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Vickers 827 Viscount

VISCOUNT-400Unknown

RegistrationUYCX-BJA

PLOperatorPLUNA

2operators

0incidents

0accidents

0logbook years

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Vickers 827 Viscount. Has operated for VASP and PLUNA.

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Technical data

Country of registrationUruguay

MSN400

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 Ciudad de la Costa it could fly non-stop as far as:

GIGRio De Janeiro1,823 km GRUSão Paulo1,570 km SCLSantiago1,367 km EZEBuenos Aires (Ezeiza)229 km

Beyond its rangeLIMLima3,311 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

1975–2026PLUNA airline base

Base

MVDCiudad de la Costa

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

Nov 1, 1975

Delivered to PLUNA

Delivered to PLUNA as CX-BJA.

Operators

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VASP

Registration PP-SRF

1975-11-01

PLUNA

Registration CX-BJA

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BibTeX

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  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Vickers 827 Viscount · CX-BJA · PLUNA}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/VISCOUNT-400},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/VISCOUNT-400}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-18},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-18}
}

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