Originally Posted by
Seat 2A
Those big engines totally ruin the aesthetics so handsomely provided by the twin RR Conways on each side. I have always considered the VC10 to be the most beautiful jetliner ever built and it is with considerable regret that I never managed a flight on one when I easily could have.
Meh. Narrow and noisy as hell in the back. I spent many hours on those birds between Prestwick and JFK in the 1970s. The Comets were pretty on the outside too
but I always thought the
Caravelle was one of the most aesthetically pleasing ships. Had a couple of rides on them - actually in Finnair livery, too.