Five engined VC 10

Post by **Garry Russell** » 20 Jul 2007, 17:16

Although photos of VC 10's in any flavour are hardly rare........those showing the spare engine carrying pods are quite scarce

Here G-ASGE models the look

http://www.airlinehobby.com/listings/de ... /index.cfm

Garry

Hot_Charlie · Post by **Hot_Charlie** » 20 Jul 2007, 17:39

Very interesting indeed. I don't think I've seen a non-close-up photo of that before.

Post by **Garry Russell** » 20 Jul 2007, 17:41

That's it really....there are pics of the pods but not so much of the whole aircraft with the pod :think:

Garry

VC10 · Post by **VC10** » 21 Jul 2007, 09:52

Paul

DispatchDragon · Post by **DispatchDragon** » 21 Jul 2007, 11:40

Nurse -- quick the screens - I think Ive had an accident :roll:

What a wonderful photograph Paul
It still makes you proud

Leif

Post by **TSR2** » 21 Jul 2007, 23:38

She is just a gorgeous aircraft... elegant graceful and with such power!

FlyTexas · Post by **FlyTexas** » 22 Jul 2007, 01:19

Well put, Ben...well put.

Brian

Post by **Garry Russell** » 22 Jul 2007, 22:46

I'm surprise you had any Tonks unless it came with the BA stock.

Seeing the RAF VC 10 C1 had a freight door and in any case there were transports available so I doubt that they would ever need to hang spares in a pod

Garry

airbee · Post by **airbee** » 23 Jul 2007, 01:07

How times do change - for the better of course.
I remember we used to have to send engines to AOG's by cargo a/c if available; in our case Brit 'CF - or even resort to chartering to do the job.
I well remember sweating for ages to get one engine thru the cargo door of a BOAC 707. Blessed if I can remember what it was - bad memory says a P&W for the short lived 'ZD -ex Qantas short nose. It went in, finally, with millimetres each way. Damn thing - still remember it!

VC10 · Post by **VC10** » 23 Jul 2007, 10:08

I remember seeing a Spey being loaded into a DC-3 once.

Don't forget Court Line bought a Beverley for transporting RB211's

Paul