AIrcraft Vickers Viscount 700 Air Canada

Product description

The world’s first turbo-prop airliner was the British made Vickers Viscount. The first flight took
stretched variant named Type 800 was 3 feet 10 inches longer with even more power and a
new fuel system and flew on July 27 1956. It could carry 71 passengers so it soon was
operating with about 70 airlines and 9 militaries around the world. Production ended in 1964
with 445 aircraft of all types produced.

Accurate and high-quality die-cast metal model Vickers Viscount in the colors of Air Canada.
The model itself is fully formed and offers detailed graphics printed exactly as the original, contains detail lights and windshield wipers!
Production models HobbyMaster have a great reputation for quality and detail, this is a true scale model of the Vickers Viscount aircraft with its description and color scheme airline with plenty of detail.
Comes with attached chassis with rolling wheels, package includes a stand.
Ideal for collectors, employees / EX - employees, aviation enthusiasts and collectors.

The first North American airline to use turboprop aircraft was Trans-Canada Airlines. The first
Viscount made its maiden flight in April 1955 between Montreal and Winnipeg. TCA would
eventually operate 51 Viscounts on its short-haul routes. Viscount CF-THS was V.757 series
c/n 279 and delivered to TCA February 1, 1958. TCA had 35 V.757 aircraft that were powered
by 4 Rolls-Royce Dart 510 engines producing 1,600 hp (1,120 kW). The aircraft operated with
the airline until May 1971 and in 1984 was donated to the Western Canada Aviation Museum in
Winnipeg. In 1953, TCA became the first airline in the world to use a computer reservation
system with remote terminals. On January 1, 1965 TCA was renamed Air Canada following
government approval.