Vickers Vanguard Turboprop Airliner Family
The Vickers Vanguard was a British four-engine turboprop airliner developed as a larger successor to the Viscount. Its double-bubble fuselage provided a spacious passenger cabin above a useful underfloor cargo deck, and later Merchantman conversions extended the design's life in freight service.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Vickers VanguardVickers Type 950Vickers Type 951Vickers Type 952Vickers Type 953Merchantman
- Family Name
- Vickers Vanguard
- Full Name
- Vickers Vanguard Turboprop Airliner Family
- Roles
- airlinercargo
- Status
- retired
- Type
- aircraft
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- fixed_wing
- Operating Modes
- land
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- conventional
- Description
- The Vickers Vanguard was a British four-engine turboprop airliner developed as a larger successor to the Viscount. Its double-bubble fuselage provided a spacious passenger cabin above a useful underfloor cargo deck, and later Merchantman conversions extended the design's life in freight service.
- First Flight Year
- 1,959
- Manufacturer
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- Creation Time
- August 7, 2026 at 23:31:56 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 7, 2026 at 23:31:56 UTC