Unquestionably, the Vickers VC10 is an iconic aircraft and one of the most beautiful designs ever built. Its elegant swept wings and the soaring sweep of its T-tail earned it the title Queen of the Skies. The most eye-catching was its four rear-mounted Rolls-Royce Conway turbofan engines, and its roaring take-offs to exotic destinations echoed the bravado and excitement of the swinging sixties.
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