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Super Dooper Double Decker VC10!!!!!!!

A little trivia for VC10 fans
In July 1965, BAC released preliminary details of a major VC10 development with a new double decker fuselage stretched by about 32 feet and capable of carrying a mixed class load of 265 passengers. About 80 per cent of the passengers would be accomodated in the upper deck and the remainder in the lower cabin forward of the wings. The wings, Tail unit and other components were to be similar to the Super VC10.
Two versions were studied: one retaining Conway engines and capable of carrying a full load off passengers between London and New York; the other re-engined with the proposed and more powerful Rolls-Royce RB.178 turbofan which would provide improved takeoff performance, better fuel economy and improved payload range characteristics. It was intended that this version would be able to carry a full payload between Rome and New York or London- Los Angeles with a reduced but still economically viable payload.
Maximum takeoff weight was estimated at 370,000Ib, 35,000Ib more than the Super VC10.
BOAC expressed an interest it this Super Dooper VC10 but nothing came of it and the aircraft was never built.

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