BAC VC10

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:configuration four-engined jet
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:crew 3
gptkbp:engineType gptkb:Rolls-Royce_Conway_turbofan
gptkbp:firstFlight 29 June 1962
gptkbp:height 12.04 m
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label BAC VC10
gptkbp:introduced 1964
gptkbp:length 48.36 m (Super VC10)
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:British_Aircraft_Corporation
gptkb:Vickers-Armstrongs
gptkbp:maximumSpeed Mach 0.87
gptkbp:maxTakeoffWeight 151,320 kg (Super VC10)
gptkbp:notableFor excellent hot and high performance
fast transatlantic crossings
quiet cabin
gptkbp:numberBuilt 54
gptkbp:numberOfAxles low-wing
gptkbp:preservedIn gptkb:Brooklands_Museum
gptkb:Dunsfold_Aerodrome
gptkb:RAF_Museum_Cosford
gptkbp:primaryUser gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:BOAC
gptkbp:range 9,400 km (Super VC10)
gptkbp:registration G-ARVM (preserved at Brooklands Museum)
XR808 (last RAF VC10)
gptkbp:retired 2013
gptkbp:role gptkb:aircraft
aerial refuelling tanker
gptkbp:seatingCapacity 151 (Super VC10, typical 2-class)
gptkbp:status retired
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Lockheed_L-1011_TriStar_(RAF)
gptkbp:tailLength T-tail
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:British_Caledonian
gptkb:East_African_Airways
gptkb:Ghana_Airways
gptkb:United_Arab_Airlines
gptkb:Nigeria_Airways
gptkb:Middle_East_Airlines
Gulf Air
gptkbp:variant gptkb:standard
gptkb:Super_VC10
gptkb:VC10_C1
gptkb:VC10_K2
gptkb:VC10_K3
gptkb:VC10_K4
gptkbp:wingspan 44.55 m
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:British_Aircraft_Corporation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5