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' J a" >is ' l >'*’ •’ <•'' fll,rry We ' ton — senlor 'oreman In charge of the wing skin milling department at the Vlckers-ArmsPnngf ’lf? 'jri '■! ’’s*<, ’’ *•', ’S'. factory at Weybridge, Surrey—shown with a wing access cover milled from the solid metal. “-K ‘f. _ ‘A .1 '* ’ ’p, r *£’ *, * - \ 1 .. ,v '■■'■‘■s' V , Overhalf by weight of the structure of the VC 10 airframe is milled from the solid—one of the many '■H' f 4 ■•l.’. ‘ i'"- ", ■ .. 1 '.f “ C'*V* -* . s'" ■ , oew engineering techniques which combine to give the VC 13 unrivalled rugged strength. The Classic Tradition ’ Ugi '*> A successful new airliner must combine two qualities. It must offer a significant design advance on the previous generation of aircraft. It must also be based on a '‘■'Z.'* V2/ 5 ?'■'*.A. J firm foundation of proven engineering. The VC 10 Is in this classic tradition of aviation progress. Vzhr undoubtedly represents a major advance in the art of airliner design. The clean-wing rear-engined New Look of the VC 10 makes it unchallenged as the world's only X second-generation long-range jetliner. It embodies the experience of the first decade °* et °P erations ' and jt se ts new Standards of reliability, quietness and comfort. These significant technical advantages rest soundly on the experienced engineering of designers and craftsmen who have been setting the pattern of aviation •'' > ‘ • ■- .s , progress all their working lives. These men and resources now united in -\v f'.' V,--'^a'-"</-'• * British Aircraft Corporation have combined this essential blend of leadership and 1 ' reliability many times before: the Spitfire and the Wellington, the Valiant and th® Viscount, the Britannia, the Canberra and the Mach 2 Lightning. Each of these great aeroplanes was a major advance in design and performance. Each was | founded on an engineering integrity which gained world wide respect. So, also ’ '* IS with the VC - 10 ’ ; ./„■.. T he lO s New Look and brilliant performance together with its unmatched ■./ : jjr * • ' - ’' ’■*•). "* 1 1 " craftsmanship give the world an airliner in the Classic Tradition—one which cannot -rtir be outmoded {his side of supersonic travel. Z POIVSPSCBVfOM'RQLLS-ROrCe CONWAY TURBOSAN BNGINE3 .’S I The traditions and experience of ? jjjjr VICKERS-ARMSTRONGS (AIRCRAFT) LTO ‘tX"’'!' - '' * V** - ' T 1 .■• ’,-.> . ' ./ .S V BRISTOL AIRCRAFT LTO JwWfIMBBBBBSIBIMBHKSWHBBBWk ENGLISH ELECTRIC AVIATION and HUNTING A■RC°A' : T LTO BRITISH aircraft corporation !> -liy-.fA ,’Z ’?.'■'•* A? ''■wy. •. ..C<y *V j al£ ,' 'V « r ‘?- 4 \ra *l?’ •’V'?*.?• "''‘Z';* -*. ONE HUNDRED PALL MALL LONDONSWT ENGLAND

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Press, Volume CI, Issue 29745, 12 February 1962, Page 9

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Page 9 Advertisements Column 1 Press, Volume CI, Issue 29745, 12 February 1962, Page 9

Page 9 Advertisements Column 1 Press, Volume CI, Issue 29745, 12 February 1962, Page 9