VICKERS VISCOUNT MODEL 744

The Vickers Viscount is the world’s first propeller-turbine (turboprop) airliner. Designed and built by Vickers-Armstrong Ltd. of Great Britain, the first prototype rolled off the assembly line in July 1948. The first production aircraft entered commercial service with British European Airways on August 20, 1952. A total of 445 were built with the last delivered to China in 1964. The last known commercial Viscount flights occurred in Africa in 2008.

Wingspan	93 ft. 8 in.
Length	81 ft 2 in.
Height	26ft 9 in.
Weight	60,000 lb loaded
Cruising Speed	316 mph
Service Ceiling	27,500 ft
Range	1,690 miles
Engines	Four Rolls-Royce RDa.3 Dart 505 turbo-props with 1,345 horsepower each
Crew	3-4
Passengers	40-63

Manufacturer
Vickers

Markings
Viscount Air Services Inc., 1991

Designation
744

Registration
CF-TGI / N22SN

Serial Number
40