Vickers VC.1 Viking
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The Vickers VC.1 Viking was a British twin-engine short-range airliner derived from the Vickers Wellington bomber and built by Vickers Armstrongs Limited at Brooklands near Weybridge in Surrey. In the aftermath of the Second World War the Viking was an important airliner with British airlines pending the development of turboprop aircraft like the Viscount.

April 1948 The plane was a Vickers VC.1 Viking Registration : G-AJPH The first purpose built jet airliner... * Who invented the jet? Dr.1
an Independent Air Travel Vickers VC.1 Viking (registration G-AIJE), loaded with two Bristol Proteus turboprop engines as...2
Ashton and the Vickers VC.1 Viking had flown earlier but were experimental models.3
at that time) Vickers VC.1 Viking (registered D-BELA) on a cargo flight had to carry out a forced landing near Zele in Belgium due to an engine fire.4
much the same way as the Vickers VC.1 Viking was fitted with Rolls-Royce Nene turbojets to create the first British pure jet transport aircraft (see below).5

Made by Vickers-Armstrongs.

It is the successor of the Vickers Wellington ,

Vickers VC.1 Viking is the predecessor of the Vickers Valetta.Vickers Varsity.

The Vickers VC.1 Viking was a British twin-engine short-range airliner derived from the Vickers Wellington bomber and built by Vickers Armstrongs Limited at Brooklands near Weybridge in Surrey.6
The Vickers VC.1 Viking was a British twin-engined piston-engined short-range airliner derived from the Vickers Wellington bomber and built by Vickers Armstrongs Limited.7
The Vickers VC.1 Viking was a twin-engine short-range airliner derived from the Vickers Wellington bomber.8
Vickers VC.1 Viking Pictures » Click to show "Vickers VC-10" result 1Description Click to show "Vickers VC-10" result 2This Vickers VC -10 prototype (G-ARTA), in the colours of BOAC, first flew in 1962.9
The Avro Ashton and the Vickers VC.1 Viking had flown earlier but were experimental models. Early models suffered from catastrophic metal fatigue and the aircraft was redesigned.10
Height Main
596.9
Designer
Rex Pierson
Predecessor
Vickers Wellington
Length Alt
19.86 m
Max Takeoff Weight Main
34000.0
Jet Or Prop
prop
Range Main
1
700 mi
Height Alt
5.97 m
Type Of Prop
14
Successor
Vickers Valetta
Vickers Varsity
Loading Main
39
Power/mass Main
356.40000000000003
Developed From
Vickers Wellington
Introduced
1946
Power/mass Alt
Capacity
Max Speed Main
263 mph
Cruise Speed Main
210 mph
Max Takeoff Weight Alt
15420.0
Ceiling Main
25000.0
Number Built
163
Crew
Two pilots
Span Main
2720.34
Cruise Speed Alt
183
Area Main
882.0
Primary user
British European Airways
Span Alt
27.20 m
Plane Or Copter?
plane
Power Alt
1260.0
Engine(prop)
Bristol Hercules 634
Manufacturer
Vickers-Armstrongs
Number Of Props
2
First Flight
22
Production End Year
1949
Climb Rate Main
1500.0
Power Main
1
690 hp
Production Start Year
1945
Climb Rate Alt
7.6 m-s
Variants With Their Own Articles
Vickers Valetta
Vickers Varsity
Length Main
1986.28
Area Alt
82.0 m²
Range Alt
1478
Max Speed Alt
229
Related
*Vickers Valetta*Vickers Varsity*Vickers Wellington
Empty Weight Main
23000.0
Ceiling Alt
7
600 m
Category
British airliners 1940-1949
Vickers aircraft
Produced
1945
Empty Weight Alt
10430.0
Loading Alt
127

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