Vickers Vanguard Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd, Weybridge & Hurn

First Flight:

20 January 1959

Vanguard Type 951:

6 - Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd

Vanguard Type 952:

23 - Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd

Vanguard Type 953:

14 - Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd

Type Specification

Applies to:

Vickers Vanguard Type 953

Type:

Four engined turboprop airliner

Wing:

Cantilever mid wing monoplane. Dihedral 6 degrees. Light alloy twin torsion box structure

Fuselage:

Light alloy double bubble structure of conventional frame and stringer construction

Tail Unit:

Cantilever aluminium alloy stressed skin structure

Landing Gear:

Retractable tricycle type with twin wheels on each unit. All units retract forward hydraulically

Power Plant:

Four Rolls-Royce Tyne RTy11 Mk 512 turboprop engines, each rated at 5,050 shp plus 1,285 lb residual thrust. Four blade constant speed and reversing propellors

Accommodation:

Two pilots, one check pilot and one supernumerary on flight deck. Seats for up to 139 passengers in main cabin

Span:

118 ft 7 in

Length:

122 ft 10.5 in

Height:

37 ft 11 in

Wing Area:

1,529 sq ft

Empty:

82,500 lb

Max Take Off:

146,500 lb

Max Cruise Speed:

425 mph at 20,000 ft

Rate of Climb:

2,700 ft/min at sea level

Service Ceiling:

30,000 ft

Range:

3,100 miles with 20,500 lb payload

Preserved in British Museums

Merchantman:

G-APEJ - Brooklands Museum, Brooklands - Nose G-APEP - Brooklands Museum, Brooklands - Display G-APES - Aeropark, Nottingham East Midlands Airport - Nose

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