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1955: America Welcomes the Viscount, the World’s First Turboprop Airliner
Almost 70 years ago, the Vickers Viscount stepped in the gap between the new jet era and the only other planes that people knew--props. The new 'jet prop' plane didn't last too long in service but it was a unique plane that was widely adopted in the US. Here's the full story, told by David H. Stringer, history editor of Airways magazine and Avgeekery contributor. (avgeekery.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
"Radar Equipped" baby! It must have been pretty cool when all this stuff was new!
Yeah... and you should pickup one of those Radar Units from back then.. about 150 lbs for the 1 box and that does not include a display that was hard to read and burnt in often requiring replacement and an antenna that did a full 360. Not much better than the Radar that was in WWII
So we are expected to be excited by 70 YEAR OLD NEWS?
Great airliner…loved the whirling RR Darts. Had 2 flights TCA V700 YQB-YUL and Aer Lingus V800 DUB-LON.
Miss those big windows.
Miss those big windows.
The Viscount and I go way back. My father was a FO for Capital and United. Flew on many CP and UA ones. Loved the large windows. My last flight was in Aug 1968 UA flight 679 DCA-PHF-ORD going to ODU was ODC back then. My father had more Viscount time than any other airliner he worked on.
My father flew Viscounts for Bahamas Airways in the early 1960's based in Nassau. Was owned by BOAC at the time.
And not too long after that the GulfStream one was certificated in 1958. Two Rolls Royce dart 8X power plants, rated at 1990 shaft horsepower each ISA.