Aircraft encyclopedia: Civil

Aircraft models with their history, specifications and variants.

Ozzy Delaney (CC BY), vía commons
Andrew Thomas from Shrewsbury, UK (CC BY SA), vía commons
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Airliner · 1959
Vickers Vanguard
The Vickers Vanguard was a British four-engined turboprop airliner for short and medium-range services, designed and produced by Vickers-Armstrongs as the direct successor to the Viscount. It grew out of discussions the manufacturer had…
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Airliner · 1962
Vickers VC10
The Vickers VC10 was a British long-range jet airliner designed to operate from the short, hot and high runways of BOAC's route network. It first flew in 1962 and, after its airline career, soldiered on with the Royal Air Force until 2013.
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