Convair 440
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The Convair 440 is a twin-engine, short- to medium-range commercial airliner developed in the 1950s as an improved, pressurized variant of Convair’s successful series of piston-powered passenger aircraft.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Convair 440 canonical | 3 |
| Convair CV‑240 family | 1 |
| Convair CV‑440 | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
airliner
ⓘ
twin‑engine piston airliner ⓘ |
| aircraftRole | short‑ to medium‑range commercial airliner ⓘ |
| aircraftType | pressurized airliner ⓘ |
| airframeMaterial | all‑metal ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Metropolitan ⓘ |
| cabinFeatures |
improved heating and ventilation
ⓘ
improved soundproofing ⓘ |
| configuration | low‑wing monoplane ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crew | 3 ⓘ |
| cruiseSpeed | ~450 km/h ⓘ |
| developedFrom | Convair 340 ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | wing‑mounted ⓘ |
| engineModel |
Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp
ⓘ
surface form:
Pratt & Whitney R‑2800 Double Wasp
|
| engineType | piston engine ⓘ |
| era | 1950s ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1955 ⓘ |
| height | 8.38 m ⓘ |
| improvementOver | Convair 340 ⓘ |
| introduced | 1956 ⓘ |
| landingGear | retractable tricycle landing gear ⓘ |
| length | 24.84 m ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Convair ⓘ |
| marketedAs | Metropolitan ⓘ |
| maximumTakeoffWeight | 21320 kg ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | ~199 ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 2 ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
Convair 440
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Convair CV‑240 family
|
| passengerCapacityRange | 44–52 ⓘ |
| powerplantCount | 2 ⓘ |
| predecessor | Convair 340 ⓘ |
| pressurization | cabin pressurized ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
feeder airline service
ⓘ
regional passenger transport ⓘ |
| propulsion | propeller‑driven ⓘ |
| range | ~3200 km ⓘ |
| serviceCeiling | 7600 m ⓘ |
| status | out of production ⓘ |
| successor |
Convair 540
ⓘ
Convair 580 (turboprop conversion) ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | conventional tail ⓘ |
| typicalPassengerCapacity | 44 ⓘ |
| usedBy | regional airlines ⓘ |
| usedFor |
later cargo conversion
ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ |
| wingspan | 32.11 m ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Convair CV‑440
this entity surface form:
Convair CV‑240 family