"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in message
hlink.net...

"Spiv" wrote in message
...

1948 -Vickers Nene Viking (World's first pure jet transport) made first
flight in April, followed in July by prototype Viscount 630 (world's
first
turboprop airliner). It carried pasengers, but nmot fare paying.


The Nene Viking was not a jet transport.

It was.

It was a propeller transport that
served briefly as a jet engine testbed.

No. It was plane with jet engines and seats for people inside.

It never served as an airliner.

It did. It never took paying passengers.