Vickers VC.1 Viking

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Vickers_VC.1_Viking
GPTKB entity
Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:crew 3
gptkbp:cruiseSpeed 210 mph (338 km/h)
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Vickers_Wellington
gptkb:Vickers_Valetta
gptkb:Vickers_Varsity
gptkbp:emptyWeight 22,000 lb (9,979 kg)
gptkbp:engineType gptkb:Bristol_Hercules_634_radial_engines
gptkbp:firstFlight 22 June 1945
gptkbp:height 19 ft 6 in (5.94 m)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Vickers VC.1 Viking
gptkbp:introduced 1946
gptkbp:length 63 ft 10 in (19.46 m)
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Vickers-Armstrongs
gptkbp:maximumSpeed 270 mph (435 km/h)
gptkbp:maxTakeoffWeight 35,000 lb (15,876 kg)
gptkbp:notableMission used for the first official flight of a reigning British monarch (King George VI, 1947)
gptkbp:numberBuilt 163
gptkbp:numberOfEngines 2
gptkbp:origin gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:preservedIn gptkb:Brooklands_Museum
gptkb:Imperial_War_Museum_Duxford
gptkbp:primaryUser gptkb:British_European_Airways
gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:range 1,500 mi (2,414 km)
gptkbp:retired 1962
gptkbp:role gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:seatingCapacity 21
gptkbp:serviceCeiling 20,000 ft (6,100 m)
gptkbp:status retired
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Berlin_Airlift
gptkbp:wingspan 86 ft 6 in (26.37 m)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:TACA_Airlines
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6