Vickers VC-10 RAF Royal Air ForceVickers VC 10 RAF airplane model. The VC10 C1K is a dual role Air Tanker and Air to Air Refueler aircraft. In the AT role, the aircraft is used for troop carrying, with accommodation for 124 passengers and nine crew. Use of a large, cabin freight door on the forward left side of the aircraft allows easy conversion of the aircraft into a dual role passenger freight or full freight configuration. In its full freight role, the cabin can hold up to

this revolutionary design introduced game-changing innovations: rear-mounted engines for superior aerodynamics

Engine development difficulties forced the use of lower powered engines than originally planned

The first aircraft flew in August 1956 and the initial-production Stratotanker was delivered to Castle Air Force Base

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only a handful remain

000 had been built

who had made large profits from the oil industry

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Most DC-7s were modified as freighters or scrapped

on October 30

A limiting Mach number of 3