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Which airplane was the world's first turboprop airliner?

The Vickers Viscount was the first turboprop airliner.

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  1. Vickers Viscount ✔
  2. Douglas DC-4
  3. Lockheed Constellation

Why: Early jet airliners came in two kinds: turboprops, where a jet turbine turns a propeller, and pure jets. The British Vickers Viscount was the first turboprop airliner.

Huh, didn't know that: The DC-4 and the Constellation were popular airliners of the same era, but they used piston engines.

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Why did the Viscount keep its propellers? It liked to stay a big fan.
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Answer: Vickers Viscount. Early jet airliners came in two kinds: turboprops, where a jet turbine turns a propeller, and pure jets. The British Vickers Viscount was the first turboprop airliner.

  1. Aerospace: The Journey of Flight, Teacher's Guide (Civil Air Patrol) www.gocivilairpatrol.com/media/cms/2nd_edition_Teachers_Guide_5D3166D76F9B1.pdf
    World's first jet turboprop airliner was the Vickers Viscount.
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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