Now that the Vulcan time is over

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Why not keep a Vc10 flying?
I'm sitting here at Dunsfold, waiting for the Vulcan to arrive, got me thinking, there are a number of Vc10's that only came out of service recently (I'm looking at one now), a truly wonderful British aircraft, surely a worthwhile successor?

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pablo said:

Well it was hardly iconic compared to the Vulcan and are there any on the military register?, who would run/maintain it and for what reason other than some slow passes at airshows? Seems like a lot of effort for....

It was apparently the last fully Briitsh Airliner. It served with the RAF for years, and I assume the one sitting at Dunsfold is on the military register. It's been sitting there since they flew it it when they retired it from RAF service last year.

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HoHoHo said:

Dollyman1850 said:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QG1nzOmdKsI

How anyone can say a VC10 isn't anything other than epic is beyond me…Simply the best aircraft ever built in this country…In service twice as long as the Vulcan!!
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And still holds the speed record for transatlantic crossing (Concorde aside) for an airline so I remember

I am sure I read last week that a 777 with a serious tail wind broke that.