USAConvair aircraft types

American manufacturer based in San Diego, known for the twin-engine Convair Liners and the CV-880 and CV-990 jets.

Country: USA · 4 aircraft types

Turboprops

Turbine-powered propeller aircraft for short routes and smaller airports, such as the ATR 42/72 and the Dash 8.

Convair CV-580

Convair 580

A piston-engine airliner of the 1950s became a tough long-distance runner with Allison turboprops: the CV-580 has carried passengers, cargo, fire retardant and measuring instruments. Here is how to recognize and find it.

Historic aircraft

Retired types and vintage aircraft that are only seen on special flights, at air days or in museums.

Convair CV-240/340/440 Metropolitan

Convair-Liner

Two fat radial engines, a nose wheel instead of a tail wheel and a pressurized cabin: the Convair liners CV-240, CV-340 and CV-440 were the modern feeders of the 1950s – at Lufthansa and Swissair, too.

Convair CV-880

Convair 880

Slim, fast and a commercial fiasco: in the early 1960s the Convair CV-880 aimed to be faster than the Boeing 707 and DC-8. Only 65 were built. Here is how to recognize the four-engine jet and where you can still encounter it today.

Convair CV-990 Coronado

Convair 990

Four engines, distinctive “carrots” on the wings and a speed record: the Convair CV-990 Coronado was the fastest airliner of its time – and an expensive flop. Here’s how to spot the Swissair classic.

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