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Convair, previously Consolidated Vultee, was an American aircraft-manufacturing company that later expanded into rockets and spacecraft. The company was formed in 1943 by the merger of Consolidated Aircraft and Vultee Aircraft. In 1953, it was purchased by General Dynamics, and operated as their Convair Division for most of its corporate history.
As a result, Convair exited the jet airliner business, although it later built fuselages for McDonnell Douglas, specifically for the DC-10, KC-10 and MD-11. [12] When the major airlines retired their Convair 990s, they found a second life on charter airlines. Spantax of Spain had a large fleet until the mid-1980s, as did Denver Ports of Call.
The Convair CV-240 is an American airliner that Convair manufactured from 1947 to 1954, initially as a possible replacement for the ubiquitous Douglas DC-3.Featuring a more modern design with cabin pressurization, the 240 series made some inroads as a commercial airliner, and had a long development cycle that produced various civil and military variants.
August 17, 1962: A Garuda Indonesia CV-240-23 (PK-GCE) was written off at Ambon, Indonesia. [22] December 22, 1962: A Varig Convair CV-240-2 (PP-VCQ) flying from Rio de Janeiro to Brasília via Belo Horizonte-Pampulha descended below the prescribed altitude while on final approach to Brasília, struck trees, skidded and fell to one side. One ...
The two Convair 990A aircraft were relegated to flying on Indonesian domestic and Asian international routes until the airline phased out the type in 1973. [9] The Government of Indonesia assisted in repatriating the bodies of all Indonesian victims of the accident.
Convair 880 cockpit. The airliner never became widely used, and the production line shut down after only three years. The 880's five-abreast seating made it unattractive to airlines, while Boeing was able to outcompete it with the Boeing 720, which could be sold at a significantly lower price, as it was a minimal modification of the existing 707.
Convair CV-240-23 PK-GCB was written off at Palembang. [24] 5 April 1962 Douglas C-47A PK-GDM burned out at Kemayoran Airport, Jakarta. [25] 17 August 1962 Convair CV-240-23 PK-GCE was written off at Ambon. [26] 4 May 1963 Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer 3 PK-GTC was written off during takeoff. [27] 21 June 1993
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