A Royal Air Force VC10 K.3 tanker over the North Sea in 2000. The Vickers VC10 is a retired mid-sized, narrow-body long-range British jet airliner designed and built by Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft) Ltd and first flown at Brooklands, Surrey, in 1962.

With the Victor K2 tanker fleet nearing the end of its fatigue life, the RAF would be facing a shortage in tankers again. As the K2 and K3 conversions were still being carried out, there was no need to start converting the Supers immediately so they were stored at …

Feb 11, 2024 · BAC Vickers Super VC-10 K3 (1164) with registration N150ZA (ex 5H-MOG, ZA150) airframe details and operator history including first flight and delivery dates, seat configurations, engines, fleet numbers and names

On the day of the last operational VC10 K2 flight, the opportunity was used to line up the four different VC10 types in use, the last time this would be possible. From left to right: K2, K3, K4, C1K. Photo Crown Copyright/Darren Hall, MOD UK. In 2001 the VC10 K2 made its last flight as a …

Feb 11, 2024 · BAC Vickers Super VC-10 K3 (1164) with registration ZA149 (ex 5X-UVJ) airframe details and operator history including first flight and delivery dates, seat configurations, engines, fleet numbers and names

The Vickers VC10 is powered by four Rolls-Royce Conway turbofan engines that were capable of producing 22,500 lbf maximum thrust each. It has a length of 3.36 meters and a diameter of 1.10 meters. The aircraft can fly up to 43,000 feet.

Sep 4, 2013 · 101 Sqn was formed with VC10 tankers, initially with just the K2, in May 1984. The first K3 arrived the following year and VC10 K3, ZA148, first flew in its new configuration in July 1984 and delivered to 101 Sqn in 1986.

Although it was only a modest success commercially, the VC10 became an important inflight tanker asset for the British Royal Air Force (RAF). This document provides a history and description of the VC10 -- as well as of the contemporary British …

In 1978 the RAF required updated refuelling aircraft and these were among several converted to aerial tankers, becoming the VC-10 K3. They continued in that role to the end. The remaining 4 ex-EAA Super VC10s were the last to fly of the type in the world.

Jun 28, 2016 · Vickers Super VC10 Tanker K3. Roden 1:144. The beginnings for the design of the Vickers VC10 can be traced back to the period when the “V-bombers” were being developed in the mid-1950s.