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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vickers Viscount | 2 |
| Vickers Viscount (re‑engined examples) | 1 |
| Vickers Viscount airliner canonical | 1 |
Statements (52)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Vickers Viscount
subject surface form:
Vickers VC.1 Viking
this entity surface form:
Vickers Viscount
subject surface form:
Allison 501
this entity surface form:
Vickers Viscount (re‑engined examples)