One of the last three flying Vickers VC10 jetliners has arrived in Cornwall, where it will become part of the Classic Air Force collection in Newquay. Known as "the Queen of the Skies", the VC10 was ...

Airbus has adopted a completely new philosophy for the attachment of the A350 XWB’s main landing gear as part of the switch to a composite wing structure. The solution it has developed borrows from ...

In a corner of Hurn Airport, near Britain’s south coast, stand six black-painted hangars belonging to Vickers Ltd. Inside are planes abuilding that pose the biggest threat to U.S. domination of the ...

Just because it’s based on a crazy idea or has a more unusual appearance doesn’t mean it’s wrong – or, in the case of Steve Jones, impossible. A former RAF engineer, Jones had always dreamed of a very ...

The Royal Air Force's Vickers VC10 tanker squadron is preparing for the final rundown of its fleet as it works towards a planned March 2013 retirement of the 1960s transport design. RAF Brize ...

The last Vickers VC10 built in the UK was flown to Dunsfold after being retired by the RAF this week. The aircraft, serial number ZA150, took its final flight on Tuesday (September 24) from Brize ...

On their final flight the VC10s refuelled a Eurofighter Typhoon, Tornado GR4, Hercules, Boeing E-3 Sentry as well as each other The RAF's last Vickers VC10 jetliners have completed their final mission ...

Gabe ('Jock') Bryce, who has died aged 93, was one of Britain’s foremost post-war test pilots, and took part in the first flights of 11 prototype aircraft, among them the Valiant bomber and the VC10.

One of the last three flying Vickers VC10 jetliners has arrived in Cornwall, where it will become part of the Classic Air Force collection in Newquay. Known as "the Queen of the Skies", the VC10 was ...

The RAF's last Vickers VC10 jetliners have completed their final mission after 47 years of service. The two aircraft took off from RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire, at 10:00 BST and refuelled several ...