Just because it’s based on a crazy idea or has a more unusual appearance doesn’t mean it’s wrong – or, in the case of Steve Jones, impossible. A former RAF engineer, Jones had always dreamed of a very ...

Stay-at-home dad Steve Jones has transformed a hollowed-out jet engine into a camper trailer for his family in Lancashire, England. A former technician for the Royal Air Force, Jones spent 1,000 hours ...

Airbus has adopted a completely new philosophy for the attachment of the A350 XWB’s main landing gear as part of the switch to a composite wing structure. The solution it has developed borrows from ...

The Royal Air Force's Vickers VC10 tanker squadron is preparing for the final rundown of its fleet as it works towards a planned March 2013 retirement of the 1960s transport design. RAF Brize ...

RAF flies the final mission for the VC10 fleet The Royal Air Force gave the VC10 a fitting send off today as the aircraft completed the final mission after more than 50 years of military service. The ...

After 47 years of service for the Royal Air Force, the VC10 took to the skies on Friday 20 September 2013 for its final Air-to-Air refuelling operational sortie. The aircraft will retire on 25 ...

The fleet of 50-year-old VC10 planes have been forced to start flying passengers again after the 40-year-old Tristar transport aircraft have been grounded by technical faults. Coupled with the poor ...

It has taken eight months - and a 70 mile journey - but a rare VC10 jet has been lovingly rebuilt at Cosford’s RAF Museum. The plane, which had been on display at RAF Brize Norton, was officially ...

A campaign has begun to "urgently relocate" a historic passenger plane over fears it could be scrapped. Enthusiasts said a VC10 at Bruntingthorpe, Leicestershire, should be moved after the museum ...

The Royal Air Force gave the VC10 a send off today as the aircraft completed its final voyage after more than 50 years of military service. The skies above Surrey said a final farewell to an iconic ...