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Vickers Viscount 800
A narrow-body turboprop airliner from Vickers, first flown in 1956. It typically seats about 71 passengers and can fly up to 2,200 km.
- Maker
- Vickers
- Family
- Viscount
- First flight
- 1956
- Typical seats
- 71
- Range
- 2,200 km1,188 nmi
- Length
- 26.1 m
- Engines
- 4 × turboprop
- Body
- Narrow-body
- ICAO type code
- VISC
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Test yourself
1Does the Viscount 800 fly further or less far than the ATR 72-600?
The Viscount 800 flies up to 2,200 km, 800 km further than the ATR 72-600.
2Does the Viscount 800 seat more or fewer passengers than the ERJ-145?
The Viscount 800 typically seats 71, 21 more than the ERJ-145.
3Did the Viscount 800 first fly later or earlier than the 737-400?
The Viscount 800 first flew in 1956, 32 years earlier than the 737-400.
Similar in size and range
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