I really like the VC 10. It was an awesome aircraft* The way they flew and the noise they made was awesome. I'll always miss hearing the thunderous roar produced by the powerfull engines.
er...no!!!....Ilyushin copied the VC10, It was an original design.....Just like Tupolev copied the 757, or Ilyushin copied the 727, then the 747, the concorde, and the Hercules.....
10% of the Russian designs are all copied. The ones that were original Russian designs...never worked and most of the jets crashed and didnt go into commercial service.
My Grandad worked on the VC10 when it was first put inot service...he had pictures of all the jets of that time...and guess what...no IL-62!! if you go back to the 50's and 60's and look at the jets of the time...you will see they were American and British...even the Chinese and Japanese failed to build succesful commercial aircraft!!
The world's first successful (ie one that didn't encounter catastrophic problems) jetliner was the Tupolev 104. The Il-62 was introduced a few years after the VC10. They look similar, but the philosophy and design are quite different. Russians "imported" the rear-engined design from the French Caravelle (Trident/DC9/727 all have a bit of Caravelle in them as well), and it evolved later into Yak-40, Il-62, Tu-154 etc..
Looks are only one side of things, it's good to know the background as well.
N. Hayton. Opps forgot that thing called the Harrier Hawker l think. I believe they are trying to reinvent it in USA. See Brooklands Vickers for Protoypes photo images and click.
I saw this plane developed at wisley' I lived at the end of the runway its the most developed aircraft of its time and they still fly as militerary aircraft. Boring Boing 707 not a touch, spitfire, concorde and euro fighter could go on. nice artical.
At the moment, the support programme is due to end on 2015, fatigue hours permitting.
Quite remarkable, the original OOS date was 1996, then 1999, then 2006. These days the VC10 fleet have an altitude restriction and the hours of flight time are way down.
"hush" power !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL
und13s 8 months ago
Like a rocket!
ArcticEwi 11 months ago
Us Brits used to be quite good at this didn`t we? Once upon a time. I could weep...
Bitsforboats 11 months ago 2
Love the Vickers,Vulcan,Concorde,and B1 Lancer.
BBQFanNo1 1 year ago
Boah man, outstanding!
Altenholz 1 year ago
I really like the VC 10. It was an awesome aircraft* The way they flew and the noise they made was awesome. I'll always miss hearing the thunderous roar produced by the powerfull engines.
dhaprinz2you 2 years ago 2
What flight sim is this, it's almost real?
TheRusskinruss 2 years ago
It is real!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AccessAir 2 years ago
Outstanding!
mcdonnell220 2 years ago 2
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copy of IL-62
TimurSheremetov 2 years ago
Similar, but not really copies of each other. There are lots of significant differences.
dismith 2 years ago
er...no!!!....Ilyushin copied the VC10, It was an original design.....Just like Tupolev copied the 757, or Ilyushin copied the 727, then the 747, the concorde, and the Hercules.....
10% of the Russian designs are all copied. The ones that were original Russian designs...never worked and most of the jets crashed and didnt go into commercial service.
LaminaDieWills 2 years ago
My Grandad worked on the VC10 when it was first put inot service...he had pictures of all the jets of that time...and guess what...no IL-62!! if you go back to the 50's and 60's and look at the jets of the time...you will see they were American and British...even the Chinese and Japanese failed to build succesful commercial aircraft!!
LaminaDieWills 2 years ago
The world's first successful (ie one that didn't encounter catastrophic problems) jetliner was the Tupolev 104. The Il-62 was introduced a few years after the VC10. They look similar, but the philosophy and design are quite different. Russians "imported" the rear-engined design from the French Caravelle (Trident/DC9/727 all have a bit of Caravelle in them as well), and it evolved later into Yak-40, Il-62, Tu-154 etc..
Looks are only one side of things, it's good to know the background as well.
rotate270 2 years ago
The only successful commercial airliner that the Japanese built was the YS-11....
AccessAir 2 years ago
@AccessAir And that was hardly successful.. a whole 182 units produced. And a few dozen with that Vietnamese variant.
scaremenga 1 year ago
CORRECTION****
Sorry i meant to write "10% of the Russian designs were thier own originals..the rest were copied"
LaminaDieWills 2 years ago
Those 4 RR Conway engines make an almost elemental sound; are there any CD's available of high-quality aero engine sounds?
The RAF VC-10 out of Lyneham flies over our house regularly looping round 3 times on slow night-time manouvres :-)
baward 2 years ago
I mean Brize Norton, sorry!
baward 2 years ago
N. Hayton. Opps forgot that thing called the Harrier Hawker l think. I believe they are trying to reinvent it in USA. See Brooklands Vickers for Protoypes photo images and click.
marcomarkiow 2 years ago
N hayton.
I saw this plane developed at wisley' I lived at the end of the runway its the most developed aircraft of its time and they still fly as militerary aircraft. Boring Boing 707 not a touch, spitfire, concorde and euro fighter could go on. nice artical.
marcomarkiow 2 years ago
I just Love the Sound of Rolls Royce Conway Olympus Engines starting up and Running the VC10 is one of my Favourite Planes as well as the Vulcan
as it has the same and when i was in the army we flew the VC10 quite a Lot boy I wished i had Joined the RAF
ROBERTNESBITT 2 years ago
and they cant afford anything new, ;) which is probably a good thing so we can see more of these.
Do they have a retirement date?
marcoconnor123 3 years ago
Probably another 3 years in service
REI02021809 2 years ago
Hello,
At the moment, the support programme is due to end on 2015, fatigue hours permitting.
Quite remarkable, the original OOS date was 1996, then 1999, then 2006. These days the VC10 fleet have an altitude restriction and the hours of flight time are way down.
As tough as nails!!
strontiumdog19 2 years ago
Excellent quality. Thanks !!!
beh0003 3 years ago
Das waren noch Flieger....
Klasse Video
L188 3 years ago
Nice rich fuelling...Just how a jet should be.
potheadpixi 3 years ago
Great video! Love the sound of those Conways spooling up for take-off! Lovely music!
bdaseaman 3 years ago 2
Well.. one was designed and built by the British, and the other was designed and built by the Russians.
I guess they "look" the same in the way a 707 "looks like" a DC-8, but they are still very different aircraft.
I don't know what else to tell you. If you're interested in a comparison I'm sure there are a few on the web somewhere.
xxstar 3 years ago
Is this plane the same as an Iylusion il-62?
durkadurka12hdghd 3 years ago
No.
xxstar 3 years ago 2
What are the main differences between the two then? They look exactly the same, or maybe I just need to look closer.
durkadurka12hdghd 3 years ago
the sound and raw of those unhushkitted low bypass turbojet RR Conways is how aviation is ment to sound.
Boeing757basher07 3 years ago 2
No doubt! :-)
mcdonnell220 2 years ago
Im in Recife in brazil right now and when my plane landed (a330) I saw VC10 and next to it a old boeing with jet engines not turbofan...
oggybodoggy 3 years ago
and still the fastest subsonic large passenger plane which is why the RAF keeps them
Nobel200 3 years ago
Also the only Aircraft in the world to leave behind it a bigger trail of black smog than a steam train. Classic.
Bigcityshining 3 years ago
Amazing video, I love the VC10, 5*
Boeing757basher07 3 years ago