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Announced in April 1956, the Convair 880 was produced as a medium-range jet transport. It was built in two versions: the 880 Model 22 basic model with 49.8kN General Electric CJ-805-3 turbojet engines, flown for the first time on 27 January 1959; and the 880 Model 22-M with 51.8kN CJ-805-3B turbojets, power-boosted rudder and four leading-edge slats. The first 880 Model 22-M flew on 3 October 1960. Most 880s had been withdrawn from service by their original operators by 1973.
| CREW | 5 |
| PASSENGERS | 88-110 |
| ENGINE | 4 x GE CJ-805, 51.8kN |
| WEIGHTS |
| Take-off weight | 87540 kg | 192994 lb |
| Empty weight | 42185 kg | 93002 lb |
| DIMENSIONS |
| Wingspan | 36.6 m | 120 ft 1 in |
| Length | 39.4 m | 129 ft 3 in |
| Height | 11.0 m | 36 ft 1 in |
| Wing area | 185.8 m2 | 1999.93 sq ft |
| PERFORMANCE |
| Cruise speed | 990 km/h | 615 mph |
| Range w/max.fuel | 7100 km | 4412 miles |
| Range w/max.payload | 6400 km | 3977 miles |
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| L Taylor, dctwooze(@)optimum.net, 10.09.2008 Hi. I was wondering if you could direct me to a source where I can find a copy of a flight checklist for this aircraft. Thanks | | IPLAYLOUD, IPLAYLOUD(@)Aol.Com, 22.06.2008 Growing up under the incoming path to JFK, you could always tell an 880/990 in the distance....the smoke trails from all 4 engines was a give-away. | | CW Mitchell, cwmitchell(@)sbamug.com, 27.05.2008 It was a very fun aircraft to fly on. TWA had some and I enjoyed the ride as they would take off steep and fast. I was in KC when we lost one in the corn field during a transition flight. | | Ed Moore, captaincrazy_98(@)yahoo.com, 10.03.2008 My grandfather, Edward L. Moore, is supposed to have been on the design team at Convair for this aircraft. Seeking to find documentation of that or suggestions to find? Have been to the San Diego Aerospace museum but didn't have enough time to do indepth search. |
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COMPANY
PROFILE
FACTS AND FIGURES© The engines were a civilian
version of the J79 as used in
the F-104 Starfighter and
F-4 Phantom. © The seating arrangement of five
seats per row gave more passenger
comfort but reduced profitability
compared to the Boeing 707 and
the Douglas DC-8. © The CV-990 had latge aerodynamic
fairings, named 'Küchmann Carrots',
on the trailing edges. These created
the 'area rule' effect, allowing a higher
Mach number, and the CV-990 was
rhe fastest subsonic airliner ever.
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