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General Background

The world’s first turbo-prop airliner was the British made Vickers Viscount. The first flight took place in 1948 with a more powerful engined Type 700 taking flight on August 3 1950. A stretched variant named Type 800 was 3 feet 10 inches longer with even more power and a new fuel system and flew on July 27 1956. It could carry 71 passengers so it soon was operating with about 70 airlines and 9 militaries around the world. Production ended in 1964 with 445 aircraft of all types produced.

Specifications :

Type of aircraft:	Turbo prop airliner / freighter
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
First flight:	Type 700 April 19, 1950
Entered regular service:	April 18, 1953
People onboard
Crew:	Two or three flight members
Passenger configuration:	V.700 / 40 seated four abreast or 47 – 63 at five abreast.
	V.800 / 65 seated five abreast.
Dimensions
Wingspan:	28.56 m (93.7 ft )
Wing area:	89.5 m² (963.4 ft²)
Length:	Type 700 – 24.94 m (81.82 ft )
	Type 800 – 26.11 m (85.66 ft )
Height:	8.16 m (26.77 ft )
Performance
Engines:	Type 700D – (4) Rolls-Royce Dart 510 turbo prop / 1,740 hp each with a 4 blade constant speed propeller.
	Type 810 – (4) Rolls-Royce Dart 525 turbo prop / 1,990 hp each with a 4 blade constant speed propeller.
Cruise Speed:	Type 700D – 521 Kph (323.7 mph)
	Type 810 – 565 Kph (351.1 mph)
Maximum Speed:	Type 700D – 537 Kph (333.7 mph)
	Type 810 – 587 Kph (364.7 mph)
Maximum range:
Type 700D:	2,140 km (1,330 miles) maximum payload no reserves.
Type 810:	2,780 km (1,727 miles) (64 passengers)
	2,832 km (1,760 miles) (with maximum fuel)
Weights:
Empty:	Type 700D - 17,200 kg (37,920 lb)
	Type 810 - 19,959 kg (44,000 lb)
Maximum T/O	Type 700D - 29,257 kg (64,500 lb)
	Type 810 - 32,866 kg (72,460 lb)