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Vickers 708 Viscount

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Vickers 708 Viscount. Has operated for Air France, Air Vietnam and Air Inter.

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Technical data

MSN38

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

With its 2,220 km range, from Paris (Orly, Val-de-Marne) it could fly non-stop as far as:

ISTIstanbul2,219 km MADMadrid1,028 km FRAFrankfurt am Main471 km AMSAmsterdam433 km LHRLondon365 km

Beyond its rangeCAICairo3,207 km

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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Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

1963–2026Air Inter airline base

Base

ORYParis (Orly, Val-de-Marne)

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

Jul 28, 1954

Delivered to Air France

Delivered to Air France as F-BGNU.

Jan 6, 1961

Transferred to Air Vietnam

Transferred to Air Vietnam.

Jan 22, 1963

Transferred to Air Inter

Transferred to Air Inter.

Operators

1954-07-28

Air France

Registration F-BGNU

1961-01-06

Air Vietnam

Registration F-BGNU

1963-01-22

Air Inter

Registration F-BGNU

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BibTeX

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  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Vickers 708 Viscount · Technik Museum Sinsheim}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-10},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/VISCOUNT-38},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/VISCOUNT-38}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-16},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-16}
}

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