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The Vickers Viscount was a British medium-range turboprop airliner first flown in 1948 by Vickers-Armstrongs the first such aircraft to enter service in the world. A product of the Brabazon Committee it used a new form of propulsion the turboprop engine replacing the conventional piston engine.The Viscount was well received by the public for its cabin conditions which included pressurisation reductions in vibration and noise and panoramic windows.