The Super VC10

NOW operating on North Atlantic routes in service with British Overseas Airways Corporation, the Super VC10 is a ‘stretched’ version of the Standard VC10 which B.O.A.C. has been flying for the last twelve months on Middle Eastern, African and Far Eastern routes. Developed to carry higher payloads over longer ranges than the Standard VC10, the Super VC10 differs principally in having a longer fuselage (a 6 ft. extension having been introduced ahead of the wing and a 7 ft. extension aft of the wing), four Conway R.Co.43 by‐pass turbojets of 22,500 lb. static thrust each in place of the four 21,000 lb. thrust Conway R.Co.42 engines as well as increased fuel capacity in the form of an integral fuel tank in the fin. Further details of the manner in which the two versions differ are provided in this issue of AIRCRAFT ENGINEERING—which is devoted entirely to engineering aspects of Britain's latest long‐range airliner.