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Old 8th Feb 2007, 13:52
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Dan Winterland
 
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Yes, I agree - a very nice piccie. But there was more than one type that had 4 Conways and a T-tail. Myself and Mr B flew them both!

And interestingly, the VC10 in your picture (K MK3 / Super VC10) had a tailfin tank which held 5.5 tonnes of fuel. It too was a place to stuff extra fuel rather than a trim tank. Although later in the VC10s life, fuel management was changed to adjust the C of G. But this was to conserve fatigue life rather than to save a bit of trim darg.
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