VISCOUNT

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VISCOUNT is a British-built turboprop airliner that became widely used in the 1950s and 1960s for short- to medium-haul passenger services.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf civil airliner
turboprop airliner
aircraftConfiguration low-wing monoplane
aircraftFamily Vickers Viscount family
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
crew 2–3 cabin crew
3–4 flight crew
engineModel Rolls-Royce Dart
enteredCommercialService 1953-04-18
firstFlight 1948-07-16
firstOperator British European Airways
fuselageType cylindrical, pressurised
icaoAircraftTypeDesignator VISC
introduced 1953
landingGearType tricycle landing gear
manufacturer Vickers-Armstrongs
maxCruiseSpeed_kmh ~500
notableFeature first turboprop airliner to enter service
large oval cabin windows
numberBuilt 445
numberOfEngines 4
operator Aer Lingus
Air France
Ansett-ANA
British European Airways
Capital Airlines
KLM
Lufthansa
South African Airways
Trans-Canada Air Lines
powerplantType turboprop
pressurisedCabin true
primaryEraOfUse 1950s
1960s
productionEndYear 1964
productionStartYear 1948
range_km ~2500
retiredFromMainlineService 1980s
role medium-haul airliner
short-haul airliner
serviceCeiling_m ~7600–7600
status outOfProduction
successor Vickers Vanguard
tailConfiguration conventional tail
typicalPassengerCapacity 40–75
usedFor cargo transport (converted aircraft)
passenger transport
wingType cantilever wing

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Vickers Viscount icaoDesignation VISCOUNT
subject linked to: Vickers Viscount airliner