VC10 K.3 ZA150 Open Day and Taxi Run

[Alpha Delta 210]

Hi

I attended Dunsfold Park today for the Brooklands Museum VC10 Open Day.

18 guests were allowed on board at a time and were given a briefing of the history of the airframe by volunteers, followed by a cockpit tour hosted by a former East African Airways Captain. Visitors were then permitted to explore the former passenger cabin, which still has the additional fuel tanks installed.

A slow taxi run followed, using the full length of the Dunsfold runway, culminating with a couple of brakes-on high power engine runs.

All in all, exceptional value for the £10 ticket!

[reheat module]

Love the good old Vickers Fun Bus, especially when it collected the Sqn to bring us home...

[Alpha Delta 210]

Hi. I'm pleased that the pictures brought back some good memories.

[jem60]

Liked the flight deck pic. Reminded me of the days when pilots used to have to do some work.................. [instead of pushing buttons]

[Tiger 1]

Very nice indeed... should the serial be ZA150?

T1

[Alpha Delta 210]

Thanks for the comments, guys. Thanks for spotting the error with the serial, which I have now corrected!

[ZD241_VC10]

Liked the flight deck pic. Reminded me of the days when pilots used to have to do some work.................. [instead of pushing buttons]

Work? That's why we had Navigators and Flt Engineers!

Glad ZA150 and her team had a successful day.

[paddyboy]

Nice record of your trip there

What great value

Thanks for posting

Paddyboy

[Alpha Delta 210]

Thanks Paddyboy. Great value and a great noise!