ADVANCE IN THE AIR 

(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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