The last Vickers VC10 built in the UK was flown to Dunsfold after being retired by the RAF this week. The aircraft, serial number ZA150, took its final flight on Tuesday (September 24) from Brize ...
One of the last three flying Vickers VC10 jetliners has arrived in Cornwall, where it will become part of the Classic Air Force collection in Newquay. Known as "the Queen of the Skies", the VC10 was ...
On their final flight the VC10s refuelled a Eurofighter Typhoon, Tornado GR4, Hercules, Boeing E-3 Sentry as well as each other The RAF's last Vickers VC10 jetliners have completed their final mission ...
It has taken eight months - and a 70 mile journey - but a rare VC10 jet has been lovingly rebuilt at Cosford’s RAF Museum. The plane, which had been on display at RAF Brize Norton, was officially ...
Airbus has adopted a completely new philosophy for the attachment of the A350 XWB’s main landing gear as part of the switch to a composite wing structure. The solution it has developed borrows from ...
The Royal Air Force's Vickers VC10 tanker squadron is preparing for the final rundown of its fleet as it works towards a planned March 2013 retirement of the 1960s transport design. RAF Brize ...
Just because it’s based on a crazy idea or has a more unusual appearance doesn’t mean it’s wrong – or, in the case of Steve Jones, impossible. A former RAF engineer, Jones had always dreamed of a very ...
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One of the last three flying Vickers VC10 jetliners has arrived in Cornwall, where it will become part of the Classic Air Force collection in Newquay. Known as "the Queen of the Skies", the VC10 was ...