Originally Posted by
NutLoose
I seem to remember one came back from Kenya with the gear down after nose gear problems.
That would have been interesting. Don't think I can lay my hands on any figures for empty U/C-down ferrying.
I feel a bit out of order posting data for BUA's Type 1103, as none of them was ever acquired by the RAF, although we (BCAL) eventually sold one (G-ATDJ) to HMG. I think the RAF C1 (can't remember which Type number that was, but perhaps
Jhieminga will remind us) mentioned above by
MrBernoulli shared similarities with the Type 1103: "Standard" fuselage with main-deck cargo door and "Super" wing-chord extension. However, its performance would have been different because it had more powerful Conways than ours. It also had an APU (what we would have done for that!) and, IIRC, a fin tank like the Super VC10s. The fin tank may have improved the cruise performance by providing a more aft CG when the centre tank was full, enabling less nose-up trim on the TPI.