Vickers VC10 Aircraft

VC10 1101, Cosford

Production Details

Design Company:

Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd, Weybridge & Hurn

First Flight:

29 June 1962

VC10 Type 1100:

1 - Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd

VC10 Type 1101:

12 - Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd

VC10 Type 1102:

2 - Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd

VC10 Type 1103:

3 - Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd

VC10 Type 1106:

14 - Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd

Super VC10 Type 1151:

17 - Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd

Super VC10 Type 1154:

5 - Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd

Type Specification

Applies to:

Vickers VC10 Type 1101

Type:

Four engined jet airliner

Wing:

Cantilever low wing monoplane. Mean dihedral 3.5 degrees, sweepback 32.5 degrees. All metal structure, with four spanwise members in inner wongs, reducing to two outboard, and wing skins integrally machined from light alloy billets

Fuselage:

Oval light alloy semi monocoque fail safe structure

Tail Unit:

Cantilever all metal structure, with tailplane mounted at top of fin

Landing Gear:

Retractable tricycle type. Main units are inward retracting four wheel bogies. Twin wheels on forward retracting nose unit

Power Plant:

Four Rolls-Royce Conway RCo42 turbofan engines (each 20,370 lb st) in lateral pairs on each side of rear fuselage

Accommodation:

Basic flight crew of three, captain, co pilot and flight engineer. Standard six abreast seating for 135 passengers

Span:

146 ft 2 in

Length:

158 ft 8 in

Height:

39 ft 6 in

Wing Area:

2,851 sq ft

Basic Operating:

149,868 lb

Max Take Off:

314,000 lb

Max Cruise Speed:

568 mph

Rate of Climb:

1,920 ft/min at sea level

Service Ceiling:

42,000 ft

Range:

6,070 miles

Preserved in British Museums

VC10 1101:

G-ARVM - Brooklands Museum, Brooklands - Nose

VC10 1103:

A4O-AB - Brooklands Museum, Brooklands - Display

Super VC10:

G-ASGC - Duxford Aviation Society, Duxford Aerodrome - Display

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