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The aircraft was re-conditioned in 1928 and re-designated the Type 170 for use by Imperial Airways for route proving trials, starting in May 1928. Ii operated on the London-Paris route, typically taking about 2 1 ⁄ 2 hrs, and then on the London Brussels-Cologne service. [3] It set a world load carrying record on 6 July 1928. [4]
Pages in category "Vickers aircraft" The following 86 pages are in this category, out of 86 total. ... Vickers Type 170 Vanguard; Vickers Vanguard; Vickers Vanox ...
The Vickers Vanguard was a short/medium-range turboprop airliner designed and produced by the British aircraft manufacturer Vickers-Armstrongs.. The Vanguard was developed during the mid-to-late 1950s in response to a specification issued by British European Airways (BEA) for a 100-seat airliner; Vickers decided to design such an airliner as a follow-up to the existing Viscount series, the ...
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Aircraft Photograph Build date First flight Last flight Operator Location Status Notes Ref. XD818 1956 September 4th, 1956 January 1965 Royal Air Force: RAF Museum Cosford, RAF Cosford, Shropshire, England: On static display [1] [2] [3] XD816 1956 1956 1968 Royal Air Force: Brooklands Museum Weybridge, Surrey, England: On static display Cockpit ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 8 November 2024. British four-engined medium-range turboprop airliner, 1948 Viscount Cambrian Airways Vickers Viscount General information Type Turboprop airliner National origin United Kingdom Manufacturer Vickers-Armstrongs Status Retired Primary users British European Airways Capital Airlines Trans ...
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 .
Between 1911 and 1914, the Royal Aircraft Factory used the F.E.2 ("Farman Experimental 2") designation for three quite different aircraft that shared only a common "Farman" pusher biplane layout. The third "F.E.2" type was operated as a day and night bomber and fighter by the Royal Flying Corps during the First World War .