Vickers Viscount variants

The Vickers Viscount was a medium-range airliner driven by four turboprop engines. The type was designed and manufactured in the United Kingdom 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 R.Da Mk 501 engines.


 * Type 663
 * Second prototype, testbed for Rolls-Royce Tay turbojet.


 * Type 640
 * Planned third prototype, powered by four Napier Naiad 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 (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) 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 with Dart 505s (later Dart 506s) and 53 seats, four built, first delivered in March 1954.


 * Type 708
 * Production aircraft for Air France with Dart 505s (later Dart 506s) and 49 seats, 12 built, first delivered in May 1953.


 * Type 720
 * Production aircraft for Trans Australia Airlines (TAA) with Dart 505s (later Dart 506s) and 49 seats, 12 built, fitted with slipper tanks for an extra 290 impgal of fuel, seven built, first delivered in October 1955.


 * Type 723
 * Production aircraft for the Indian Air Force with Dart 506s and a VIP interior, one built, delivered in December 1955.


 * Type 724
 * Production aircraft for Trans-Canada Air Lines (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 and Aden Airways 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 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 with Dart 506s, fitted with slipper tanks and VIP interior, delivered in March 1956.


 * Type 735
 * Production aircraft for Iraqi Airways 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 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 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 with Dart 510 engines and 44 or 48 seats, eight built, first delivered in July 1957.


 * Type 755
 * Production variant for Airwork Services 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 Trans Australia Airlines with Dart 510 engines, 44 seats and slipper tanks, seven built, first delivered in June 1956.


 * Type 757
 * Production variant for Trans-Canada Air Lines 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 from November 1956.


 * Type 760
 * Production variant for Hong Kong Airlines 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 with Dart 510 engines and 48 seats, one built, delivered to TACA Airlines in October 1958.


 * Type 764
 * Production variant for the United States Steel Corporation 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 (ESSO) Corporation similar to the Type 764. One built, delivered in 1957.


 * Type 767
 * Production variant for Aden Airways with Dart 510s, not built.


 * Type 768
 * Production variant for the Indian Airlines Corporation with Dart 510s and 44 seats, ten built, first delivered in August 1957.


 * Type 769
 * Production variant for PLUNA 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 British West Indian Airways (BWIA) with Dart 506 engines and 48 seats, four built, first delivered in October 1957.


 * Type 773
 * Viscount Vickers Baghdad Airport 1958.jpgction variant for Iraqi Airways 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 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 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 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 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 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 (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 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 British European Airways 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 KLM with Dart 510 engine and 53 seats, nine built, first delivered in June 1957.


 * Type 804
 * Production variant for Transair (Canada) with Dart 510 engines and 65 seats, three built, first delivered in September 1957.


 * Type 805
 * Production variant for Eagle Airways 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 with Dart 510 engines and 60 seats, four built, first delivered in December 1957.


 * Type 808
 * Production variant for Aer Lingus 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 with Dart 525 engines, 52 seats with an additional four-seat rear lounge and integral airstair, 15 built, first delivered in May 1958.


 * Type 813
 * Production variant for South African Airways 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 with Dart 525 engines and 64 seats, eleven built, first delivered in October 1958.


 * Type 815
 * Production variant for Pakistan International Airlines with Dart 525 engines and 51 seats, five built, first delivered in January 1959.


 * Type 816
 * Production variant for Trans Australia Airlines with Dart 525 engines and 56 seats, two built, first delivered in March 1959.


 * Type 817
 * Production variant for AVENSA 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 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 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 (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 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 Trans Australia Airlines, delivered in May 1960 to Union Carbide.


 * Type 837
 * Production variant for Austrian Airlines 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 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 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.