Comparison of Airbus A340 Private Jet and Vickers VC10

Attribute	Airbus A340 Private Jet ×	Vickers VC10 ×
General
Manufacturer	Airbus	Vickers-Armstrongs
Model	Airbus A340 Private Jet	Vickers VC10
Country	France	United Kingdom
Manufactured from (year)	1993	1962
Manufactured to (year)	2008	1970
Type	Heavy Business Jets	Mid Size Passenger Jets
Icao	343	VC10
Performance
Engine	4x 4 X CFM International CFM56 Turbofan	4x Rolls-Royce Conway Mk.301
Power, lbf (lbf)	34,000	22,500
Avionics	Thales – Smiths Avionics	-
Max cruise speed (km/h)	611	930
Approach speed (km/h)	-	278
Travel range (km)	13,705	9,408
Fuel economy (km/l)	0.068	-
Service ceiling (m)	12,497	13,106
Rate of climb (m/sec)	10.16	11.68
Take off distance (m)	3,126	2,524
Landing distance (m)	2,743	1,945
Weights
Max take off weight (kg)	275,000	141,520
Max landing weight (kg)	190,000	97,975
Max payload (kg)	39,463	18,052
Fuel tank capacity (l)	147,858	73,304
Baggage volume (m³)	163	42.2
Dimensions
Seats	9	151
Cabin height (m)	2.4	2.26
Cabin width (m)	5.28	3.5
Cabin length (m)	50.37	26.06
Exterior length (m)	75.3	48.66
Tail height (m)	16.92	12
Fuselage diameter (m)	5.64	3.76
Wing span (m)	60.3	44.55
Wing tips	Canted Winglets	No Winglets