Vickers Viscount 843 China United Airline (1:200)

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 militarys around the world. Production ended in 1964 with 445 aircraft of all types produced.

Viscount c/n 453 was a Type V.843 with Rolls-Royce Dart 525 engines. It was one of six purchased by the CAAC � Civil Aviation Administration of China. It first flew on August 8 1963 and was delivered on September 19, 1963 registered as B-406. In 1986 the China United Airlines was formed as part of the People�s Liberation Army Civil Transportation Division and the aircraft was re-registered as 50258. It was withdrawn from service in 1990 and displayed at the Datang-Shan Museum, Changping, Beijing, China.

Specifications for the Vickers Viscount Type 700 and Type 800

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 m_ (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.

Speed -
Cruise
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)