Word: vc
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...dozen men to the blare of a propaganda bullhorn; whatever their nature, incidents are on the increase along the Gia Dinh perimeter. From February to April they averaged 37 a month. Through July the rate rose to 55 a month. Last month the total was 95, including four VC assaults in force, and 17 attacks with grenades and mortars...
Rival Images. Britain pushed for more orders for its short-haul BAC One-Eleven jet, which faces stiff competition from Boeing's new 737 and Douglas' DC-9, and its BAC Super VC 10, which seeks to crack the domination of Boeing's 707 and Douglas' DC-8 in the European long-haul market. Italy's Fiat and two German firms displayed plans for a new vertical takeoff reconnaissance craft, the VAK 191. Even the small European countries offered advanced products, such as the Swedish supersonic Saab-35 Draken interceptor and the Dutch Fokker F.28...
...Super VC 10 has some radical innovations for a plane its size. It mounts its four engines aft on twin pods attached to the fuselage, much like the smaller two-engine French Caravelle and three-engine Boeing medium-range 727. This design leaves its swept-back wingspan uncluttered, permits slower landing speeds, shorter takeoffs and more dependable lift. For the passengers, there is more comfort: more leg room, improved air conditioning and a considerably quieter ride...
Nonetheless, BOAC has mixed feelings about its new plane. The Super VC 10 carries 180 passengers v. the Boeing 707's 189, will be more expensive to purchase ($11.2 million each), operate and maintain. BOAC was ready to buy eight 707s to add to its present 20, in fact, but the British government persuaded the line to buy 17 Super VC 10s instead as an aid to the ailing British aircraft industry; as a sweetener, the government cancelled BOAC debts totaling $308 million. So far, British Aircraft has had trouble selling the planes outside of Britain (total sales...
British Aircraft must sell 100 VC 10s just to break even on the plane-but few lines seem willing to forgo the profitable 707s for a newer plane with mixed advantages. The problem makes even bleaker the prospects for the British aviation industry, which has been in a steady decline in recent years. British Aircraft's earnings fell last year from $5.5 million to $2.8 million and the company withheld dividends, as Chairman Lord Portal euphemistically explained, "to provide against possible under-recoveries on development...