 2008 |
| Summary: | BOAC was the long-haul British flag carrier. Created with the merger between Imperial Airways and British Airways Ltd. BOAC was then merged with British European Airways (BEA) to form today's British Airways. | | |
Based in: United Kingdom
Headquarters: London
| | | | Statistics: |
Year Founded: 1939
Operations Ceased: 1974
| | | | Major Hubs: |
London Heathrow Airport
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Location Data for: Birmingham International Airport (BHX / EGBB) | Updated: Jan. 14th 2009 |
| Summary: | Located 8 miles from the city Birmingham Airport is the UK’s sixth largest Airport. Its two terminals act as the Midlands’ premier gateway with over 50 airlines operating flights to Europe, North America, the Middle East and the Indian sub-continent. | | |
Class: Civil
Operator: Birmingham International Airport Limited
Opened: 1939
| | | | Statistics: |
Commercial movements: 64,705 (2007)
Passengers: 9.63 million (2008)
Cargo: 14,975 tons (2007)
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Birmingham,
West Midlands,
United Kingdom Elevation: 327 ft. | | |
| Runways: |
| Direction | | Length | | Surface | | Notes |
| 33/15 | |
8546 ft. |
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| Aircraft Details: | | Vickers VC-10 |
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| BOAC - British Overseas Airways Corporation |
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| Location: | | Birmingham - International, United Kingdom |
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| Photo by: |
ATI Collection |
| Date: |
1973-02-00 |
| Image ID: |
85567 |
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| Once a very common winter scene at Birmingham when fog in London resulted in many diversions to Birmingham. This picture shows BOAC VC-10s, Boeing 707s A BEA Vanguard and Iberia Boeing 727 parked on the short runway. |
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