Were those the graceful lines of a VC10 ?
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Were those the graceful lines of a VC10 ?
Had to go to Durham today to renew my 2nd passport, and sat by the river, just before mid-day I heard a jet overhead, and being a spotter, of course looked up. Were thise the beeyootiful lines of a VC10 heading more or less due North up the river ?
Looked lovely from where I was sitting waiting for the passport office to do their business.
Looked lovely from where I was sitting waiting for the passport office to do their business.
The lack of Hush-Kits is one of it's failings
Turkey, yep that was a VC10 - great view of the palm and the burj after a full power take off!
Whats that rate of climb like from where you take off? Almost needed to transmit on the Jumeriah MBZ at that height 
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Looks like they threw more coal on, just as the wheels went in.
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I well remember a 6 hour stop over in Kai Tak many years ago and watching the procession of civ jets arriving and departing. Apart from some slight noise heard through the double glazing of the airport building that was all you heard.
And then there was one of Shiny 10s finest cranking up on the pan. Once lined up and opened up you not only could hear the noise but the windows and the building shook.
Shame they don't make 'em like that any more.
And then there was one of Shiny 10s finest cranking up on the pan. Once lined up and opened up you not only could hear the noise but the windows and the building shook.
Shame they don't make 'em like that any more.
I remember bringing a couple of steely Jag mates back from Gulf War 1. The two wanted to stand on the flight deck for take off from Exeter (landed there to drop off a few Commandos). One Jag mate sat on the jump for the very short take-off roll at very light weight. The other elected to stand and hold on. Fool!
We rolled with full power (of course) and maintained 17.5 deg climb, reaching 10,000' in no time. I turned round to chat to the second Jag mate who was nowhere to be seen. Apparently he had been knocked off his feet by the rotation and rolled all the way down the isle.
We rolled with full power (of course) and maintained 17.5 deg climb, reaching 10,000' in no time. I turned round to chat to the second Jag mate who was nowhere to be seen. Apparently he had been knocked off his feet by the rotation and rolled all the way down the isle.
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'Warned In' (is that term still in use?) at BZN on the eve of my first tour and was allocated a room at the front of the Mess (which, for those not familiar with the Mess, fronts onto the runway - straightline distance around 300m).
Monday morning, 0445. Not only was I awakened but I thought the windows were about to shatter. Welcome to Brize.
Monday morning, 0445. Not only was I awakened but I thought the windows were about to shatter. Welcome to Brize.
As a young lad growing up in Kenya, I remember watching the first BOAC VC10s departing from Nairobi. Beautiful to watch, with an inspiring climb angle to a young lad used to watching Comets.
Several decades later, my OMQ was right next to the 27 threshold at Gutersloh. 0710 every Sunday, an Op BANNER VC10 would depart for Northern Ireland. No matter how good the party the night before, we were always awake at 0710 on Sunday morning!!
Happy Days!!
Several decades later, my OMQ was right next to the 27 threshold at Gutersloh. 0710 every Sunday, an Op BANNER VC10 would depart for Northern Ireland. No matter how good the party the night before, we were always awake at 0710 on Sunday morning!!
Happy Days!!
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The Coal being shovelled in leaving Leuchars in 2005 
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As SLF on BOAC / BA VC10s a number of times I can tell you when they came into service every pax's idea of the safest way to fly was a BOAC VC10 with an ex-Lancaster pilot up front (yes, there were many still around then). As one said to me: 25% more power than the Americans would have given it - who's complaining (apart from the bean counters).
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Max Reheat, remember those rooms well. I had one during the evacuation from Cyprus in '74. Noisy as hell with aircraft arriving and departing at all hours.
The good residents of Witney made a complaint about the noise, so a couple of folk were invited up for dinner in the Mess and I was detailed off to host them for the evening. It all turned out well, when the couple arrived and I discovered they were the brother and sister-in-law of a former girlfriend. They listened to the noise we had to put up with in the Mess and went home satisfied that what they could hear in Witney was, in the great scheme of things, very little to complain about.
The good residents of Witney made a complaint about the noise, so a couple of folk were invited up for dinner in the Mess and I was detailed off to host them for the evening. It all turned out well, when the couple arrived and I discovered they were the brother and sister-in-law of a former girlfriend. They listened to the noise we had to put up with in the Mess and went home satisfied that what they could hear in Witney was, in the great scheme of things, very little to complain about.