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VICKERS AND ROLLS‐ROYCE TOGETHER AGAIN ON THE NORTH ATLANTIC. A plaque on the forward bulkhead of the Super VC10 now operating on B.O.A.C.'s transatlantic route reads as follows: ‘You are flying in the B.O.A.C. VC10. Made by Vickers and Jet‐Powered by Rolls‐Royce. The first aircraft to fly dire...
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cremerald:10.1108/eb034009 2024-06-09T07:47:51+00:00 Ear‐to‐ground 1965 http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/eb034009 https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/eb034009/full/xml https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/eb034009/full/html en eng Emerald https://www.emerald.com/insight/site-policies Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology volume 37, issue 4, page 138-138 ISSN 0002-2667 journal-article 1965 cremerald https://doi.org/10.1108/eb034009 2024-05-15T13:22:29Z VICKERS AND ROLLS‐ROYCE TOGETHER AGAIN ON THE NORTH ATLANTIC. A plaque on the forward bulkhead of the Super VC10 now operating on B.O.A.C.'s transatlantic route reads as follows: ‘You are flying in the B.O.A.C. VC10. Made by Vickers and Jet‐Powered by Rolls‐Royce. The first aircraft to fly direct non‐stop across the Atlantic was also made by Vickers and powered by Rolls‐Royce. In June 1919, Capt. John Alcock and Lieut. Arthur Whitten Brown flew from Newfoundland to Ireland in a Vickers Vimy with Rolls‐Royce Eagle VIII engines. The flight took 16 hours and 27 minutes. In the same year another aircraft of this type piloted by Capt. Ross Smith made the first flight from Great Britain to Australia in 28 days.’ Article in Journal/Newspaper Newfoundland North Atlantic Emerald Alcock ENVELOPE(-61.127,-61.127,-64.240,-64.240) Royce ENVELOPE(-118.836,-118.836,56.217,56.217) Whitten ENVELOPE(-57.067,-57.067,-63.417,-63.417) Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology 37 4 138 138 |
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VICKERS AND ROLLS‐ROYCE TOGETHER AGAIN ON THE NORTH ATLANTIC. A plaque on the forward bulkhead of the Super VC10 now operating on B.O.A.C.'s transatlantic route reads as follows: ‘You are flying in the B.O.A.C. VC10. Made by Vickers and Jet‐Powered by Rolls‐Royce. The first aircraft to fly direct non‐stop across the Atlantic was also made by Vickers and powered by Rolls‐Royce. In June 1919, Capt. John Alcock and Lieut. Arthur Whitten Brown flew from Newfoundland to Ireland in a Vickers Vimy with Rolls‐Royce Eagle VIII engines. The flight took 16 hours and 27 minutes. In the same year another aircraft of this type piloted by Capt. Ross Smith made the first flight from Great Britain to Australia in 28 days.’ |
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ENVELOPE(-61.127,-61.127,-64.240,-64.240) ENVELOPE(-118.836,-118.836,56.217,56.217) ENVELOPE(-57.067,-57.067,-63.417,-63.417) |
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