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Vickers 745D Viscount

VISCOUNT-288Written off

RegistrationECHC-ART

Verified aircraft dataagainst the official civil aviation register

SAOperatorSAETA

3operators

0incidents

0accidents

0logbook years

0photos

Vickers 745D Viscount. Operated for Alitalia, Northeast Airlines and SAETA.

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Technical data

Country of registrationEcuador

MSN288

VerificationIdentity verified against the official register of FAA (United States) under its former registration N6596C · Oct 8, 2026

The model · Vickers Viscount

Figures for the Viscount 810 variant, the most representative of the family

Length26.1 m86 ft

Wingspan28.6 m94 ft

Height8.2 m27 ft

Range2,220 km1,199 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed565 km/h305 ktMach 0.53

Service ceiling7,600 m24,934 ft

Maximum take-off weight30,617 kg67,499 lb

Maximum payload11,895 kg26,224 lbIts 75 passengers with baggage would weigh about 7.5 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity75 passengers

Endurance3 h 56 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

The type first flew in 1948 (78 years ago) · About 445 units built · Production ended in 1963

Figures for the type, not for this particular aircraft: each variant and each configuration changes something. They are shown in both systems used in aviation.

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Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

Jan 13, 1970

Delivered to SAETA

Delivered to SAETA as HC-ART.

Operators

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Alitalia

Registration I-LIRM

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Northeast Airlines

Registration N6596C

1970-01-13

SAETA

Registration HC-ART

In memoriam

This aircraft suffered a serious accident or hull loss. Out of respect for what happened and for the people who may have been affected, this record does not enable the register of memories.

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BibTeX

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  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Vickers 745D Viscount · HC-ART · SAETA}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/VISCOUNT-288},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/VISCOUNT-288}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-19},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-19}
}

Wikipedia

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