The VC10 is a four-engined passenger, freight or tanker aircraft
that can carry 150 troops over 3,600 miles (5,800km) unrefuelled. The
VC10 has been into service with the RAF since 1966. This particular
aircraft was used by the British RAF as a dedicated tanker aircraft can
that could carry up to 78 tonnes of fuel. It was presumably stationed at
the Brize Norton (BZN) RAF base in the UK (see http://www.raf.mod.uk/rafbrizenorton/index.html)
because a placard on the co-pilot's panel lists eight radio frequencies
for BZN, including ground, tower, approach, operations, etc.
The pictures below show the pilot's, co-pilot's and navigation
instrument panels from a Vickers VC10 aircraft. An overview from the
flight manual is also shown to show the location of the panels relative
to eachother. Links to other VC10 web sites are given below. The panels
below contain a number of original lights and switches, as well as
placards. The layout of the panels are slightly different from that
shown on the overview. This panel is not in my possession anymore
as I decided not to start restoring it due to lack of space.
Pilot's instrument panel
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