ADVANCE IN THE AIR
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Channel: British Movietone · 2015 · News & Politics
(19 Apr 1962) Out of its hangar for the first time was Britain's new giant airliner, the "VC10". It can cruise at 600 miles an hour, range between 4 and 5,000 miles, and it can carry 150 passengers. When the pre-flight tests are over, it should prove a real winner. ® Another aircraft pointing the way to advance in the air is the Bristol 188, a research plane, designed to crash the heat barrier. Chief test pilot Godfrey Auty was taking her up on her maiden flight. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/5211c079f92a462182c666dcda628169
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