Vickers Viscount
Aircraft line
The Vickers Viscount is a British medium-range turboprop airliner first flown in 1948 by Vickers-Armstrongs. A design requirement from the Brabazon Committee, it entered service in 1953 and was the first turboprop-powered airliner. Wikipedia
Developed into: Vickers Vanguard
First flight: 16 July 1948
Introduction: 18 April 1953 with British European Airways
Manufacturer: Vickers-Armstrongs
National origin: United Kingdom
Number built: 445
Primary users: British European Airways; Capital Airlines; Trans-Canada Air Lines; Air Canada
Show more
Show less