KLM TRIBUTE VICKERS VISCOUNT
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| HERPA 1/500 PH-VIB KLM Vickers Viscount |
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PH-VII -DAEDALUS V.803 Viscount KLM LHR 04MAY63 CC BY-SA 3.0
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We continue to celebrate with this post the 95th anniversary of iconic KLM. This post as its name suggests is dedicated to the Vickers viscount operations of the company.
The company ordered 9 Vickers Viscount series 800 in June 1955 to use on its short to medium European services as the Convair 340/440 did not have the capacity to tackle the increase in travel that Europe was witnessing in the fifties. The series 800 differ from the 700 as having an inceased length of 1.15m allowing an increase of capacity from 40/63 pax for the 700 series to 53/65 pax depending on the layout and the characteristic oval door was replaced with a larger rectangular door to facilitate both freight and passenger operations.
KLM planes were fitted originally with 16F/37Y which was a first as most companies operated the aircraft in a single class either as F (Iraqi Airways) or Y. Seat capacity was increased later to 59/64Y .
The winter timetable 1959/59
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| KLM WINTER 159/60 TIMETABLE FMM www.airline-memorabilia.blogspot.com |
gives us the extent the operations of the vickers viscount within the company
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| KLM VICKERS VISCOUNT OPERATION WINTER 1959/60 |
The summer 1961 timetable
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| KLM summer 1961 KS private collection |
does not reveal drastic changes over the 1958/59 timetable. Vickers Viscounts were restricted to short range , multiple frequency flights : London-Amsterdam, Amsterdam-roterdam, Amsterdam-Paris and German and Swiss. Longer range flights to Barcelona and Palma were effected by the aircraft through a stop in Nice as traffic volume could not support the operations of the L188. DC6, and DC7.
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| KLM VICKERS VISCOUNT OPERATION SUMMER 1961 |
By February 1967 KLM had retired all its Vickers viscount fleet (sold to Aer Lingus see below) as the DC9 series 15 ordered a couple of years ago were delivered to KLM steadily from March 1966 (as shown in the picture of the 1966 timetable below)
The 1966 summer timetable refelcts the shrinking network of KLM's vickers viscount
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| KLM 1966 summer timetable -www.timetableimages.com/Bjorn Larsson collection |
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| KLM VICKERS VISCOUNT OPERATION SUMMER 1966 |
KLM named its fleet after pioneers of aviation .
MEET THE PERSONS BEHIND THE NAME
William Sefton Brancker (1877-1933).
PH-VIA"Sir Sefton Brancker" was delivered on June 6, 1957. It was sold in February 1966 to Aer Lingus (EI-AOG St.Finian). It was the only plane which was delivered with a 15F and 40Y seat accommodation. A few words about Sir Sefton Brancker was an officer in the Royal Air Force and pioneer in British civil and military aviation.he was made Director of Civil Aviation,
and worked assiduously to stimulate UK interest in the subject with
both local authorities and flying clubs. He encouraged Manchester and
other cities to construct municipal airports and airfields. He
participated in several long-distance survey flights, notably with Alan Cobham.
He was an ardent supporter of the development of British civilian air
services connecting London to British colonies and dominions overseas. (Fm wikipedia)
Louis Bleriot (1872-1936)
PH-VIB"Louis Bleriot" was delivered on June 24, 1957. It was sold in December 1966 to Aer Lingus (EI-AOJ St.Flannan).A few words about Louis Bleriot . In 1909 he became world famous for making the first flight across the English Channel in a heavier than air aircraft,winning the prize of £1,000 offered by the Daily Mail newspaper.Blériot was also the first to make a working, powered, piloted monoplane.and the founder of a successful aircraft manufacturing company.
PH-VIC"J.C Ellehammer" was delivered on August 29, 1957. It was sold in January 1967 to Aer Lingus (EI-APD St.Finbur).A few words about J.C Ellehammer : he is remembered chiefly for his contributions to powered flight.build the world's first air-cooled radial engine he constructed a monoplane, and in the following year a "semi-biplane". In this latter machine, he made a tethered flight on 12 September 1906.Ellehammer's later inventions included a successful triplane (where is installed a more powerful five-cylinder air-cooled radial engine) and helicopter. His helicopter was a coaxial machine. A famous photo shows it hovering in 1914, though there is no evidence that it was successful in achieving translational flight.
Otto Lilienthal (1848-1896)
PH-VID"Otto Lilienthal" was delivered on October 19, 1957. It was sold in February 1967 to Aer Lingus (EI-AOL St.Fintan.A few words about Otto Lilienthal was a German pioneer of aviation who became known as the Glider King. He was the first person to make well-documented, repeated, successful gliding flights. Lilienthal gliding, favorably influencing public and scientific opinion about the possibility of flying machines becoming practical.
Jan Olieslagers (1883-1942)
PH-VIE"Jan Olieslagers" was delivered on on October 19, 1957. It was sold in November 1965 to Aer Lingus (EI-AOF St.Cathal).A few words about Jan Olieslagers.Lieutenant Jan Olieslagers was a Belgian motorcycle and aviation pioneer who set world records with both types of machinery.e became a flying ace during World War He later was instrumental in developing Antwerp's airport .His statue stands at the entrance of Antwerp airport.
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)
PH-VIF"Leonardo da Vinci" was delivered on was delivered on October 22, 1957. It was sold in September 1965 to Aer Lingus (EI-AOE St.Dymphna/Damnhait) .A few words about Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo was fascinated by the phenomenon of flight, producing many studies of the flight of birds, including his c. 1505 Codex on the Flight of Birds, as well as plan for several flying machines, including a flapping ornithopter and a machine with a helical rotor.
Sir Charles Kingsford Smith -1897-1935
PH-VIG"Sir Charles Kingsford Smith" was delivered on October 22, 1957. It was sold in November 1966 to Aer Lingus (EI-AOM St Phelim / Feidhlim) .A few words about Sir Charles Kingsford Smith. He was an Australian aviator. In 1928, he earned global fame when he made the first trans-Pacific flight from the United States to Australia. He also made the first non-stop crossing of the Australian mainland, the first flights between Australia and New Zealand, and the first eastward Pacific crossing from Australia to the United States. He also made a flight from Australia to London, setting a new record of 10.5 days. Sydney airport is named after him.
PH-VIH "Wright Brothers"renamed"Albert Santos Dumont " was delivered on November 23,1957. It was sold in June1966 to Aer Lingus (EI-AOI St.Fergal) .A few words about about the Wright Brothers, and Albert Santos Dumont , were two American brothers, inventors, and aviation pioneers who are credited with inventing and building the world's first successful airplane and making the first controlled, powered and sustained heavier-than-air human flight, on December 17, 1903. From 1905 to 1907, the brothers developed their flying machine into the first practical fixed-wing aircraft. Although not the first to build and fly experimental aircraft, the Wright brothers were the first to invent aircraft controls that made fixed-wing powered flight possible. The brothers' fundamental breakthrough was their invention of three-axis control, which enabled the pilot to steer the aircraft This method became and remains standard on fixed-wing aircraft of all kinds.Santos-Dumont designed, built, and flew the first practical dirigible, demonstrating that routine, controlled flight was possible.Following his pioneering work in airships, Santos-Dumont constructed a heavier-than-air aircraft, the 14-bis. He flew it to make the first heavier-than-air flight to be certified by the Aéro Club de France and the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI).
Icarus and Daedalus by Charles Paul Landon (1760 – 1826) .
PH-VII"Daedalus" was delivered on November 23,19577. It was sold in May 1966 to Aer Lingus (EI-AOH St Fiacra) .A few words about Daedalus. Daedalus (trhe engineer who designed king Minos's labyrinth) was shut up in a tower to prevent his knowledge of his Labyrinth from spreading to the public. He could not leave Crete by sea since Minos (the king of Crete) controlled the land and sea routes, Daedalus set to work to fabricate wings for himself and his young son Icarus. He tied feathers together, from smallest to largest so as to form an increasing surface. He secured the feathers at their midpoints with string and at their bases with wax, and gave the whole a gentle curvature like the wings of a bird. When the work was done, the artist, waving his wings, found himself buoyed upward and hung suspended, poising himself on the beaten air. He next equipped his son in the same manner, and taught him how to fly. When both were prepared for flight, Daedalus warned Icarus not to fly too high, because the heat of the sun would melt the wax, nor too low, because the sea foam would soak the feathers.
LINKS TO OTHER KLM POSTS
KLM SOUTHERN CROSS IN THE LATE 70S
KLM SPRINGBOK SERVICES IN THE LATE 50s
Maps generated by the Great Circle Mapper - copyright © Karl L. Swartz.
Louis Bleriot (1872-1936)
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| PH-VIB from the Edcoates collection sporting the pre-blue stripe livery |
PH-VIB"Louis Bleriot" was delivered on June 24, 1957. It was sold in December 1966 to Aer Lingus (EI-AOJ St.Flannan).A few words about Louis Bleriot . In 1909 he became world famous for making the first flight across the English Channel in a heavier than air aircraft,winning the prize of £1,000 offered by the Daily Mail newspaper.Blériot was also the first to make a working, powered, piloted monoplane.and the founder of a successful aircraft manufacturing company.
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PH-VIC"J.C Ellehammer" was delivered on August 29, 1957. It was sold in January 1967 to Aer Lingus (EI-APD St.Finbur).A few words about J.C Ellehammer : he is remembered chiefly for his contributions to powered flight.build the world's first air-cooled radial engine he constructed a monoplane, and in the following year a "semi-biplane". In this latter machine, he made a tethered flight on 12 September 1906.Ellehammer's later inventions included a successful triplane (where is installed a more powerful five-cylinder air-cooled radial engine) and helicopter. His helicopter was a coaxial machine. A famous photo shows it hovering in 1914, though there is no evidence that it was successful in achieving translational flight.
Otto Lilienthal (1848-1896)
PH-VID"Otto Lilienthal" was delivered on October 19, 1957. It was sold in February 1967 to Aer Lingus (EI-AOL St.Fintan.A few words about Otto Lilienthal was a German pioneer of aviation who became known as the Glider King. He was the first person to make well-documented, repeated, successful gliding flights. Lilienthal gliding, favorably influencing public and scientific opinion about the possibility of flying machines becoming practical.
Jan Olieslagers (1883-1942)
PH-VIE"Jan Olieslagers" was delivered on on October 19, 1957. It was sold in November 1965 to Aer Lingus (EI-AOF St.Cathal).A few words about Jan Olieslagers.Lieutenant Jan Olieslagers was a Belgian motorcycle and aviation pioneer who set world records with both types of machinery.e became a flying ace during World War He later was instrumental in developing Antwerp's airport .His statue stands at the entrance of Antwerp airport.
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)
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| PH-VIF from the Edcoates collection |
PH-VIF"Leonardo da Vinci" was delivered on was delivered on October 22, 1957. It was sold in September 1965 to Aer Lingus (EI-AOE St.Dymphna/Damnhait) .A few words about Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo was fascinated by the phenomenon of flight, producing many studies of the flight of birds, including his c. 1505 Codex on the Flight of Birds, as well as plan for several flying machines, including a flapping ornithopter and a machine with a helical rotor.
Sir Charles Kingsford Smith -1897-1935
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| PH-VIG from the Ed Coates collection |
PH-VIG"Sir Charles Kingsford Smith" was delivered on October 22, 1957. It was sold in November 1966 to Aer Lingus (EI-AOM St Phelim / Feidhlim) .A few words about Sir Charles Kingsford Smith. He was an Australian aviator. In 1928, he earned global fame when he made the first trans-Pacific flight from the United States to Australia. He also made the first non-stop crossing of the Australian mainland, the first flights between Australia and New Zealand, and the first eastward Pacific crossing from Australia to the United States. He also made a flight from Australia to London, setting a new record of 10.5 days. Sydney airport is named after him.
PH-VIH "Wright Brothers"renamed"Albert Santos Dumont " was delivered on November 23,1957. It was sold in June1966 to Aer Lingus (EI-AOI St.Fergal) .A few words about about the Wright Brothers, and Albert Santos Dumont , were two American brothers, inventors, and aviation pioneers who are credited with inventing and building the world's first successful airplane and making the first controlled, powered and sustained heavier-than-air human flight, on December 17, 1903. From 1905 to 1907, the brothers developed their flying machine into the first practical fixed-wing aircraft. Although not the first to build and fly experimental aircraft, the Wright brothers were the first to invent aircraft controls that made fixed-wing powered flight possible. The brothers' fundamental breakthrough was their invention of three-axis control, which enabled the pilot to steer the aircraft This method became and remains standard on fixed-wing aircraft of all kinds.Santos-Dumont designed, built, and flew the first practical dirigible, demonstrating that routine, controlled flight was possible.Following his pioneering work in airships, Santos-Dumont constructed a heavier-than-air aircraft, the 14-bis. He flew it to make the first heavier-than-air flight to be certified by the Aéro Club de France and the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI).
Icarus and Daedalus by Charles Paul Landon (1760 – 1826) .
PH-VII"Daedalus" was delivered on November 23,19577. It was sold in May 1966 to Aer Lingus (EI-AOH St Fiacra) .A few words about Daedalus. Daedalus (trhe engineer who designed king Minos's labyrinth) was shut up in a tower to prevent his knowledge of his Labyrinth from spreading to the public. He could not leave Crete by sea since Minos (the king of Crete) controlled the land and sea routes, Daedalus set to work to fabricate wings for himself and his young son Icarus. He tied feathers together, from smallest to largest so as to form an increasing surface. He secured the feathers at their midpoints with string and at their bases with wax, and gave the whole a gentle curvature like the wings of a bird. When the work was done, the artist, waving his wings, found himself buoyed upward and hung suspended, poising himself on the beaten air. He next equipped his son in the same manner, and taught him how to fly. When both were prepared for flight, Daedalus warned Icarus not to fly too high, because the heat of the sun would melt the wax, nor too low, because the sea foam would soak the feathers.
LINKS TO OTHER KLM POSTS
KLM SOUTHERN CROSS IN THE LATE 70S
KLM SPRINGBOK SERVICES IN THE LATE 50s
Maps generated by the Great Circle Mapper - copyright © Karl L. Swartz.
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