Vickers Vanguard
E790007
The Vickers Vanguard was a British turboprop airliner introduced in the late 1950s, known for its high payload capacity and use on short- to medium-haul routes, particularly in Europe.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vickers Vanguard canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | turboprop airliner ⓘ |
| aircraftConfiguration | four-engine turboprop ⓘ |
| airframeMaterial | all-metal ⓘ |
| cargoVariant | Vickers Vanguard Merchantman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crew | 3 ⓘ |
| designPurpose | replacement for Vickers Viscount on higher-capacity routes ⓘ |
| developedFrom | Vickers Viscount NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineModel | Rolls-Royce Tyne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineType | turboprop ⓘ |
| enteredServiceWith |
British European Airways
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Trans-Canada Air Lines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Cold War era airliner ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1959-01-20 ⓘ |
| firstFlightLocation | Brooklands, Surrey, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstOperator |
British European Airways
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Trans-Canada Air Lines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fuselageType | pressurized ⓘ |
| introduced |
1960
ⓘ
late 1950s ⓘ |
| landingGear | tricycle landing gear ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Vickers-Armstrongs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumPassengerCapacity | around 139 passengers ⓘ |
| notableFeature | high payload capacity ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | 44 ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 4 ⓘ |
| operator |
Air Trader
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Airways NERFINISHED ⓘ Euravia NERFINISHED ⓘ Invicta International Airlines NERFINISHED ⓘ Merpati Nusantara Airlines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUsers |
Air Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British European Airways NERFINISHED ⓘ Trans-Canada Air Lines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionStatus | out of production ⓘ |
| propellerType | four-bladed propellers ⓘ |
| retiredFromPassengerService | 1970s ⓘ |
| role | short- to medium-haul airliner ⓘ |
| successor | Vickers VC10 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | conventional tail ⓘ |
| typicalPassengerCapacity | around 130 passengers ⓘ |
| usedFor |
medium-haul routes
ⓘ
short-haul routes ⓘ |
| usedInRegion | Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInRole |
cargo transport
ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | low-wing ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Vickers Viscount