Vickers Viscount airliner

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The Vickers Viscount airliner was a pioneering British turboprop passenger aircraft renowned for its smooth, quiet operation and widespread use by airlines worldwide in the 1950s and 1960s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf civil airliner ⓘ
passenger aircraft ⓘ
turboprop airliner ⓘ
aircraftConfiguration low-wing monoplane ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
crew 3 to 4 ⓘ
cruiseSpeed about 308 knots ⓘ
about 570 km/h ⓘ
designedFor post-war European trunk routes ⓘ
developedFrom Vickers VC.2 (conceptually related to Viceroy/VC.2 design studies) ⓘ
engineType turboprop ⓘ
firstCustomer British European Airways ⓘ
firstFlight 1948-07-16 ⓘ
height about 8.2 m ⓘ
icaoDesignation VISCOUNT ⓘ
introduced 1953 ⓘ
length about 26 m ⓘ
manufacturer Vickers-Armstrongs ⓘ
maximumPassengerCapacity around 75 ⓘ
notableAchievement first turboprop airliner to achieve widespread international airline use ⓘ
first turboprop airliner to enter regular passenger service ⓘ
notableFeature large oval windows ⓘ
smooth and quiet operation ⓘ
numberOfEngines 4 ⓘ
operator Aer Lingus ⓘ
Air France ⓘ
Ansett-ANA ⓘ
British European Airways ⓘ
Capital Airlines ⓘ
Cubana de Aviación ⓘ
KLM ⓘ
Lufthansa ⓘ
Trans-Canada Air Lines ⓘ
powerplant Rolls-Royce Dart turboprop engine ⓘ
pressurisedCabin true ⓘ
primaryRole short- to medium-haul passenger transport ⓘ
productionPeriodEnd mid-1960s ⓘ
productionPeriodStart early 1950s ⓘ
range about 1,400 nautical miles ⓘ
about 2,600 km ⓘ
retiredFromMajorAirlineService 1980s ⓘ
serviceCeiling about 25,000 ft ⓘ
status out of production ⓘ
successor Vickers Vanguard ⓘ
tailConfiguration conventional tail ⓘ
totalBuilt around 445 ⓘ
typicalPassengerCapacity 40 to 75 ⓘ
usedInDecade 1950s ⓘ
1960s ⓘ
1970s ⓘ
1980s ⓘ
wingspan about 29 m ⓘ

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Vickers-Armstrongs → notableProduct → Vickers Viscount airliner ⓘ
British European Airways → notableAircraftOperated → Vickers Viscount airliner ⓘ
this entity surface form: Vickers Viscount
Vickers VC.1 Viking airliner → successor → Vickers Viscount airliner ⓘ
subject surface form: Vickers VC.1 Viking
this entity surface form: Vickers Viscount
Allison 501 civil engine family → usedIn → Vickers Viscount airliner ⓘ
subject surface form: Allison 501
this entity surface form: Vickers Viscount (re‑engined examples)