Vickers VC10 in flight refuelling aircraft
Nov 9, 2022 09:33:24 #
On behalf of all for us Aviation Fans,Thank You for a detailed set.
Great job.
Great job.
Nov 9, 2022 10:59:57 #
Nov 9, 2022 11:51:00 #
allan catt wrote:
Taken at a aircraft museum in Cornwall uk.the aircraft it’s self had to be refuelled once in flight because it could not take off fully loaded .
Nice set.
Nov 9, 2022 13:39:51 #
Isn't this plane the old "Comet" which was long ago withdrawn from service. (Too many crashes and problems)
Nov 9, 2022 16:03:47 #
Nov 9, 2022 18:45:59 #
coullone
Loc: Paynesville, Victoria, Australia
Old Coot wrote:
Isn't this plane the old "Comet" which was long ago withdrawn from service. (Too many crashes and problems)
No the Comet was by De Haviland, This was by Vickers and a feature was it was quite to travel in due to rear mounted engines.
Comet problems were caused by not understanding metal fatigue in Aluminium, the result was Boeing used the discovery to corner the market with the 707. Mark 4 Comets proved very reliable and flew millions of kilometres without incident (some bird strikes in Africa excepted).
Nov 9, 2022 22:33:33 #
coullone wrote:
No the Comet was by De Haviland, This was by Vickers and a feature was it was quite to travel in due to rear mounted engines.
Comet problems were caused by not understanding metal fatigue in Aluminium, the result was Boeing used the discovery to corner the market with the 707. Mark 4 Comets proved very reliable and flew millions of kilometres without incident (some bird strikes in Africa excepted).
Comet problems were caused by not understanding metal fatigue in Aluminium, the result was Boeing used the discovery to corner the market with the 707. Mark 4 Comets proved very reliable and flew millions of kilometres without incident (some bird strikes in Africa excepted).
Thanks for the update. Whereabouts in Cornwall ? my wife is from Penzance.
Apr 24, 2023 07:50:48 #
coullone
Loc: Paynesville, Victoria, Australia
Old Coot wrote:
Isn't this plane the old "Comet" which was long ago withdrawn from service. (Too many crashes and problems)
No the VC10 was a Vickers aircraft and was quite good to fly in. Fairly quite due to rear engines. BOAC used them on the LHW to Johannesburg route in the sixty's
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