The

Vickers Viscount The Vickers Viscount is a British medium-range turboprop airliner first flown in 1948 by Vickers-Armstrongs. A design requirement from the Brabazon Committee, it entered service in 1953 and was the first turboprop-powered airliner. The Visc ...

was a medium-range airliner driven by four

turboprop A turboprop is a turbine engine that drives an aircraft propeller. A turboprop consists of an intake, reduction gearbox, compressor, combustor, turbine, and a propelling nozzle. Air enters the intake and is compressed by the compressor. Fuel ...

engines An engine or motor is a machine designed to convert one or more forms of energy into mechanical energy. Available energy sources include potential energy (e.g. energy of the Earth's gravitational field as exploited in hydroelectric power ...

. The type was designed and manufactured in

Britain Britain most often refers to: * The United Kingdom, a sovereign state in Europe comprising the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland and many smaller islands * Great Britain, the largest island in the United King ...

from 1948 to 1963.

Prototypes

;Type 630 :First prototype, with short fuselage (74 ft 6 in (22.71 m), accommodating 32 passengers and powered by four 1,380 ehp (1,032 kW)

Rolls-Royce Dart The Rolls-Royce RB.53 Dart is a turboprop engine designed and manufactured by Rolls-Royce Limited. First run in 1946, it powered the Vickers Viscount on its maiden flight in 1948. A flight on July 29 of that year, which carried 14 paying passe ...

R.Da Mk 501 engines.Andrews and Morgan 1988, p. 436. ;Type 663 :Second prototype, testbed for Rolls-Royce Tay turbojet. ;Type 640 :Planned third prototype, powered by four

Napier Naiad The Napier Naiad is a British turboprop gas-turbine engine designed and built by D. Napier & Son in the late 1940s. It was the company's first gas turbine engine. A twin version known as the Coupled Naiad was developed but both engine projec ...

turboprops. Not built, with parts incorporated in Type 700 prototype.

Viscount 700

;Type 700 :The first production version, 1,381 hp (1,030 kW) engines, 287 built, the "D" suffix was used for aircraft powered by the 1,576 hp (1,175 kW) Dart 510 engines. ;Type 701 :Production aircraft for

British European Airways British European Airways (BEA), formally British European Airways Corporation, was a British airline which existed from 1946 until 1974. BEA operated to Europe, North Africa and the Middle East from airports around the United Kingdom. The a ...

(BEA), the same as the prototype 700 but as in all production aircraft the engines were moved 18 inches outboard to reduce cabin noise level. Originally fitted with Dart 505 engines but later changed to Dart 506s. Originally had a either 40 or 47 seats but this was changed in the 1960s to seat either 60 or 63 passengers, 27 built, first delivered in January 1953. ;Type 702 :Production aircraft for

British West Indian Airways BWIA West Indies Airways Limited, known locally as "Bee-Wee" and also as British West Indian Airways and BWIA International, was the national airline based in Trinidad and Tobago. At the end of operations, BWIA was the largest airline operating o ...

(BWIA) with Dart 506 with 44 or 53 seats, four built, first delivered in June 1955. ;Type 703 :Proposed 53-seat variant, not built. ;Type 707 :Production aircraft for the first export customer

Aer Lingus Aer Lingus ( ; an anglicisation of the Irish , meaning "air fleet" compare Welsh 'llynges awyr') is the flag carrier of Ireland. Founded by the Irish Government, it was privatised between 2006 and 2015 and it is now a wholly owned subsidiary ...

with Dart 505s (later Dart 506s) and 53 seats, four built, first delivered in March 1954. ;Type 708 :Production aircraft for

Air France Air France (; formally ''Société Air France, S.A.''), stylised as AIRFRANCE, is the flag carrier of France headquartered in Tremblay-en-France. It is a subsidiary of the Air France–KLM Group and a founding member of the SkyTeam global air ...

with Dart 505s (later Dart 506s) and 49 seats, 12 built, first delivered in May 1953. ;Type 720 :Production aircraft for

Trans Australia Airlines Trans Australia Airlines (TAA), renamed Australian Airlines in 1986, was one of the two major Australian domestic airlines between its inception in 1946 and its merger with Qantas in September 1992. As a result of the "COBRA" (or Common Brand ...

(TAA) with Dart 505s (later Dart 506s) and 49 seats, 12 built, fitted with slipper tanks for an extra of fuel, seven built, first delivered in October 1955. ;Type 723 :Production aircraft for the

Indian Air Force The Indian Air Force (IAF) is the air arm of the Indian Armed Forces. Its complement of personnel and aircraft assets ranks third amongst the air forces of the world. Its primary mission is to secure Indian airspace and to conduct aerial w ...

with Dart 506s and a VIP interior, one built, delivered in December 1955. ;Type 724 :Production aircraft for

Trans-Canada Air Lines Trans-Canada Air Lines (also known as TCA in English, and Trans-Canada in French) was a Canadian airline that operated as the country's flag carrier, with corporate headquarters in Montreal, Quebec. Its first president was Gordon Roy McGrego ...

(TCA) of Canada with Dart 506s, included increased electrical power, new fuel system, and cold-weather operation provisions (ice-guard panels of fuselage and anti-skid brakes). Fitted with 44 or 48 seats, 15 built, first delivered in December 1954. ;Type 728 :Production variant for

Cyprus Airways Cyprus Airways (Greek: Κυπριακές Αερογραμμές) is the flag carrier airline of Cyprus, based at Larnaca International Airport. It commenced operations on 1 June 2017. History Cyprus Airways resumed operations in 2016 after win ...

and

Aden Airways Aden Airways was a subsidiary of British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) based in Aden. It was in operation from 1949 to 1967. History In 1947, a proposal to form an airline in Aden using a pair of Bristol Wayfarers did not materialize. An ...

with Dart 506s, not built. ;Type 730 :Production aircraft for Indian Air Force, same as the Type 723 but with a different VIP interior, one built, delivered in January 1956. ;Type 731 :Production variant for

KLM KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, legally ''Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V.'' (literal translation: Royal Aviation Company Plc.), is the flag carrier airline of the Netherlands. KLM is headquartered in Amstelveen, with its hub at nearby Amste ...

with Dart 506 engines, not built. ;Type 732 :Production aircraft for Hunting Clan with Dart 506s, fitted with slipper tanks and 52-seat interior, three built, first delivered in May 1955. ;Type 734 :Production aircraft for

Pakistan Air Force , "Be it deserts or seas; all lie under our wings" (traditional) , colours = , colours_label = , march = , mascot = , anniversaries = ...

with Dart 506s, fitted with slipper tanks and VIP interior, delivered in March 1956. ;Type 735 :Production aircraft for

Iraqi Airways Iraqi Airways Company, operating as Iraqi Airways ( ar, الخطوط الجوية العراقية ''al-Xuṭūṭ al-Jawwiyyah al-ʿIrāqiyyah, Kurdish: ھێڵی ئاسمانی عێراق''), is the national carrier of Iraq, headquartered on ...

with Dart 506s and either 44 or 53 seats, three built, first delivered in October 1955. ;Type 736 :Production aircraft for Fred. Olsen & Co. with Dart 506s and 48 seats, two built, first delivered in November 1955. ;Type 737 :Production aircraft for the Canadian Department of Transport with Dart 506s and VIP interior, one built, delivered in March 1955. ;Type 738 :Design for a special duty variant with Dart 506s, not built. ;Type 739 :Production aircraft for

Misrair Egyptair (Egyptian Arabic: , ') is the state-owned flag carrier of Egypt. The airline is headquartered at Cairo International Airport, its main hub, operating scheduled passenger and freight services to 81 destinations in the Middle East, Europ ...

with Dart 506s and 40 seats, six built, first delivered in December 1955. ;Type 740 :Design for a staff variant with Dart 506s, not built. ;Type 741 :Design for a VVIP variant with Dart 506s, not built. ;Type 742 :Production aircraft ordered by Braathens-SAFE but delivered to the Brazilian Air Force in November 1956 with Dart 510s, VIP interior and slipper tanks. ;Type 744 :Production variant for Capital Airlines with Dart 506s and 48 seats, three built, first delivered in June 1955. ;Type 745 :Production aircraft for US airline Capital Airlines. The first nine used Dart 506s; the remainder had Dart 510s. Aircraft had 48 seats and a forward integral airstair, 60 built, first delivered in November 1955. ;Type 747 :Production aircraft for Butler Air Transport with Dart 506s and 40 seats, two built, first delivered in September 1955. ;Type 748 :Production aircraft for

Central African Airways Central African Airways (CAA) was a supranational airline corporation serving as flag carrier for Southern Rhodesia, Northern Rhodesia and Nyasaland (respectively the present day countries of Zimbabwe, Zambia and Malawi), which were organised as ...

with Dart 506 engines, 47 seats and slipper tanks, five built, first delivered in May 1956. ;Type 749 :Production variant for LAV with Dart 506s and 40 seats, three built, first delivered in February 1956. ;Type 754 :Production variant for

Middle East Airlines Middle East Airlines – Air Liban S.A.L. ( ar, طيران الشرق الأوسط ـ الخطوط الجوية اللبنانية ''Ṭayyarān al-Sharq al-Awsaṭ – al-Khuṭūṭ al-jawiyyah al-lubnāniyyah''), more commonly known as Middle ...

with Dart 510 engines and 44 or 48 seats, eight built, first delivered in July 1957. ;Type 755 :Production variant for

Airwork Services Airwork Limited, also referred to during its history as Airwork Services Limited, is a wholly owned subsidiary company of VT Group plc. It has a long and rich history in providing a variety of defence support services to the Royal Air Force (RAF ...

with Dart 510 engines and 48 seats. The order was canceled and the units were sold to Cubana; three built, first delivered in May 1956. ;Type 756 :Production variant for

with Dart 510 engines, 44 seats and slipper tanks, seven built, first delivered in June 1956. ;Type 757 :Production variant for

similar to the Type 724 but with upgraded 1,600 hp (1,120 kW) Dart 510 engines, 35 built, first delivered in March 1956. ;Type 759 :Production variant ordered by Hunting Clan with Dart 510 engines, 40 or 44 seats and slipper tanks, two built delivered to

Icelandair Icelandair is the flag carrier airline of Iceland, with its corporate head office on the property of Reykjavík Airport in the capital city Reykjavik. Linked from here It is part of the Icelandair Group and operates to destinations on both si ...

from November 1956. ;Type 760 :Production variant for

Hong Kong Airlines Hong Kong Airlines Limited (stylised as HONGKONG AIRLINES) is an airline based in Hong Kong, with its headquarters in the Tung Chung district and its main hub at Hong Kong International Airport. It was established in 2006 as a member of t ...

with Dart 510 engines, 40 or 44 seats and slipper tanks, two built, first delivered in January 1957. ;Type 761 :Production variant for Union of Burma Airlines with Dart 510 engines and 48 seats, three built, first delivered in July 1957. ;Type 762 :Design for a executive variant with Dart 510s, not built. ;Type 763 :Production variant for

Howard Hughes Howard Robard Hughes Jr. (December 24, 1905 – April 5, 1976) was an American business magnate, record-setting pilot, engineer, film producer, and philanthropist, known during his lifetime as one of the most influential and richest people in th ...

with Dart 510 engines and 48 seats, one built, delivered to

TACA Airlines Transportes Aereos del Continente Americano, (''Air Transports of the American Continent'', known and branded formerly as TACA International), operating as Avianca El Salvador, is an airline owned by Kingsland Holdings based in El Salvador. As ...

in October 1958. ;Type 764 :Production variant for the

United States Steel Corporation United States Steel Corporation, more commonly known as U.S. Steel, is an American integrated steel producer headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with production operations primarily in the United States of America and in several countries ...

with Dart 510 engines, VIP interior and both slipper tanks and a 450 gallon belly tank, three built; first delivered in December 1956. ;Type 765 :Production variant for the

Standard Oil Standard Oil Company, Inc., was an American oil production, transportation, refining, and marketing company that operated from 1870 to 1911. At its height, Standard Oil was the largest petroleum company in the world, and its success made its co-f ...

(ESSO) Corporation similar to the Type 764. One built, delivered in 1957. ;Type 767 :Production variant for

with Dart 510s, not built. ;Type 768 :Production variant for the

Indian Airlines Indian Airlines was a division of Air India Limited. It was based in Delhi and focused primarily on domestic routes, along with several international services to neighbouring countries in Asia. It was a division of Air India Limited after m ...

Corporation with Dart 510s and 44 seats, ten built, first delivered in August 1957. ;Type 769 :Production variant for

PLUNA PLUNA Líneas Aéreas Uruguayas S.A. was the flag carrier of Uruguay. It was headquartered in Carrasco, Montevideo and operated scheduled services within South America, as well as scheduled cargo and charter services from its hub at Carrasco I ...

with Dart 510s, 48 seats and slipper tanks, three built, first delivered in May 1958. ;Type 770 :Basic design for the Type 700D for the United States, not built. ;Type 771 :Basic design standard based on the 745, not built. ;Type 772 :Production variant for

(BWIA) with Dart 506 engines and 48 seats, four built, first delivered in October 1957. ;Type 773 :Production variant for

with Dart 506 engines and 48 seats, one built, delivered in November 1957. ;Type 774 :Production variant for Saudi Arabia with Dart 510s, not built. ;Type 775 :Production variant for Yugoslavia with Dart 510s, not built. ;Type 776 :Production variant for

Kuwait Airlines Kuwait Airways ( ar, الخطوط الجوية الكويتية, ) is the national carrier of Kuwait, with its head office on the grounds of Kuwait International Airport, Al Farwaniyah Governorate. It operates scheduled international services thr ...

with Dart 510s, one converted from a Type 745 in 1958. ;Type 777 :Basic design with Dart 510s, not built. ;Type 778 :Production variant with Dart 510s for Chile, not built. ;Type 779 :Production variant for Fred Olsen with Dart 510 engines and 48-seats, four built, first delivered in April 1957. ;Type 780 :Basic design standard for with Dart 510s and VIP interior, not built. ;Type 781 :Production variant for

South African Air Force "Through hardships to the stars" , colours = , colours_label = , march = , mascot = , anniversaries = , equipment ...

with Dart 510 engines, a VIP interior and slipper tanks, one built, delivered in June 1958. ;Type 782 :Production variant for Iranian Airways with Dart 510s and 48 seats, three built with the first delivery in March 1958. Were convertible to VIP interior for the Shah of Persia. ;Type 783 :Production variant for LAC with Dart 510s, not built. ;Type 784 :Production variant for

Philippine Air Lines Philippine Airlines (PAL), a trade name of PAL Holdings, Inc. ( PSEPAL (Philippine Air Lines until 1970), is the flag carrier airline of the Philippines. Headquartered at the PNB Financial Center in Pasay, the airline was founded in 1941 and i ...

with Dart 510s, 48 seats and slipper tanks, three built, first delivered in May 1957. ;Type 785 :Production variant for LAI-Alitalia with Dart 510s and 48 seats, three built, first delivered in March 1957. ;Type 786 :Production variant for Lloyd Aereo Colombiano with Dart 510 engines, 48 seats and both slipper and belly tanks, three built, first delivered in August 1957. ;Type 787 :Production variant for Iraqi Airways with Dart 510 engines, not built. ;Type 788 :Production variant for Syrian Airways with Dart 510 engines, not built. ;Type 789 :Production variant for the Brazilian Air Force with Dart 510 engines, slipper and belly tanks, and VIP interior. One was built; delivered in December 1957. ;Type 790 :Basic design for local service variant with Dart 506 engines, not built. ;Type 791 :Production variant for

AVIANCA Avianca S.A. (acronym in Spanish for ''Aerovias del Continente Americano S.A.'', "Airways of the American Continent") is a Colombian airline. It has been the flag carrier of Colombia since December 5, 1919, when it was initially registered under ...

with Dart 506 engines, not built. ;Type 792 :Production variant for Pakistan with Dart 506 engines and VIP interior, not built. ;Type 793 :Production variant for the

Royal Bank of Canada Royal Bank of Canada (RBC; french: Banque royale du Canada) is a Canadian multinational financial services company and the largest bank in Canada by market capitalization. The bank serves over 17 million clients and has more than 89,000& ...

with Dart 510 engines and a VIP interior, one built. ;Type 794 :Production variant for THY (Turkish Airlines) with Dart 510s and 48 seats, four built, first delivered in January 1958. ;Type 795 :Production variant for

Trans World Airlines Trans World Airlines (TWA) was a major American airline which operated from 1930 until 2001. It was formed as Transcontinental & Western Air to operate a route from New York City to Los Angeles via St. Louis, Kansas City, and other stops, with F ...

(TWA) with Dart 510 engines, not built. ;Type 796 :Production variant for Turkish Air Force with Dart 510 engines and VIP interior, not built. ;Type 797 :Production variant for Canadian Department of Transportation with Dart 510 engines, one built, delivered in March 1958. ;Type 798 :Production variant for

Northeast Airlines Northeast Airlines was an American airline based in Boston, Massachusetts that chiefly operated in the northeastern United States, and later to Canada, Florida, the Bahamas, Los Angeles and other cities. It was acquired by and merged into Del ...

with Dart 510s, eight built.

Viscount 800

Improved variant with the fuselage extended by 3 ft 10 in (1.2 m), 67 built ;Type 800 :Basic design, not built. ;Type 801 :Production variant for

with Dart 510s, changed to Dart 520s as Type 802. ;Type 802 :First production variant of the 800 series for British European Airways with Dart 510 engines and either 53 or 57 seats, 24 built, first delivered in February 1957. ;Type 803 :Production variant for

with Dart 510 engine and 53 seats, nine built, first delivered in June 1957. ;Type 804 :Production variant for

Transair (Canada) Transair was an airline based in Canada. It was purchased by Pacific Western Airlines in 1979. Transair's operational headquarters was located at the Winnipeg International Airport in Manitoba. History Transair had its origins as Central Nor ...

with Dart 510 engines and 65 seats, three built, first delivered in September 1957. ;Type 805 :Production variant for

Eagle Airways Eagle Airways was a regional airline based in Hamilton, New Zealand and was wholly owned by Air New Zealand, operating regional services under the Air New Zealand Link brand. The airline was disbanded on 26 August 2016, with staff absorbed int ...

with Dart 510 engines and 70 seats, two built, first delivered in December 1957. ;Type 806 :Production variant for British European Airways with Dart 520 engines and 58 seats, 19 built, first delivered in March 1958. Nine aircraft were later converted to Type 802 when the Dart 520s were changed for Dart 510s so the 520s could be used in the airline's Argosy freighters. ;Type 807 :Production variant for the

New Zealand National Airways Corporation New Zealand National Airways Corporation, popularly known as NAC, was the national domestic airline of New Zealand from 1947 until 1978 when it amalgamated with New Zealand's international airline, Air New Zealand. The airline was headquartere ...

with Dart 510 engines and 60 seats, four built, first delivered in December 1957. ;Type 808 :Production variant for

with Dart 510 engines and 70 seats, six built, first delivered in May 1957. ;Type 809 :Production variant for Greece, not built.

Viscount 810

Improved longer-range variant with 1,991 hp (1,485 kW) Dart 525 engines, 84 built ;Type 810 :Prototype for the improved 810 series with Dart 525 engines and a 52-seat interior with an additional four-seat rear lounge, one built and first flown on 23 December 1957. ;Type 811 :Production variant for Capital Airlines with Dart 525 engines, not built. ;Type 812 :Production variant for

Continental Airlines Continental Airlines, simply known as Continental, was a major United States airline founded in 1934 and eventually headquartered in Houston, Texas. It had ownership interests and brand partnerships with several carriers. Continental started o ...

with Dart 525 engines, 52 seats with an additional four-seat rear lounge and integral

airstair An airstair is a set of steps built into an aircraft so that passengers may board and alight the aircraft. The stairs are often built into a clamshell-style door on the aircraft. Airstairs eliminate the need for passengers to use a mobile st ...

, 15 built, first delivered in May 1958. ;Type 813 :Production variant for

South African Airways South African Airways (SAA) is the flag carrier airline of South Africa. Founded in 1934, the airline is headquartered in Airways Park at O. R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg and operated a hub-and-spoke network, serving ten destin ...

with Dart 525 engines (later changed to Dart 530s), 56 seats and four-seat rear lounge, seven built, first delivered in October 1958. ;Type 814 :Production variant for

Lufthansa Deutsche Lufthansa AG (), commonly shortened to Lufthansa, is the flag carrier of Germany. When combined with its subsidiaries, it is the second- largest airline in Europe in terms of passengers carried. Lufthansa is one of the five founding m ...

with Dart 525 engines and 64 seats, eleven built, first delivered in October 1958. ;Type 815 :Production variant for

Pakistan International Airlines Pakistan International Airlines ( ur, ; abbreviated PIA, ur, ) is an international airline that serves as the national flag carrier of Pakistan under the administrative control of the Secretary to the Government of Pakistan for Aviation. It ...

with Dart 525 engines and 51 seats, five built, first delivered in January 1959. ;Type 816 :Production variant for

with Dart 525 engines and 56 seats, two built, first delivered in March 1959. ;Type 817 :Production variant for

AVENSA Avensa (''Aerovías Venezolanas Sociedad Anonima'') was a Venezuelan airline headquartered in Caracas. It was in the process of financial restructuring, after it went into bankruptcy due to poor management in 2002, with Santa Barbara Airlines t ...

with Dart 525 engines, not built. ;Type 818 :Production variant for Cubana with Dart 525 engines and 52 seats, four built, first delivered in October 1958. ;Type 819 :Production variant for Aviacon with Dart 525 engines, not built. ;Type 820 :Production variant for

American Airlines American Airlines is a major airlines of the United States, major US-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, within the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. It is the Largest airlines in the world, largest airline in the world when measured ...

with Dart 525 engines, not built. ;Type 821 :Production variant for Eagle with Dart 525 engines, not built. ;Type 822 :Production variant for LAV with Dart 525 engines, not built. ;Type 823 :Production variant for California Eastern with Dart 525 engines, not built. ;Type 824 :Production variant for LAI Dart 525 engines, not built. ;Type 825 :Production variant for Black Lion Aviation with Dart 525 engines, not built. ;Type 826 :Production variant for Agile Azur with Dart 525 engines, not built. ;Type 827 :Production variant for

VASP Viação Aérea São Paulo S/A (São Paulo Airways), better known as VASP, was an airline with its head office in the VASP Building on the grounds of São Paulo–Congonhas Airport in São Paulo, Brazil. It had main bases at São Paulo's two m ...

with Dart 525 engines and 56 seats including four-seat rear lounge, six built, first delivered in October 1958. ;Type 828 :Production variant for

All Nippon Airways , also known as ANA (''Ē-enu-ē'') or is an airline in Japan. Its headquarters are located in Shiodome City Center in the Shiodome area of Minato ward of Tokyo. It operates services to both domestic and international destinations and had mo ...

(ANA) with Dart 525 engines and 60 seats, nine built, first delivered in July 1961. Unusual for the time they had television sets mounted on hat-racks for in-flight viewing. ;Type 829 :Production variant for TAP with Dart 525 engines, not built. ;Type 830 :Proposed large-fuselage variant for American Airlines with Dart 525 engines, not built. ;Type 831 :Production variant for Airwork and Sudan Airways with Dart 525 engines and 60 seats, three built, first delivered in July 1961. ;Type 832 :Production variant for Ansett-ANA with Dart 525 engines and 56 seats including a four-seat rear lounge, four built, first delivered in March 1959. ;Type 833 :Production variant for Hunting Clan with Dart 530 engines, three built, first delivered in June 1959. ;Type 834 :Production variant for

LOT Polish Airlines LOT Polish Airlines, legally incorporated as Polskie Linie Lotnicze LOT S.A. (, ''flight''), is the flag carrier of Poland. Established in 1928, LOT was a founding member of IATA and remains one of the world's oldest airlines in operation. Wit ...

with Dart 525 engines, not built. ;Type 835 :Conversion of a not-delivered Type 818 originally for Cubana, delivered in September 1959 for the Tennessee Gas Transmission Corporation. ;Type 836 :Conversion of a not-delivered Type 816 originally for

, delivered in May 1960 to Union Carbide. ;Type 837 :Production variant for

Austrian Airlines Austrian Airlines AG, often shortened to Austrian, is the flag carrier of Austria and a subsidiary of the Lufthansa Group. The airline is headquartered on the grounds of Vienna International Airport in Schwechat where it also maintains its hub ...

with Dart 525 engines and either 56 seats (mixed-class) or 66 seats (tourist-class) and a four-seat rear lounge, six built, first delivered in August 1960. ;Type 838 :Production variant for

Ghana Airways Ghana Airways Limited was the flag carrier of Ghana, with its main base of operation and hub at Kotoka International Airport in Accra. The airline ceased operations in 2004, although plans were discussed to revive it in 2020 in partnership wit ...

with Dart 525 engines and 60 seats, three built, first delivered in June 1961. ;Type 839 :Production variant for the Iranian Government with VIP interior, one delivered in February 1960. ;Type 840 :Basic design with Dart 541s, not built. ;Type 841 :Production variant for British European Airways with Dart 541s, not built. ;Type 842 :Production variant for Iraqi Airways with Dart 541s, not built. ;Type 843 :Production variant for

CAAC The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC; ) is the Chinese civil aviation authority under the Ministry of Transport. It oversees civil aviation and investigates aviation accidents and incidents. As the aviation authority responsible fo ...

with Dart 525 engines and 52 seats, six built, first delivered in October 1963. The last delivery and the last Viscount to be delivered in April 1964. ;Type 845 :Production variant for Pakistan International with Dart 525s, not built.

Proposals

;Type 850 :Viscount Major project, not built. ;Type 870 :Improved second-generation variant, developed as the

Vickers Vanguard 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 ...

References

Notes

Bibliography

* Andrews, C.F. and E.B. Morgan. ''Vickers Aircraft since 1908''. London: Putnam, Second Edition, 1988. * Eastwood, Tony. and Roach, John ''Turbo Prop Airliner Production List''. West Drayton, UK: Aviation Hobby Shop, 1990. * Jackson, A.J. ''British Civil Aircraft 1919-1972, Volume III''. London: Putnam, Third Edition, 1974. * Turner, P. St.John. ''Handbook of the Vickers Viscount''. London: Ian Allan, 1968. {{ISBN, 978-0-7110-0052-0 Lists of aircraft variants Vickers aircraft