Vickers VC.1 Viking airliner

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The Vickers VC.1 Viking was a British twin‑engine short- to medium-range airliner developed in the 1940s that became one of the early postwar workhorses of European commercial aviation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British aircraft
airliner
short- to medium-range airliner
twin‑engine aircraft
airframeOrigin Vickers Wellington bomber structure
constructionFeature pressurised cabin in some variants
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
crew 3
developedFrom Vickers Wellington
engineConfiguration twin‑engine
engineType piston engine
enteredServiceWith British European Airways
era post‑Second World War
firstFlightDate 1945-06-22
fuselageType all‑metal stressed‑skin
introduced 1946
landingGear retractable tailwheel landing gear
manufacturer Vickers-Armstrongs
maximumSpeed over 270 mph
militaryDesignation Vickers VC.1 Viking airliner self-linksurface differs
surface form: Viking C.2
militaryUser Royal Air Force
notableAs early postwar workhorse of European commercial aviation
numberBuilt 163
operator Aviaco
British European Airways
British Overseas Airways Corporation
Central African Airways
Eagle Airways
SAS
primaryRole civil airliner
productionPeriod mid‑1940s to late 1940s
propulsion propeller-driven
range approximately 1,400 km
retired 1960s
secondaryRole military transport
serviceCeiling over 20,000 ft
successor Vickers Viscount airliner
surface form: Vickers Viscount
typicalPassengerCapacity 21
24
usedFor European regional routes
charter flights
freight transport
short‑haul international services
variant Vickers VC.1 Viking airliner self-linksurface differs
surface form: Vickers VC.1 Viking 1

Vickers VC.1 Viking airliner self-linksurface differs
surface form: Vickers VC.1 Viking 1B

Vickers VC.1 Viking airliner self-linksurface differs
surface form: Vickers VC.1 Viking 1C

Vickers VC.1 Viking airliner self-linksurface differs
surface form: Vickers VC.1 Viking 1D
wingConfiguration low-wing monoplane

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Vickers-Armstrongs notableProduct Vickers VC.1 Viking airliner
Vickers VC.1 Viking airliner variant Vickers VC.1 Viking airliner self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Vickers VC.1 Viking
this entity surface form: Vickers VC.1 Viking 1
Vickers VC.1 Viking airliner variant Vickers VC.1 Viking airliner self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Vickers VC.1 Viking
this entity surface form: Vickers VC.1 Viking 1B
Vickers VC.1 Viking airliner variant Vickers VC.1 Viking airliner self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Vickers VC.1 Viking
this entity surface form: Vickers VC.1 Viking 1C
Vickers VC.1 Viking airliner variant Vickers VC.1 Viking airliner self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Vickers VC.1 Viking
this entity surface form: Vickers VC.1 Viking 1D
Vickers VC.1 Viking airliner militaryDesignation Vickers VC.1 Viking airliner self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Vickers VC.1 Viking
this entity surface form: Viking C.2