1960s, Vickers VC 10. Scale passenger plane desk model made of aluminum with great fidelity, probably by hand. Decorative figure, tabletop model. It measures 31x25 cm. and 15.5 cm. tall including the support. Weighs, 375 grams. Good condition with normal signs of the passage of time; very decorative and collectible. Attention, the plane came without a base, a wooden one is included in which you have to make a hole and put a suitable screw in if you want to use it. British aircraft designed and built by Vickers-Armstrongs Aircraft Ltd. It flew for the first time in 1962. The aircraft was designed both for long-distance routes at high subsonic speed and for routes between high and warm airports such as those in Africa. On September 30, 2013, half a century after its maiden flight, the last unit in active service was retired. The performance of the VC10 was such that it achieved the fastest flight over the Atlantic by a jet aircraft, a record only surpassed by the supersonic aircraft Concorde. (commercial aviation aviator pilot squadron airline airplane deco decoration ornament air transport model mockup).