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Čaj Vickers Viscount 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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Vickers Viscount je bio pionirski avion koji je uveo svet u prednosti turboprop motora. Razvio ga je Vikers-Armstrong kao odgovor na specifikaciju britanske vlade za putnički avion srednjeg dometa koji bi mogao da prevozi 24 putnika na 200 km/h. Vikont je prvi put leteo 1948, a ušao je u službu sa britanskim Evropskim ervejzom 1953. Bio je to popularan i profitabilan avion, sa 445 jedinica izgrađenih i prodatih aviokompanijama širom sveta. Vikont je imao kabinu pod pritiskom, nisku buku i nivo vibracija, kao i velike prozore koji su nudili panoramski pogled na nebo. Takođe je bio brži i efikasniji od piston-powered aviona iste ere. Vikont je bio prekretnica u istoriji avijacije i svedočanstvo o inovacijama i inženjerstvu Vikers-Armstronga.