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Vickers VC.1 Viking

Commercial · Early Jet (1946–1969)

Vickers VC.1 Viking — Commercial
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The Vickers VC.1 Viking is a British twin-engine short-range airliner derived from the Vickers Wellington bomber and built by Vickers-Armstrongs Limited at Brooklands near Weybridge in Surrey. After the Second World War, the Viking was an important airliner with British airlines, pending the development of turboprop aircraft like the Viscount. An experimental airframe was fitted with Rolls-Royce Nene turbojets and first flown in 1948 as the world's first pure jet transport aircraft. Military developments were the Vickers Valetta and the Vickers Varsity.

Specifications

Category
Fixed Wing
Sub-Category
Commercial
Domain
Civil
Era
Early Jet (1946–1969)
Engine
2× 14-cylinder two-row radial engines
Thrust / Power
1690 hp each
Length (ft)
65
Wingspan (ft)
89
Empty Weight (lb)
23000
MTOW (lb)
34000
Service Ceiling (ft)
25000
Range (mi)
1700
Max Speed (mph)
263