Vickers VC10 – AEW, Pofflers and other Unbuilt Variants by Chris Gibson

[overscan]

Coming soon....

Thought you and the chaps might like a first look at “Vickers VC10 – AEW. Pofflers and other Unbuilt Variants”, the first of the Project Tech Profile series.

 This profile covers design studies based on the VC10 ranging from the deterrent carriers of the early 1960s, through the air defence variant, to the 1980s maritime reconnaissance, elint and AEW versions from BAe. The profile includes archive material, general arrangement drawings and original artwork by Adrian Mann.

 “Vickers VC10 – AEW. Pofflers and other Unbuilt Variants”, aimed at modellers and historians, contains much new material on a type that could have been the original multi-role combat aircraft.

Best regards

Chris

[boxkite]

Thanks for the information.

An ISBN would be very helpful for ordering  .

[robunos]

gotta ask... what's a 'poffler'??

cheers,
         Robin.

[overscan]

I'm as much in the dark as you guys at this point 

[pometablava]

I'm ready to order

[zebedee]

Ditto...!

Zeb

[lark]

Interesting.Thanks.

Any idea about the publisher ?

[overscan]

I know a little more about this, but I will wait for Chris before spilling the beans.

[overscan]

Latest news from Chris. Book is still at the printers, should be available mid April.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Vickers-VC10-Pofflers-Unbuilt-Variants/dp/0956195105/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1237056979&sr=8-1

Product details

    * Paperback: 38 pages
    * Publisher: Blue Envoy Press (Feb 2009)
    * ISBN-10: 0956195105
    * ISBN-13: 978-0956195104

Please note that price will be subject to change.

Chris is presenting a paper on the VC10 deterrent carrier at Charterhouse 2009 Nuclear and Rocket History Symposium on 2nd April, so if anyone is going to that, they can grab a copy of the book off him directly.

http://www.ukspaceconference.org/UKSC2009/tabid/633/language/en-GB/Default.aspx

[boxkite]

Thank you for this tip, Paul.

Now there is a small difference on the title cover (see red marking) - does it mean this is No. 3 of the Project Tech Profile series? What will be No. 1 & 2?

[overscan]

Oh, and I know what a Poffler is.

But maybe you should buy the book and find out 

[aemann]

The little "3" thing is actually a runway marker, and not a number in a series! Sorry for any confusion there!

[boxkite]

The little "3" thing is actually a runway marker, and not a number in a series! Sorry for any confusion there!

Very funny ! Thank you for clarification, aemann.

[overscan]

From Chris Gibson

Spanning four decades, "Vickers VC10 - AEW. Pofflers and Other Unbuilt Variants" presents a history of many of the
VC10 project studies proposed by Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft) Ltd., the British Aircraft Corporation and British
Aerospace PLC. The VC10's fortunes were linked to the economic and political influences on this important aircraft
and these are reflected in the design studies.

Intended to fill a variety of roles in the Royal Air Force, these proposals included ballistic missile carrier,
maritime and electronic reconnaissance, airborne early warning, flight refuelling tankers and the world's largest
interceptor.

To meet the disparate needs of these roles, Vickers and BAC proposed multi-role VC10 airframes, modular aircraft
with detachable fuselages and ultimately the fitting of systems from existing types.

Using newly available archive material and original artwork, many of these are described for the first time.

"Vickers VC10 - AEW, Pofflers and Other Unbuilt Variants" is available right now for £8.95, plus postage.
Anyone who would like a copy should send an email with their delivery details (i.e. name and address) to
blue.envoy.services@googlemail.com. Payment by Paypal should be sent to the same email address. Please ensure your
message includes address details. At the moment I can only handle Paypal.

Postage is:

UK first class  £1.00
Europe £2-50 (3-4 days)
Rest of world £3-50

[overscan]

I received my copy of Vickers VC10: AEW, Pofflers and other Unbuilt Variants today.

The book is A4 in size, 38 pages, and professionally printed on good quality paper. Layout is generally good, though there is the occasional bit of white space.

There are many illustrations from original brochures, Chris has drawn many beautiful 3 views of the various wierd and wonderful VC10 variants, and Adrian's 3D renders do a great job of bringing the projects to life.

There are a lot of different VC10 variants covered, and there is much inspiration here for the modellers among us. The fighter version is particularly fine The text is well written and informative.

Overall, highly recommended and a bit different from the usual fighters and bombers fare.