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(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.
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