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Vickers 700 Viscount

VISCOUNT-3Scrapped

RegistrationGBG-AMAV

VIOperatorVickers-Armstrong Ltd

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Vickers 700 Viscount built in 1950. Operated for BEA - British European Airways. Scrapped.

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Technical data

First flight1950

Country of registrationReino Unido

MSN3

VerificationPending check against the official civil register

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

1950

Built

Assembled by the manufacturer.

Aug 28, 1950

Delivered to Vickers-Armstrong Ltd

Delivered to Vickers-Armstrong Ltd as G-AMAV.

Aug 1, 1952

Transferred to BEA - British European Airways

Transferred to BEA - British European Airways.

Oct 1, 1960

Transferred to Vickers-Armstrong Ltd

Transferred to Vickers-Armstrong Ltd.

Operators

1950-08-28

Vickers-Armstrong Ltd

Registration G-AMAV

1952-08-01

BEA - British European Airways

Registration G-AMAV

1953-10-01

BEA - British European Airways

Registration G-AMAV

1960-10-01

Vickers-Armstrong Ltd

Registration G-AMAV

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BibTeX

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  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Vickers 700 Viscount · G-AMAV · Vickers-Armstrong Ltd}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/VISCOUNT-3},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/VISCOUNT-3}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-17},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-17}
}

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