Word: vc
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...were flying the all-important North Atlantic run in 1958, competing airlines had already taken off in the bigger, faster, U.S.-made long-range pure jets. Eventually BOAC got permission to buy 20 Boeing 707s-but only on the condition that it order at least 20 of the new VC-10 jets developed by British Aircraft Corp...
Despite the Super VC-10's improved air conditioning, spacious seating and new safety features, the plane has the disadvantage of costing more to operate and maintain than the U.S. planes. It is also slower, has a shorter range and carries only 175 passengers (v. 189 in the newest Boeings). So far, not a single non-British airline has placed an order for the plane...
Long & Short Hops. By far the most sensational new presidential appurtenance is an $8,000,000 Boeing VC-137C fan jetliner. The White House flatly denies rumors that it is equipped with a swimming pool and a sandbox. But it has almost everything else, including five lavatories, two galleys, three sitting rooms, and $2,000,000 worth of secret electronic gear that provides, among other things, instant communication with the White House. It can go 7,000 miles without refueling, stay aloft 13¼ hours, average 550 to 600 m.p.h...
...Britain's jet manufacturers. De Havilland, which led the world with the original, ill-starred Comet, has sold only 63 of the redesigned Comet IVs. has scant hope of reaching its estimated break-even point of 80-90 sales. Vickers, which hopes to have its long-range VC-io ready for delivery in 1963. is painfully aware that this is apt to be too late to break the 707's hold on the market...