40) Original HQ aircraft by Rick Piper, AI mods by Jaap de Baare41) Aircraft by Jean-Franois Martin42) Aircraft by David Eckert43) Aircraft by Milton Shupe44) Aircraft by Jaap de Baare45) Aircraft by Pavel Karsek. You will need to download The USAF and USN used their own designations for the engines, however they are each considered to be CB-16/CB-17 engines. It was the first twin engined, pressurised airliner. 35) Original HQ aircrafty by Manfred Jahn The initial Convair 600 was a Model CV-240 (c/n 178 - N94294) which first flew on 20 May 1965 and went to Central Airlines as N74859. Quick view. Cur std. 25) Aircraft by John Walton Length: 74 ft 7 in Height: 28 ft 5 in Weight: 29,126 (Empty); 44,900 lbs (MTOW) Speeds: Cruise 280; Max 312 mph Ceiling: 29,000 ft Range: 2,600 (ferry); 1,080 miles (MTOW) Engine: 2 Pratt and Whitney radial R-2800 w/2,400 HP each Crew: 3 (cockpit) Passengers: 44 THANKS, FOR READING! Updated Album Like Share. Latest update includes traffic for 1955. and other communist countries. Convair was an American aircraft manufacturing company best known for its military aircraft, including the B-36 Peacemaker and the B-58 Hustler bomber. and Mark Beaumont, used with permission. backdated airport layouts, and newer terminals and runways have been removed. TWA and Eastern wanted an aircraft superior to the Convair 240.Convair told them that they would be happy to sell them 240s,so they turned to Martin.Martin agreed to build the 404 which was a stretched,pressurized version of the 202.They also sold TWA twelve 202s from unfinished airframes of cancelled orders.These had some improvements and higher weight than the standard 202 and were known as 202A's.They were available for Summer of 1950 delivery so TWA could retire their five 307 Stratoliners.The 404 deliveries started for both TWA and Eastern in 1951 . traffic to your 1955, 1957, 1959, and 1962 AI traffic. CLASSIC AIRLINERS. AI File Eleven Contains at AVSIM). Cur at LPB 26 Sept 1994, Lsd to JORGE T. LAVADENZ, opd as CARIBBEAN FLIGHTS, YV-914C, Jul 1986, Sold to ROVOS RAIL TOURS opg as ROVOS AIR, ZS-OTE Jun 2001. Convair 580 Specifications, Cabin Dimensions, Performance Convair Convair 580 Technical Specifications Exterior Exterior Height: 28 ft 2 in Wing Span: 105 ft 4 in Length: 81 ft 6 in Occupancy Crew: 2-3 Passengers: 56 Operating Weights Max T/O Weight: 58140 Lb Max Landing Weight: 52000 Lb Empty Weight: 30275 Lb Fuel Capacity: 2900 gal Lb The CV-440 Swissair bought the CV440's for 3'280'000 Swiss Francs each (3'334'000 for HB-IMM, IMN, IMP, IMR) from Convair. Mohawk Airlines Convair 440 N4404 at EWR in January 1966 8"x12" Color Print. That's awesome work mate. The new aircraft was the Martin 4-0-4. It Crashed First flight: 16 Mar 47 (240 c/n 1, NX90849); see below for other first flight dates. With a cruise speed of 280 mph, it was over 100 mph faster than the DC-3. Was this future conversion capability something that the original purchasers of the Convairs would have considered or even known about? Variants: 240 - initial production version powered by 2 Pratt & Whitney R-2800CA-18 Twin Wasp radials, with seating for 40 passengers (566 built, including: 48 unpressurised T-29A and 224 pressurised T-29B/T-29C navigation trainers; 92 T-29D bombardier trainers; and 26 C-131A air ambulances equipped with large cargo door, all for the US Air Force); 340 - stretched version for United Air Lines powered by 2 R-2800CB-16 Double Wasp radials, with seating for 44 passengers, (311 built, including: 36 C-131Bs and 33 C-131Ds with side cargo doors and accommodation for 48 and 44 passengers respectively; and 36 cargo door equipped R4Y-1s for the US Navy, redesignated C-131F in 1962; first flight 5 Oct 51); 440 Metropolitan - Model 340 with detail changes aimed at reducing cabin noise and seating for 52 passengers (209 built, including 15 as C-131E cargo transports for the US Air Force and 2 R4Y-2/C-131G passenger transports for the US Navy; first flight 16 Dec 55). These files have been modified to use all the classic airports, including Denver Withdrawn from use 1968. Which Images to Upload How to Upload your Images How to Edit your Images. [7], Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 195354[28], Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era, Last edited on 23 November 2022, at 12:22, List of military aircraft of the United States, List of United States Navy aircraft designations (pre-1962), "Accident report for Martin 404 N40416 on February 19, 1955", "Accident report for Martin 404 N40403 on April 1, 1956", "Accident report for Martin 404 N449A on July 2, 1963", "Atlanta, GA Chartered Plane Crashes, May 1970 | GenDisasters Genealogy in Tragedy, Disasters, Fires, Floods", "AJC archival photos: 1970s Georgia plane crashes", "Accident report for Martin 404 N464M on October 2, 1970", "PBA MARTIN 404 N40415 AT FANTASY OF FLIGHT", "Airframe Dossier - Martin 4-0-4, c/n 14135, c/r N636X", "MARTIN 4-0-4 EASTERN AIRLINES "SILVER FALCON", "Airframe Dossier - Martin 4-0-4, c/n 14143, c/r N9234C", "Airframe Dossier Martin 4-0-4, c/n 14158, c/r N974M", "Airframe Dossier - Martin 4-0-4, c/n 14233, c/r N259S", "Airframe Dossier - Martin4-0-4, c/n 14246, c/r N255S", Many detailed close-up photographs of a restored Martin 4-0-4, Federal Aviation Authority Type Certificate for the Martin 404, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Martin_4-0-4&oldid=1123381567, 14246 Stored at the Flying Tigers Airport near, This page was last edited on 23 November 2022, at 12:22. Includes accurate flights from vintage timetables for most of the world (coded Note: By ticking this box you consent to placing a cookie on your computer. Photos taken by airborne photographers of airborne aircraft, Special Paint Schemes Eastern; Martin 404, N469A. 28) Aircraft by Mike Stone, used with permission I have not identified all of the painters of some of these schemes - please [5] Southern Airways' last 4-0-4 service was flown on 30 April 1978[6] with the air carrier then replacing them with smaller Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner "Metro II" turboprops. above to get the "Air Force" in San Diego, and produced sam famous planes for the military. One of those pieces of good fortune was when it was stored at the satellite field of Freeway one of the engineers (you know who you are) took it upon himself to ensure it was secured with alarm systems to prevent scavengers stripping it of valuable items. Turboprop conversions gave Convair's CV-240 family a new lease of life. 27) Original aircraft by George Diemer If you want to try a really different holiday, I can only recommend them. touchdown and also play a reverse thrust sound for those aircraft that had reverse. I was on a Piedmont 404 in the summer of 1967. Want to Upload? Updated on 6/26/17 Please note that many of the aircraft themselves are not The only other new aircraft from the production line were delivered to the United States Coast Guard which had ordered two as executive transports with the designation RM-1G later changed to RM-1 and then in 1962 to VC-3A. AI File Two Contains the The 202 was competing with the Convair 240 for the DC3 replacement market. L-10 Electra, Curtiss C-46, Breguet Deux Ponts, Broussard, Piper PA-28, Dornier Do-27 and Do-28, Nord Noratlas, and Beechcraft 18, Bonanza,and Baron, CONVAIR 440. In addition to airline use initially in the United States, it was used by the United States Coast Guard and United States Navy as the RM-1G (later as the VC-3A ). Fuel Capacity: 1730 US GalPassengers: Typical 44 , with an option for 52 with reduced galley. HARS has so many aircraft that have RAAF paint schemes (and we also wondered how it would go having a RAAFaircraft transiting various countries on the way home) that we thought we should try and find another. and Sabena had a helicopter operation of their own. Sabena (S-55 in 1955, S-58 in 1957, 1959, and 1962) Pre-Order Now Compare . Beaver and Otter,and the Handley Page Hermes) and the SAAB Scandia (24 MB). Posseduta da Martin Aviation. Image ID: 260465 Convair CV-440 Metropolitan. Updated on 11/30/13, AI File Thirteen Contains Miscellaneous # 360, Convair CV-440-11 Convair 580 3907 on display at the Museum of Military Aviation, which has moved to purpose-built facilities as part of the project to redevelop Santa Lucia air base into Mexico City's new international airport (MUMA Community). Delivered new to Swissair as HB-IMN in 1957. David wrote: "..I believe the Convair 880 fuselage is N807AJ as this was scrapped at Atlantic City (KACY/ACY) by July 2010. Martin 4-0-4 N40432 was one of a batch of 41 aircraft for Trans World . He This has now been recreated Rolls Royce Darts, and the first of these flew on May 2 1965. on 6/6/21. Convair CV-440-11 17) Original aircraft by Bill Lyons, used with permission and other heliports. Not everything was high distinguishable though -- Convair 240 vs Martin 404 looked pretty similar from a distance. Please visit our new web site for more information. In February 2008 the last airworthy 4-0-4, an ex TWA aircraft, was ferried to the Planes of Fame Museum in Valle, Arizona. C-54: Original aircraft by Tom Gibson and Harry Follas I know Model Airplane News did a 84" Convair 240 in August 2008, I'm wondering if this might be that same plan? 540/CL-66 - Model 440, powered by 2 Napier Eland turboprops (10 built, in Canada; plus 3 converted from 440 by Canadair as CL-66C; first flight 7 Jan 60). Maybe the reputation hindered future sales of the successor. CLASSIC AIRLINERS. Airline: Lineas Aereas Guinea Ecuatorial Convair 440 | World Airline News Tag Archives: Convair 440 US Airways to operate its last flight as flight US1939 on October 16-17 (a history of the airline) US Airways ( American Airlines) (American Airlines Group) (Phoenix and Dallas/Fort Worth) is currently operating under a single AOC with American Airlines (Dallas/Fort Worth). Even though it does not have a mach-meter as such, this is indicated by the reduced IAS allowed above 10,000 / 13,000 ft. To be fair, the only time this was likely to be a problem was in Winter in the Northern parts of North America and Europe. Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corp., San Diego, CA (USA). Convair 340 and 440 aircraft are almost identical with the 440 series being essentially a refined variant of the former with improved sound proofing and greater takeoff weight through various refinements. Improved versions followed but, even though it was clear that the company was losing significant business to the new generation of quieter turboprop-engined airliners, Convair persevered with piston engines on its existing aircraft and decided to concentrate its development energy on a turbojet-powered airliner. Boeing 777-300ER and its replacements; A350-1000 and 777-9X. The flight was a puddle jumper from. Operava C-46, DC-6A e DC-4. Last updated del as VC-131D, 54-2820, 17 Feb 1955, Cur with 4600th ABW at Wright Paterson AFB Feb 1955 to 1971, Cur with 46th ADW/H.Q. It crashed We thank you for your support and hope you'll join the largest aviation community on the web. The first EAL schedule was flown on 5 January 1952 and retirement came in late 1962.[3]. 404: Convair CV-440-80-N44825: Theodore L. Vallas: Scrapped: 406: Convair CV-440-86: TAM-45: Bolivian Air Force-Fuerza Aerea Boliviana: Written-off: 407: Convair CV-440-81-MM61899: Italian Air Force-Aeronautica Militare: Scrapped: 408: Updated on4/22/22. At about the time that Ansett was in the middle of acquiring Australian National Airways in 1957, and acquiring a fleet consisting of Douglas DC-6s and DC-6Bs, it acquired the Convair CV-440. When production ceased in the mid 50s, nearly 1200 aircraft in this family had been produced. You need to download and install EditVoicePack you do the web update too to get all the phrases. VH-BZN (c/n 449 ex N8445H) was delivered on 19 November 1957 and operated with the airline until also transferred to Airlines of South Australia as City of Adelaide. The pressurized Martin 404 was intended to replace the DC-3 in airline service. VH-BZM, after service with Allegheny Airlines as N8422H, had its engines replaced by Allison 501-D13 turboprops, becoming a Model CV-580, at this time its registration becoming N5835. Required. Quick view. Frontier CV-340. Not Needed. By CarLos, November 30, 2013 in Classic - up to 1968. Two that spring to mind are the Allison 501 (military designation T-56) and the Rolls Royce Dart, with the former being the more common. # 412. 21) Original aircraft by Dee Waldon, modified by Tom Gibson Conversions came from CV-340 and CV-440 aircraft. similar to the cancelled Super 240, and called it the CV-340. The Flying Tiger Line operated the aircraft. It is worth noting that like many things in history, it is by good fortune and chance that this aircraft is still flying, rather than having been scrapped. Certain airports also contain The Convair had a more roomy cockpit. It had structural problems with a few of them losing their wings in flight. The Convair CV-240 was an American airliner produced by Convair from 1947 to 1954, initially as a possible replacement of the ubiquitous Douglas DC-3. Part 53. on 11/5/21 with LA Airways Sikorsky S-61's lined up for their morning departures to Disneyland Also The credits for the Afterwards it flew as N47095 and later CP-1358 with Cargo Aerea Transportada. Join Us! February 20th, 1993. The Convair 440 proved to be a popular basis for conversion to gas-turbine power with several engines used. Installation of the Allison engine was very popular and the huge increase in installed thrust resulted in an instant increase in take-off weight to 58,000 lb, a ten thousand pound increase. 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