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Flight Craft 20: Vickers VC10 & Super VC10 BOOK 9781526760067 Airliners Aircraft
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- Brand
- Pen and Sword Books Ltd
- Personalised
- No
- Series
- Flight Craft
- Subject Area
- Aviation
- Educational Level
- Adult & Further Education
- MPN
- Does not apply
- Features
- Illustrated
- Level
- Intermediate
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United Kingdom
- Item Weight
- 640g
- ISBN
- 9781526760067
- Publication Year
- 2020
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- Publication Name
- Flight Craft 20: Vickers Vc10
- Item Height
- 297 mm
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books LTD
- Item Width
- 210 mm
- Subject
- Business
- Number of Pages
- 96 Pages
About this product
Product Information
Designed and manufactured by the men who would make Concorde, the Rolls-Royce powered Vickers VC10, and its larger variant, the Super VC10, represented the ultimate in 1960s subsonic airliners. The VC10 was Britain's answer to the Boeing 707 and the Douglas DC-8. The VC10 was a second-generation jetliner designed in the 1960s and manufactured into the 1970s. It incorporated advanced engineering, new aerodynamics, and design features, to produce a swept, sculpted machine easily identifiable by its high T-tail design and rear-engine configuration. The VC10 could take off in a very short distance, climb more steeply and land at slower speed than its rivals the Boeing 707 and Douglas DC-8\. These were vital safety benefits in the early years of the jet age. At one stage, the Super VC10 was the biggest airliner made in Europe and the fastest in the world. On entry into service, both the VC10 and the longer Super VC10 carved out a niche with passengers who enjoyed the speed, silence and elegance of the airliner. Pilots, meanwhile, loved its ease of flying and extra power. Yet the VC10 project was embroiled in political and corporate machinations across many years and more than one government. BOAC got what they asked for but went on to criticise the VC10 for not being a 707 - which was a different beast entirely. Questions were asked in parliament and the whole story was enmeshed in a political and corporate affair that signified the end of British big airliner production. Yet the men who made the VC10 also went on to design and build Concorde. Many VC10 pilots became Concorde pilots. In service until the 1980s with British Airways, and until 2013 with the RAF, the VC10 became a British icon and a national hero, one only eclipsed by Concorde. It remains an enthusiast's hero. AUTHOR: Lance Cole is an award-winning automotive and aviation writer. As well as been the author of numerous books, he has written for Flight International and a host of newspapers and magazines worldwide. Lance worked with the test pilot Brian Trubshaw whilst researching the VC10 story. Lance has studied the aircraft since he flew on them as a child in Africa. He was also fortunate to have spent some time at RAF Brize Norton with the VC10s prior to their retirement. 200 colour and b/w illustrations
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books LTD
ISBN-13
9781526760067
eBay Product ID (ePID)
3046559750
Product Key Features
Series
Flight Craft
Publication Name
Flight Craft 20: Vickers Vc10
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Business
Publication Year
2020
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
96 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
297 mm
Item Width
210 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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