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Vickers VC 10

More like a VC11 since the IL-62 is about 10% bigger 🙂

My closest encounter with the VC10 was making the mistake of riding under the final approach at Benson just after an RAF one landed, getting drenched in the fog of unburnt fuel they left trailing in their wake.

That’s because it was an almost exact copy of the VC-10, thanks to the Soviet Union’s extensive industrial espionage department. The only visible difference is the undercarriage pods in the wings to give a wider stance (for dodgy Russian runways) and the sawtooth leading edge on the wings.