Vickers Viscount – Photos & Video

ザ ビッカース子爵 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.

ソース： ウィキペディアのビッカース子爵

ザ ビッカース子爵 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.
人気があり収益性の高い航空機であり、445機が製造され、世界中の航空会社に販売されました。バイカウントは、与圧キャビン、低騒音および低振動レベル、空のパノラマビューを提供する大きな窓を備えていました。また、同時代のピストン駆動の航空機よりも高速で燃料効率も高かった。バイカウントは、航空史における画期的な出来事であり、ビッカース・アームストロングの革新とエンジニアリングの証でした。