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Vickers 812 Viscount

VISCOUNT-389Scrapped

RegistrationIDPK-RVW

Verified aircraft dataagainst the official civil aviation register

MAOperatorMandala Airlines

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Vickers 812 Viscount. Operated for Continental Airlines, Channel Airways and Mandala Airlines. Scrapped.

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Technical data

Country of registrationIndonesia

MSN389

VerificationIdentity verified against the official register of FAA (United States) under its former registration N247V · 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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Aircraft chronology

Aug 20, 1958

Delivered to Continental Airlines

Delivered to Continental Airlines as N247V.

Apr 9, 1967

Transferred to Channel Airways

Transferred to Channel Airways.

Jun 3, 1972

Transferred to Alidair

Transferred to Alidair.

Apr 25, 1975

Transferred to FAT Far Eastern Air Transport

Transferred to FAT Far Eastern Air Transport.

Apr 1, 1982

Transferred to Mandala Airlines

Transferred to Mandala Airlines.

Operators

1958-08-20

Continental Airlines

Registration N247V

1967-04-09

Channel Airways

Registration G-AVJL

1972-06-03

Alidair

Registration G-AVJL

1975-04-25

FAT Far Eastern Air Transport

Registration B-2033

1982-04-01

Mandala Airlines

Registration PK-RVW

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BibTeX

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  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Vickers 812 Viscount · PK-RVW · Mandala Airlines}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-10},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/VISCOUNT-389},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/VISCOUNT-389}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-21},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-21}
}

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