AIR CANADA vICKERS VISCOUNT
Aircraft Details
- Wingspan: 28.55 m (93′ 8″)
- Length: 24.94 m (81′ 10″)
- Height: 8.46 m (27′ 9″)
- Engines: Four 1,450 hp Rolls Royce Dart 506 Turboprops
- Cruise Speed: 507 km/h (315 mph) at 4,267 m (14,000 ft.)
- Max. Range: 2,414 km (1,500 miles)
- Passengers: 48
- Normally had a crew of 3
- Mainstay of Air Canada’s fleet before the Jet age
- Retired circa 1965
Aircraft Description
The Vickers Viscount is a British medium-range turboprop airliner first flown in 1948 by Vickers-Armstrongs it entered service in 1953 and was the first turboprop-powered airliner. 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 aircraft;
445 Viscounts were built for a range of international customers, All production Viscounts were powered by the Rolls-Royce Dart turboprop; from its initial 800 hp, and then 1,000 hp
Trans-Canada Airlines purchased 51 Viscounts from the plant in Weybridge, Surrey, England. Air Canada Retires the Vickers Viscount April 27, 1974 .. it had 40 seats in 2 class config.
T/O wt 28570 kg (63000 lbs), cruise speed 521 km/h (324 mph) ceiling 8690 m (28500 ft) range 3219 km (2000 mi)
Flight Simulator
On display at the museum is a vintage simulator used to train Trans Canada Airline / Air Canada pilots.
