BEA VIS-800 (1:500)

In 1952 Vickers proposed an enlarged version of the Viscount, designed around the up-rated 1,690-ehp. Dart R.Da.5. The �stretch� in this version was primarily in payload. By lengthening the fuselage by 13 ft. 3 in. It was possible to provide for as many as eighty six passengers. At a gross weight of 65,000 lb. this version �called the V800 Series-had a cruising speed a little below 300 mph.