G-AMSV Returns to Coventry
An old friend returned to Coventry yesterday when G-AMSV, in her striking Indian Air force livery, landed here for extensive maintenance by our engineers. Sierra Victor was part of the Air Altantique fleet here for many years. She'll...
Baginton Air Pageant
The initial details for the Baginton Air Pageant are up on the website! As we don't have the space for a full-on air show attracting 20,000 or so people, we're aiming for low-key, themed days like this. A couple of thousand people,...
Newquay Pleasure flights
We promised we'd be back to fly in Cornwall, and here we are. We'll be heading south with a Rapide and Chipmunk to spend a week at Newquay from 25th July, with a further visit planned in August. The flights are bookable in the normal...
New Dakota Book
Geoff Jones just told me that his new book on the DC-3, released to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Dak's appearance, is now available. The cover sports a lovely shot of G-ANAF, shot by Simon Westwood before her radome goiter was...
Nimrod Engine Run
We've just confirmed plans by NPT to run all four of the Nimrod's Rolls-Royce Speys on Saturday 9th May. We expect the thunder to start just after lunchtime. Come along and enjoy some audio power - and please dip into your pockets...
| Manufacturer: | Vickers-Armstrong (Aircraft) Ltd |
| In Service: | 1962-2013 |
| Purpose: | Passenger jet airliner, later converted for troop carrying and latterly for airborne refuelling |
| Construction: | Wings: All metal Fuselage: All metal Tailplane: All metal Control surfaces: All metal |
| Length: | 171ft 8in (52.32 m) |
| Wingspan: | 146ft 2in (44.55 m) |
| Height: | 39ft 6in (12.04 m) |
| Weight: | 156,828lb (71,137 kg) |
| Power Plant: | Four 22,500 lb (100.1 kN) thrust Rolls-Royce Conway Rco.43 Mk.550 turbofans. |
| Maximum Speed: | 580 mph (933 km/h) |
| Cruising Speed: | 550mph (885 km/h) |
| Range: | 4,100nm (7,600 km) |
| Service ceiling: | 38,000ft (11,582 m) |
| Initial rate of climb: | 2,300ft (700m)/min |