Originally Posted by zarniwoop
I can remember seeing the 3 engined VC-10 at RAF Kemble around 1978. If I remember correctly it was due to be scrapped because of the airframe being twisted, the RB-211 overpowering the 2 Conways.
Sorry I can't offer any more.
It was scrapped because after the trials some numpty filled the cockpit and cabin with ready mixed concrete to keep it from bouncing around in the wind........... from what I have been told by a Rolls Member involved, they went back to look at using it again and were told to look in through the DV window only to find the tops of the seats and instruments poking out through a layer of solid concrete..........