VC10 to retire on 28th August????
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VC10 CMk1 Performance Manual
Someone out there must have access to one.
My best bet is that 4,000' is too short. I wouldn't like to do it anyway. I needed the first 4,000' to fly the wheels on under power for a greaser.
My best bet is that 4,000' is too short. I wouldn't like to do it anyway. I needed the first 4,000' to fly the wheels on under power for a greaser.
Ecce Homo! Loquitur...
You needed about two counties to stop a Victor. It had no spoilers, a brake chute you couldn't always rely on and wheelbrakes from a Ford Prefect.
I understand its "operational" but is there anyone out there in a position to make a vague guess as to what time this will pass tommorrow? I'll be heading up to Leuchars especially but would rather not sit at the end of the runway all day 
One of my favourite aircraft, and this will hopefully save me a long trip south for the very purpose of seeing her before she goes. Thanks muchly for the heads up
One of my favourite aircraft, and this will hopefully save me a long trip south for the very purpose of seeing her before she goes. Thanks muchly for the heads up
Its only a rumour but....
From another website
"Three ship flypast over several RAF bases announced
RAF Lossiemouth Facebook page, 21 August 2012
The RAF Lossiemouth Facebook page has an announcement about a three-ship VC10 formation which will overfly several RAF bases on 28th August 2012. This is a provisional date, with an equally provisional timing of 1305 hours overhead Lossiemouth. Don't be fooled by the 'retirement announcement', the VC10 will still fly on until March 2013, there's a comma missing in a sentence there!
The three-ship will consist of the three different VC10 variants which are currently in service, K3, K4 and C1K, as this will be the last opportunity to fly them together. The C1K version is the modified transport/tanker variant which has been in RAF service since 1966 while the K3s are ex-EAA airliners and the sole remaining K4 was originally delivered to BOAC as G-ASGM.
Update: the provisional plan according to some informed sources is along these lines.
Departure from RAF Brize Norton around 0900Z (10:00 local time).
One hour of Air Refuelling in RA5.
RAF Lossiemouth
RAF Leuchars
RAF Waddington
RAF Cranwell
RAF Coningsby
RAF Marham
Return to RAF Brize Norton with a flypast from West to East down runway 08 at 700ft AGL. Break to land around 1415Z - 1430Z (15:15 - 15:30 local time).
Obviously weather and aircraft serviceability may cause changes to these plans."
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News
"Three ship flypast over several RAF bases announced
RAF Lossiemouth Facebook page, 21 August 2012
The RAF Lossiemouth Facebook page has an announcement about a three-ship VC10 formation which will overfly several RAF bases on 28th August 2012. This is a provisional date, with an equally provisional timing of 1305 hours overhead Lossiemouth. Don't be fooled by the 'retirement announcement', the VC10 will still fly on until March 2013, there's a comma missing in a sentence there!
The three-ship will consist of the three different VC10 variants which are currently in service, K3, K4 and C1K, as this will be the last opportunity to fly them together. The C1K version is the modified transport/tanker variant which has been in RAF service since 1966 while the K3s are ex-EAA airliners and the sole remaining K4 was originally delivered to BOAC as G-ASGM.
Update: the provisional plan according to some informed sources is along these lines.
Departure from RAF Brize Norton around 0900Z (10:00 local time).
One hour of Air Refuelling in RA5.
RAF Lossiemouth
RAF Leuchars
RAF Waddington
RAF Cranwell
RAF Coningsby
RAF Marham
Return to RAF Brize Norton with a flypast from West to East down runway 08 at 700ft AGL. Break to land around 1415Z - 1430Z (15:15 - 15:30 local time).
Obviously weather and aircraft serviceability may cause changes to these plans."
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Was hoping they would route over Bicester on the way from Marham to Brize but nothing heard, shame.
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Never saw it.
Rarer than Buster potting a hole round here.
Hi Arters! Did you get a chance to see/hear the formation?
They returned slightly earlier than I'd anticipated; I heard that they were south-west of Abingdon and turning in, so I hot-footed it to the A40 overbridge, but wasn't quite there in time. Hence this was the only snap I was able to manage, with no time to compose the shot, I'm afraid - it was a real point and squirt effort. A bit of cropping and sharpening tidied it up as best as I could manage.
D120A - indeed. Which would have meant 'Bob' (XR808), the ex-10 Sqn C1K, bringing up the rear. But then again, didn't 10 always follow in 101's wake in the AAR world...
They returned slightly earlier than I'd anticipated; I heard that they were south-west of Abingdon and turning in, so I hot-footed it to the A40 overbridge, but wasn't quite there in time. Hence this was the only snap I was able to manage, with no time to compose the shot, I'm afraid - it was a real point and squirt effort. A bit of cropping and sharpening tidied it up as best as I could manage.
D120A - indeed. Which would have meant 'Bob' (XR808), the ex-10 Sqn C1K, bringing up the rear. But then again, didn't 10 always follow in 101's wake in the AAR world...
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So I take it, it will now sit at Brize while they await the outcome of the debate in this thread as to whether they will be able to get it into Cosford or not..
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Old footage now but anyone wants some nostalgia:
UK Tornado F3 Videos :: AAR Short video by DeeGee - Photobucket
UK Tornado F3 Videos :: AAR Short video by DeeGee - Photobucket
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I think you have got a bit confused in the thread. The AC are due to be flying for a while. Today was the last chance to get all 3 types together.
Just checked LDR can't see a problem!
Rgds Vasco
I think you have got a bit confused in the thread. The AC are due to be flying for a while. Today was the last chance to get all 3 types together.
Just checked LDR can't see a problem!
Rgds Vasco