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| Announced in April 1956, the Convair 880 was produced as a medium-range jet transport. It was built in two versions: the 880 Model 22 basic model with 49.8kN General Electric CJ-805-3 turbojet engines, flown for the first time on 27 January 1959; and the 880 Model 22-M with 51.8kN CJ-805-3B turbojets, power-boosted rudder and four leading-edge slats. The first 880 Model 22-M flew on 3 October 1960. Most 880s had been withdrawn from service by their original operators by 1973. FACTS AND FIGURES © The engines were a civilian
version of the J79 as used in
the F-104 Starfighter and
F-4 Phantom. © The seating arrangement of five
seats per row gave more passenger
comfort but reduced profitability
compared to the Boeing 707 and
the Douglas DC-8.
© The CV-990 had latge aerodynamic
fairings, named 'Küchmann Carrots',
on the trailing edges. These created
the 'area rule' effect, allowing a higher
Mach number, and the CV-990 was
rhe fastest subsonic airliner ever.
 | A three-view drawing (1346 x 678) |
| CREW | 5 |
| PASSENGERS | 88-110 |
| ENGINE | 4 x GE CJ-805, 51.8kN |
| WEIGHTS |
| Take-off weight | 87540 kg | 192994 lb |
| Empty weight | 42185 kg | 93002 lb |
| DIMENSIONS |
| Wingspan | 36.6 m | 120 ft 1 in |
| Length | 39.4 m | 129 ft 3 in |
| Height | 11.0 m | 36 ft 1 in |
| Wing area | 185.8 m2 | 1999.93 sq ft |
| PERFORMANCE |
| Cruise speed | 990 km/h | 615 mph |
| Range w/max.fuel | 7100 km | 4412 miles |
| Range w/max payload | 6400 km | 3977 miles |
| christopher s. moran, e-mail, 22.03.2010 03:02 I FIRST FLEW ON A CONVAIR 880 IN 1962 FROM JFK(IDLEWILD) TO NEW ORLEANS. I WOULD LOVE TO GET MY HANDS ON ANY MEMROBILIA(I HOPE I SPELLED IT RIGHT), THAT MIGHT BE AVAILABLE. reply | | Earl Ballard, e-mail, 14.03.2010 14:00 Flew the 880 for Delta for 5 years. Fun to fly and my favorite airliner. reply | | jetompkins, e-mail, 05.03.2010 03:22 I flew a cv880m in corporate configuration for General Dynamics in Fort Worth, Texas, from 1978 to 1982 out of Carswell AFB, Texas. We flew back and forth to Brussels Belgium every weekend for 4 years in support of the NATO F16 program. Great airplane. We cruised at .78M and could get 8 hours out of the airplane. Stopped at Gander eastbound and Bangor westbound. Last trip was in l982. reply |
| Hank Longerman, e-mail, 31.01.2010 20:17 As you can see by my E-mail I am an 880 fan. I loved that airplane. Everytime TWA had an aircraft sub because the 707 from LAX was down the Convair arrived at least a half hour early. Banging on that door for the flt attendant to open it was like hitting solid steel. I had read that TW8815 was saved from the cutting torch in Victorville and was to be preserved then I never any more about it. I hope that some group did follow through. reply | |
| | Jim Dodds, e-mail, 29.01.2010 05:22 The nices one flying was Civil Air Transport.(CAT) reply | | Marcelo Adrián Alejandro, e-mail, 20.02.2009 00:03 do yuo know if any conviar 880 or 990 are remain in comercial or anther services ? reply | | Gerson Chavarria, e-mail, 03.12.2008 18:16 Thanks for the 3 view draw. reply | | L Taylor, e-mail, 10.09.2008 16:07 Hi. I was wondering if you could direct me to a source where I can find a copy of a flight checklist for this aircraft. Thanks reply | | IPLAYLOUD, e-mail, 22.06.2008 18:47 Growing up under the incoming path to JFK, you could always tell an 880 /990 in the distance....the smoke trails from all 4 engines was a give-away. reply | | CW Mitchell, e-mail, 27.05.2008 00:03 It was a very fun aircraft to fly on. TWA had some and I enjoyed the ride as they would take off steep and fast. I was in KC when we lost one in the corn field during a transition flight. reply | | Ed Moore, e-mail, 10.03.2008 19:09 My grandfather, Edward L. Moore, is supposed to have been on the design team at Convair for this aircraft. Seeking to find documentation of that or suggestions to find? Have been to the San Diego Aerospace museum but didn't have enough time to do indepth search. reply |
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My father, Paul Roy, was a flight engineer on those same flights for General Dynamics. I still have the brochure with the F16 on the cover. I wonder if you ever flew with him.
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