Convair 540
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The Convair 540 is a turboprop-powered conversion of the Convair 440 airliner, developed to modernize the type with improved performance and efficiency.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Convair 580 | 1 |
| Convair 600 | 1 |
| Convair 640 | 1 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Convair aircraft
ⓘ
airliner ⓘ turboprop aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftCategory | civil transport aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftConfiguration |
low-wing monoplane
ⓘ
twin-engine ⓘ |
| aircraftEra | postwar airliner era ⓘ |
| aircraftFamily | Convair CV-240 family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aircraftRole |
regional airliner
ⓘ
short-haul airliner ⓘ |
| aircraftType | turboprop-powered conversion ⓘ |
| basedOn | Convair 440 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conversionOf | piston-engined Convair 440 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crew | 2 ⓘ |
| designGoal |
improved efficiency
ⓘ
improved performance ⓘ |
| developedFor |
commercial airline service
ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ |
| developedFrom | Convair 440 Metropolitan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineType | turboprop ⓘ |
| fuselageType | pressurized ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Convair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 2 ⓘ |
| propulsion | turboprop engines ⓘ |
| purpose | modernization of Convair 440 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Convair 240
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Convair 340 NERFINISHED ⓘ Convair 440 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | conventional tail ⓘ |
| wingPlacement | low wing ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Allison 501
this entity surface form:
Convair 580
subject surface form:
Allison 501
this entity surface form:
Convair 600
subject surface form:
Allison 501
this entity surface form:
Convair 640