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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Location Data for: London Gatwick Airport (LGW / EGKK) | Updated: Jan. 23rd 2009 |
| Summary: | Gatwick is the busiest single-runway airport in the world, the 2nd largest airport in the UK and the 10th busiest international airport in the world. British Airways and Easyjet are the major scheduled operators together with many charter operators | | |
Class: Civil
Operator: BAA
Opened: 1958
| | | | Statistics: |
Commercial movements: 260,420 (2007)
Passengers: 34.16 million (2008)
Cargo: 0.13 million tons (2007)
| | | | Location: |
Crawley,
West Sussex,
United Kingdom Elevation: 202 ft. | | |
| Runways: |
| Direction | | Length | | Surface | | Notes |
| 26L/08R | |
10364 ft. |
| Asphalt | |
| 26R/08L | |
8415 ft. |
| Asphalt | | (used only as a spare if main runway is unserviceable) |
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| Aircraft Details: | | Vickers VC-10 |
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| Location: | | London - Gatwick, United Kingdom |
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| Photo by: |
Caz Caswell |
| Date: |
1974-10-00 |
| Image ID: |
96858 |
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| Still in BCal colors & awaiting delivery on the BCal ramp |
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