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Convair CV-990

Commercial · Early Jet (1946–1969)

Convair CV-990 — Commercial
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The Convair 990 Coronado is a retired American narrow-body four-engined jet airliner produced between 1961 and 1963 by the Convair division of American company General Dynamics. It was a stretched version of its earlier Convair 880 produced in response to a request from American Airlines: the 990 was lengthened by 10 ft (3.0 m), which increased the number of passengers from between 88 and 110 in the 880 to between 96 and 121. This was still fewer passengers than the contemporary Boeing 707 or Douglas DC-8, although the 990 was 25–35 mph (40–56 km/h) faster than either in cruise.

Specifications

Category
Fixed Wing
Sub-Category
Commercial
Domain
Civil
Era
Early Jet (1946–1969)
Engine
4× turbofan engines
Thrust / Power
16050 lbf each
Length (ft)
139
Wingspan (ft)
120
Empty Weight (lb)
133000
MTOW (lb)
253000
Service Ceiling (ft)
41000
Range (mi)
3800
Max Speed (mph)
621
Max Speed (Mach)
0.871