Vanguard

[twochai]

Although the cruise TAS was only 360kts, this made little practical difference on domestic services.

There are a couple of turboprops in service today which continue to prove the case for turboprops pioneered by the Mudguard: The Bombardier Q400 (nee, deHavilland Dash 8) and the Piaggio P-180, which cruises at 402 KTAS, with Mmo .70, both continue to set block times on short hauls at least as good as comparable jets, with much lower costs.

[Proplinerman]

I've now created a Vanguard group on Flickr, to which I've uploaded most of the photos of Vanguards that I have. Other people can upload too-please feel free to do so. Here's the link:

Flickr: Vickers Vanguard