Vickers Viscount
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The Viscount was a British medium-range turboprop airliner first flown in 1948 by Vickers-Armstrongs making it the first such aircraft to enter service in the world. It would go on to be one of the most successful of the first generation postwar transports with 445 being built.

The Vickers Viscount was the most successful post-war British airliner. It made its first flight on 16 July 1948 as 'Type 630', with four Rolls-Royce Dart RDa.1 turboprops.1
British Midland Airways BMI Vickers Viscount a Classic A3 colour illustration British Midland Airways BMI Vickers Viscount a Classic A3 colour illustration Paypal £9.2
View the full size photo! British Air Ferries (BAF) G-APEY Vickers Viscount 806 London Gatwick Airport - EGKK Aircraft: British Air Ferries (BAF) Vickers Viscount 806 3
A Vickers Viscount 700 at Aberdeen Airport, Scotland Role Turboprop airliner Manufacturer Vickers-Armstrongs First flight 4
Vickers Viscount and Vanguard (Crowood Aviation Series) 2. Vickers Viscount and Vanguard (Crowood Aviation Series) by Malcolm L.5
Vickers Viscount 814 - Click here for a bigger picture and more information Photographer: Tom Higgs Location: Moreton-in-Marsh Fire Service College, 6
Vickers Viscount For USA - Capital Airliners… 1955 - Please ensure you have JavaScript turned on and have the latest version of Adobe 7
4th worst accident involving a Vickers Viscount (at the time) 5th worst accident involving a Vickers Viscount (currently) 4th worst accident in France (at the time) 10th worst accident 8
Why is there a Vickers Viscount aircraft by the side of the main road from Gent to Zeebrugge in Belgium? Just came back from two weeks in Gent,loverly country.9
British European Airways Vickers Viscount 802 at London Heathrow Airport in 1964.10
Vickers Viscount 807 - Click here for a bigger picture and more information Photographer: Steve Homewood Location: Christchurch, New Zealand 11
Vickers Viscount G-ALWFFlightlineVickers Viscount 701Introduction Designed by Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft) Ltd 445 Viscount aircraft were built between 1948 and 1964.12
Vickers Viscount "ZK-BRF," "City of Christchurch," New Zealand National Airways (1:200) Vickers Viscount "ZK-BRF," "City of Christchurch," New Zealand National Airways (1:200) - 13

Made by Vickers-Armstrongs.

from this list Vickers Viscount Crash SiteVickers Viscount Crash SiteOn 19 January 1973, a British European Airways Vickers Viscount 802, registration G-AOHI, crashed on these slopes in white-out conditions whilst only 14
Vickers Viscount VH-TVC en route to Canberra had taken off at Sydney shortly after 7.00 p.m. and, subsequently, all communication had been lost.15
Vickers Viscount is part of the selection of the Pima Air and Space Museum in Arizona.16
The Vickers Viscount became the first medium-range turboprop airliner in the world when it was first flown in 1948.17
Vickers Viscount Lufthansa version Vickers Viscount Lufthansa version Vickers Viscount D-ANUN made by Biller in Western Germany "Swiss 18
Old Vickers Viscount Photo at Classic Aircraft = This Vickers aircraft photograph is one of over 100 rare aviation images that Dave kindly sent over, 19
PersonaliseHobby Master Vickers Viscount ZK-BRF "City of Christchurch", 1960s (Pre-order) Hobby Master Vickers Viscount ZK-BRF "City of Christchurch", 1960s (Pre-order) * Hobby Master Vickers Viscount ZK-BRF "City of 20
A BEA Vickers Viscount at London Heathrow airport Photo: 1964 Adrian Pingstone (Arpingstone).21
Vickers Viscount series 700 of BEA (photo by unknown photographer - The Aviation Buffs archive) Vickers Viscount series 700 of BEA 22
The Vickers Viscount was a British medium-range turboprop airliner first flown in 1948 by Vickers-Armstrongs, making it the first such aircraft to enter service in the world.23
Vickers Viscount had a far inferior range to the other two - not suited to most international routes at all.24
The film tells the tale of the Vickers Viscount by having dad tell his two young excited sons about the new aircraft.25
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Height Main
815.34
Height Alt
8.15 m
Length Alt
26.11 m
Max Takeoff Weight Main
67500.0
Jet Or Prop
prop
Range Main
1
380 mi
Developed Into
Vickers Vanguard
Type Of Prop
Turboprop
Loading Main
75
Power/mass Main
431.99999999999994
Introduction
1950
Power/mass Alt
Capacity
75
Max Speed Main
352 mph
Max Takeoff Weight Alt
30617.0
Ceiling Main
25000.0
Number Built
445
Crew
Two pilots + cabin crew
Area Main
963.0
Primary user
British European Airways
Span Alt
28.56 m
Plane Or Copter?
plane
Power Alt
1484.0
Engine(prop)
Rolls-Royce Dart RDa.7-1 Mk 525
Manufacturer
Vickers-Armstrongs
Number Of Props
4
First Flight
16
Production End Year
1963
Span Main
2854.96
Power Main
1990.0
Production Start Year
1948
Empty Weight Alt
18722.0
Length Main
2611.1200000000003
Area Alt
89 m²
Range Alt
2220.0
Similar Aircraft
* Airspeed Ambassador* Armstrong Whitworth Apollo* Ilyushin Il-18* Lockheed L-188 Electra
Max Speed Alt
566.0
Empty Weight Main
41276.0
Ceiling Alt
7
620 m
Category
British airliners 1940-1949
Vickers aircraft
Produced
1948
Loading Alt
204

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