Originally Posted by
pax britanica
Unlike one of the early posts that said the VC 10 was a superb aeroplane, no it wasn't, it was a heap of junk because it couldn't do the job of an airliner remotely efficiently.
You could equally argue that it performed its intended mission (medium/long-haul from short runways) admirably.
Sadly, it was a role that was virtually non-existent by the time it entered service.