Vickers Viscount – Fotografie & Videa

Tá Vickers Vikomt was 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. The Viscount was well received by the public for its cabin conditions, which included pressurisation, reductions in vibration and noise, and panoramic windows. It became one of the most successful and profitable of the first post-war transport aircraf, 445 Viscounts were built for a range of international customers, including in North America.

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Tá Vickers Vikomt was a pioneering aircraft that introduced the world to the advantages of turboprop engines. It was developed by Vickers-Armstrong in response to a British government specification for a medium-range airliner that could carry 24 passengers at 200 mph. The Viscount first flew in 1948 and entered service with British European Airways in 1953.
Jednalo se o populární a ziskové letadlo se 445 vyrobenými kusy a prodanými leteckým společnostem po celém světě. Viscount měl přetlakovou kabinu, nízkou hladinu hluku a vibrací a velká okna, která nabízela panoramatický výhled na oblohu. Byl také rychlejší a úspornější než pístová letadla stejné doby. Viscount byl milníkem v historii letectví a důkazem inovací a inženýrství společnosti Vickers-Armstrong.