RAF VC10
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The RAF VC10 was a British long-range jet airliner adapted for military transport and aerial refuelling service with the Royal Air Force.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vickers VC10 | 8 |
| Vickers VC10 (testbed) | 3 |
| RAF VC10 canonical | 1 |
| VC10 family | 1 |
| Vickers VC10 (earlier via BUA) | 1 |
| Vickers VC10 C1K | 1 |
| Vickers VC10 tanker | 1 |
| civil Vickers VC10 airliner | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aerial refuelling aircraft
ⓘ
military transport aircraft ⓘ tanker-transport aircraft ⓘ |
| adaptedFrom |
RAF VC10
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
civil Vickers VC10 airliner
|
| aircraftConfiguration | rear-engined quadjet ⓘ |
| aircraftFamily |
RAF VC10
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
VC10 family
|
| aircraftType | long-range jet airliner ⓘ |
| airRefuellingMethod | hose-and-drogue system ⓘ |
| basedOn |
RAF VC10
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Vickers VC10
|
| category |
Royal Air Force aircraft
ⓘ
jet airliner-derived military aircraft ⓘ tanker aircraft ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designedFor | long-range operations from short runways ⓘ |
| designedIn | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| engineType | jet ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
British Aircraft Corporation
ⓘ
Vickers-Armstrongs ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| primaryUser | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| propulsion | four rear-mounted turbofan engines ⓘ |
| role |
air-to-air refuelling
ⓘ
freight transport ⓘ strategic airlift ⓘ troop transport ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1960s ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | T-tail ⓘ |
| usedFor |
VIP transport
ⓘ
aerial refuelling of fast jets ⓘ aerial refuelling of transport aircraft ⓘ airbridge support to overseas bases ⓘ medical evacuation ⓘ support of combat operations ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Cold War
ⓘ
post–Cold War operations ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | low-wing monoplane ⓘ |
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Vickers VC10 (testbed)
this entity surface form:
Vickers VC10
this entity surface form:
VC10 family
this entity surface form:
civil Vickers VC10 airliner
this entity surface form:
Vickers VC10
subject surface form:
Rolls-Royce Conway
this entity surface form:
Vickers VC10
this entity surface form:
Vickers VC10
this entity surface form:
Vickers VC10 C1K
this entity surface form:
Vickers VC10
this entity surface form:
Vickers VC10
this entity surface form:
Vickers VC10 (earlier via BUA)
this entity surface form:
Vickers VC10 tanker
subject surface form:
Rolls-Royce Olympus
this entity surface form:
Vickers VC10 (testbed)
subject surface form:
Rolls-Royce Spey
this entity surface form:
Vickers VC10 (testbed)