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I am madly in love with the VC10
such a gorgeous aircraft!
Not many VC10's were built despite them being rather good aircraft, especially for "hot and high" operations.
It still holds the record for the fastest sub-sonic flight across the Atlantic.
Not too bad for an airliner that was retired in the 70's!
So my question is.. What if the Vickers VC10 was more successful?
by more successful i mean more aircraft produced and more airlines flying the craft. Maybe BOAC could have been a little less mean to the aircraft in its early stages? I know Pan Am was interested in a long range version with wingtip fuel tanks. Maybe the VC11 could be built for BEA instead of the Trident?