martin 404 vs convair 440

Was this future conversion capability something that the original purchasers of the Convairs would have considered or even known about? After some work and a paint job, Skyliner Kansas City served AHM for several years on the air show circuit. Certain airports also contain 33) Original HQ aircraft by Greg Pepper Please visit our new web site for more information. Martin 4-0-4s were also flown by Pacific Air Lines (which subsequently merged with Bonanza Air Lines and West Coast Airlines to form Air West, which was then renamed Hughes Airwest), Piedmont Airlines (which operated former TWA 4-0-4 airliners), Ozark Air Lines and Mohawk Airlines during the 1960s. The final piston-powered development of the Convair-Liner was the CV-440 Metropolitan, which was 5 mph faster and quieter than the CV-340. Martin 4-0-4s were also used in Air Florida Commuter feeder service when Air Florida was operating domestic and international scheduled passenger jet service during the 1970s and 1980s. Super Connie, Twin Beech and Bell 47G included. It also adds RAF Burtonwood to the traffic (requires addon airport). with LA Airways Sikorsky S-61's lined up for their morning departures to Disneyland All rights reserved. VH-BZF, VH-BZH, VH-BZI and VH-BZM were Model CV-440-97s whereas VH-BZN and VH-BZO were Model CV-440-75s. With a cruise speed of 280 mph, it was over 100 mph faster than the DC-3. The CV-440 is a low-wing airliner with twin radial engines. Followers 2. Next is the Red Baron Convair 580 N53RB and beyond is Martin 404 N636X of Tiffany. Base textures by Jan Visser Which Images to Upload How to Upload your Images How to Edit your Images. PV2-7: Original aircraft by Geoff Chambers and Jaap de Baare typically has 4 digit flight numbers. Sold in December 1969 to Pan Adria (Transadria, Croatia Airlines) as YU-ADS. Piasecki V-44 (H-21C) and NY Airways livery by Mick Posch Latest update includes traffic for 1955. above to get the "Air Force" There was only ever one long nosed 440 in Australia and that was one of the two aircraft in 34 Sqn, but theres the rub. Following the success of the earlier CV-240 and CV-340 models, Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corp (Convair) chose to continue to refine the series, despite the inroads then being made into the airline market by the Rolls Royce Dart powered Vickers Viscount. A Scandinavian Airlines System Convair CV-440 in flight. An old sales video for the Convair 600 conversion of the Convair 240 says that the Convairliners were designed with turboprop conversion in mind. Rolls Royce Darts, and the first of these flew on May 2 1965. The Convair 240, 340 and 440 was one of the closest designs to come near to being a Douglas DC-3 replacement as despite a glut of cheap DC-3s in the postwar years this family of airliners achieved considerable sales success. VH-BZI (c/n 459) was delivered to Ansett Airways in May 1957 and was transferred to Ansett ANA on 4 October 1957. In 1998 the Albion Park, NSW based Historic Aircraft Restoration Society (HARS) announced it was to obtain an ex-USAF C-131F (c/n 308 ex BuAer 1410125) and work would commence on its restoration for delivery to Australia, the registration VH-EAQ being allotted to the aircraft. Required. Also Two that spring to mind are the Allison 501 (military designation T-56) and the Rolls Royce Dart, with the former being the more common. First deliveries in 1951 were made to Eastern Air Lines (EAL), which had ordered 60, and Trans World Airlines (TWA), which had ordered 40. the CA59/62 scenery (from the Scenery page), this package will add helicopter Easy to install. 540/CL-66 - Model 440, powered by 2 Napier Eland turboprops (10 built, in Canada; plus 3 converted from 440 by Canadair as CL-66C; first flight 7 Jan 60). Cur std. All rights reserved, http://www.taamuseum.org.au/TAAAircraft/aircraft_convair.html, http://tripletails.weebly.com/rovos-air.html. convinced Convair to alter it into the CV-240. We thank you for your support and hope you'll join the largest aviation community on the web. 10) Original Aircraft by Kevin Trinkle Aircraft: Convair CV-440 Serial #: 438 Photo date: 1993-09-20 Uploaded: 2021-02-01 Likes: 4 Comments: 1 Views: 724 Location: Marana Regional Airport - KAVQ, USA - Arizona By: Hawkwind Photos | Profile | Contact Badges: Album Like Share Note: Reproduced from a slide. Tail and Winglet closeups with beautiful airline logos. 8) Original Aircraft by George A. Vega, adapted for Mike Stone's texture map His file uses detailed GMAX aircraft from Milton and others, and may be hard Stretched fuselage, increased fuel capacity and other modifications ensued such that these aircraft can still be seen around the World, a testament to the original design and build quality. It later went to Canada as C-GGWH from where Air Freight NZ obtained it and ferried it to Auckland where it became ZK-JDQ in 1994. Swissair also had a converted CV-640. Budd Conestoga If the Boeing Stratocruiser was ungainly, the Budd Conestoga was downright ugly. Convair, a shortened form of Consolidated-Vultee, was established in 1943 following the decision of Consolidated Aircrafts founder, Ruben H. Fleet, to sell his shares in the company to Vultee Aircrafts parent, AVCO. AI File Five Contains British At HARS, we have people from all walks of life. I found this short kit on eBay. . C-131D / VC-131D a straight passenger aircraft with designation contingent on the configuration. Other scans provided by timetableimages.com). into a field while returning to the airfield due to an engine fire on I think it finally went ot the President of Mexico. Convair 580 Specifications, Cabin Dimensions, Performance Convair Convair 580 Technical Specifications Exterior Exterior Height: 28 ft 2 in Wing Span: 105 ft 4 in Length: 81 ft 6 in Occupancy Crew: 2-3 Passengers: 56 Operating Weights Max T/O Weight: 58140 Lb Max Landing Weight: 52000 Lb Empty Weight: 30275 Lb Fuel Capacity: 2900 gal Lb Sold to U.S.A.F. Props and jets from the good old days, Flight Decks They used the M404 as a replacement for the DC3. C-121A: Original aircraft by Dave McQueen, modified by Tom Gibson (HQ model Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corp., San Diego, CA (USA). (CV-240 HQ, CV-340 HQ, aircraft (Bristol B-170, DeHavilland Dragon Rapide, Dove and Heron, Percival Exact matches only A search for Aircraft Type of 'Boeing 737-500', If checked would find only 737-500s. The Convair 340s were longer with greater wing span and power for improved high-elevation performance. conversions have included: 580 - 340/440 re-engined with allison 501-d13d turboprops and featuring detailed improvements to improve handling, including a heightened tailfin and rudder (170 converted by pacaero at santa monica, ca, and pacific airmotive at burbank, ca; an additional 5 c-131b/d were fitted with allison t-56 turboprops by the us air U-8F: Oriignal aircraft by Mike Stone. The Martin 404 followed, ordered by Eastern Airlines and TWA, but the entire program never recovered from the 202's design flaws. The Glenn L. Martin Company produced the B-10 Bomber, B-26, Model 130(Pan Am Clipper) among other aircraft. A total of 154 Boeing 720s and 720Bs were built until 1967. by Tom Gibson, textures used by permission of Mike Stone and Tony Madge. Convair 440 A96-313 (c/n 313) of the RAAF VIP flight at Mascot, NSW in February 1961 (David C Eyre), Two 1,865 kw (2,500 hp) Pratt & Whitney R-2800-CB17 eighteen-cylinder two-row air-cooled radial engines. Moderators: richierich, ua900, PanAm_DC10, hOMSaR, Military Aircraft Tom Gibson 1/72 Scale Decal Mohawk CV-440. [fltsim.x] title=CV-440 Delta Airlines. Mohawk purchased 18 Martin 404's from Eastern in 1961 and operated this type along with Convair 240's and 440's until 1965. The civilian (18 MB). Cur Oct 1989, Sold to ROMANOV SMIRNOW, N43895, Jul 1992, Sold to LINEAS AEREAS CANEDO, CP-2237, Jul 1992. CONVAIR 440. The Martin 202 and 303 preceded the 404 but never became popular because of the glut of DC-3s (C-47s) sold as War surplus after WWII for conversion to commercial service. to almost all of them. to see traffic in the far north. 32) Original aircraft by Barney Bigard Narrative: Convair 440 1956-1970. C-131E a combi aircraft used by the USAF with a side freight door aft of the wing. # 412. DC-8 and DC-8-52, Convair 880 and 990, Sud Est Caravelle, DeHavilland Comet, Image ID: 270191 Convair CV-440 Metropolitan. AI File Nine Contains the It had the same landing and takeoff requirements as the DC -3 and carried its own built in airstairs. original planes are in the plane's folders - I have made significant changes/improvements It is now on static display at AHM and is one of only a handful of Martin 404s in existence. Timetable 19) Aircraft by Tim Conrad The success of this design can be seen by the numbers of updated airframes still flying commercially around the World. Waldron. C-135: Original aircraft by Dee Waldron, modified by Tom Gibson Convair's own conversion program involved 3 first before you can import the phrases (File/Import). livery by Joop van Dijk, New York Airways livery by Tom Gibson Delivered new to Swissair as HB-IMN in 1957. The ceiling was low. available) VH-TAA an ex-USAF VC-131D acquired from Rovos Rail in South Africa, VH-EAQ an ex USN C-131F currently with the Pima Air and Space Museum in Tucson. The credits for the liveries are in each of the texture The Convair and Martin designs were essentially equal, but Convair won due to better performance and logistic superiority (requiring less fuel for a given mission). About Cur at CBB 4 Nov 1999. The planes dubbed "Gold" (crashed plane) and "Black . Traffic Files to provide the flights that the AI Aircraft will fly (17 MB). [4] One of the last 'major' US airlines with a large fleet of piston-engined airliners was Southern Airways which operated 25 model 4-0-4s on a network of scheduled services from Atlanta in October 1961, all ex-Eastern Airlines aircraft. It had structural changes to the wings, pressurization and was lengthened slightly to take 40 passengers. The RAAF acquired two Convair CV-440s for VIP duties and these were allocated serials A96-313 (c/n 313) and A96-353 (c/n 353). Updated on 6/26/17 It was exported to Khmer Akas Airlines in Cambodia in May 1973 as N102KA. Boeing 777-300ER and its replacements; A350-1000 and 777-9X. Filenames and download Most recent conversions have been by Kelowna Flightcraft, a British Columbia-based firm which extended the fuselage of the Model CV-340 by 4.25 m (13 ft 9 in) to produce the Convair 5800. The Convair 340 / 440 was one of the first transport aircraft to be "Mach Limited" with a limiting Mach No of 0.56. available) files that have backdated parking (the planes make a terminal turn), runway There are many designations for what is effectively the same R-2800 engine used on the aircraft the first designation is the engine using 100 octane and the second high octane fuel these days with only 100LL (blue) fuel, only the first stage, or (low blower) can be used: CB-3 / CB-4 has only a single stage supercharger. The engine and propeller combination as used on the Convair 340 / 440 is identical to that on the DC-6. CV-440 HQ, and CV-580), Martin 202 and 404, turboprops The CV-340 had a maximum takeoff weight of 47,000 lb and this was raised to 48,000 lb on the 440 when using 100 octane fuel, and 49,100 lb and even a bit more with higher octane and the full 2500 hp of the CB-17 engine. by Randy Cain, Sabena These aircraft were originally US Navy C-131F (CV-34 0) models. Airbus CCO: When, not if A220-500 comes; a deep-dive analysis, Pontifications: What can be. The life of the series has been extensive over the years, with re-engining of a number taking place. 6) Original Aircraft by Tom Gibson and Rob Bennis Required. 1/144 Scale Decal Avensa Convair 440 . Variants: 240 - initial production version powered by 2 Pratt & Whitney R-2800CA-18 Twin Wasp radials, with seating for 40 passengers (566 built, including: 48 unpressurised T-29A and 224 pressurised T-29B/T-29C navigation trainers; 92 T-29D bombardier trainers; and 26 C-131A air ambulances equipped with large cargo door, all for the US Air Force); 340 - stretched version for United Air Lines powered by 2 R-2800CB-16 Double Wasp radials, with seating for 44 passengers, (311 built, including: 36 C-131Bs and 33 C-131Ds with side cargo doors and accommodation for 48 and 44 passengers respectively; and 36 cargo door equipped R4Y-1s for the US Navy, redesignated C-131F in 1962; first flight 5 Oct 51); 440 Metropolitan - Model 340 with detail changes aimed at reducing cabin noise and seating for 52 passengers (209 built, including 15 as C-131E cargo transports for the US Air Force and 2 R4Y-2/C-131G passenger transports for the US Navy; first flight 16 Dec 55). A trio of classic airliners with Dow Jones Convair 440 nearest. similar to the cancelled Super 240, and called it the CV-340. planes himself and adapted most of the rest of the textures - thanks a lot!! you do the web update too to get all the phrases. Great comments form the previous posters. Delta at first tentatively agreed to buy ten Martin 2-0-2s, but instead ordered ten Convair 340s in June 1951. Sikorsky S-62 by Nate Rosenstrauch, SFO Airways livery by Tom Gibson Everything from the Goodyear blimp to the Zeppelin, Night Photos Shorts Sandringham,DeHavilland Canada a default GA traffic file for the rest of the world, using the classic GA aircraft. Deaths 16 (all). C-47: Original Aircraft by John Kelley, Marcel Ritzema and Alexander Schmidt This airframe was again seen at Riem in September 1975 as N5DG with Alice Cooper, still wearing basic Luftwaffe colours. ANSETT was thought of, however they never had a long nose and in the end a period TAA paint scheme was decided on, and we also were able to get the VERY generous transfer of that VH-TAA registration so that it all became obvious. Most recent conversions have been by . Classic GA Traffic using frame rate Martin 4-0-4 N40432 was one of a batch of 41 aircraft for Trans World . Later in their airline career, as they became displaced from the EAL and TWA fleets by turbine-powered aircraft, the 4-0-4s became popular with "second level" operators, known as "local service air carriers" in the U.S. as described and regulated by the federal Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB), with these airlines needing to replace their Douglas DC-3s. 24) Original aircraft by Rick Piper, converted to AI by Tom Gibson Some 1,086 examples of the CV series was built. These have included the Convair CV-580 with the Allison 501-D13 turboprop, a civil variant of the military Allison T-56, and the CV-600 to CV-640 series which was fitted with the 2,257 kw (3,025 eshp) Rolls Royce Dart R.Da 10/1 turboprop which had been developed for the Japanese NAMC YS-11 airliner. The 202 was competing with the Convair 240 for the DC3 replacement market. The Convair 440, powered by twin Pratt & Whitney R2800-52W reciprocating engines, was manufactured in 1957 and had logged a 47,742h of flight. 201 NW Lou Holland DriveKansas City, Missouri 64116, Powerplant: 2 Pratt & Whitney R-2800-CB16 radial piston engine, 2,400 hp (1,790 kW)each. Airports recently constructed have been removed from FS. if you don't want this to happen. Seen above is the lineup at Hickam Field, Honolulu Hawaii - two C-124 Globemasters, 28) Aircraft by Mike Stone, used with permission The Convair 240 was pressurized, the Martin 202 was not. SFO Airlines (S-62 in 1962 only) here for those who may wish to use them. Be sure to check my channel for the best in VINTAGE \u0026 RARE airliner videos! and other communist countries. Eastern; Martin 404, N469A. 38) Aircraft by Anthony Konstantinidis 30) Aircraft by Jens Kristensen The CV-440 played a big role within Swissair's European network, where twelve units were in service with the airline. 404: Convair CV-440-80-N44825: Theodore L. Vallas: Scrapped: 406: Convair CV-440-86: TAM-45: Bolivian Air Force-Fuerza Aerea Boliviana: Written-off: 407: Convair CV-440-81-MM61899: Italian Air Force-Aeronautica Militare: Scrapped: 408: As we shall see, this in turn allowed later conversion of Convair airframes to turbine power. There were two different conversions for the. [2] EAL operated its 4-0-4s in the eastern USA using the class name "Silver Falcon". Red indicates new/updated aircraft in An interesting feature of the 240 series was the air-stair at the tail, similar to that which became normal on the DC-9 and Boeing 727. 22) Convair 880 by Dee Waldron, converted to 990 by Tom Gibson Pembroke, Aviation Traders Carvair, Avro 748, Airspeed Ambassador) (25 MB). Most of these planes were replaced in 1968 with Fairchild F-27 and/or Fairchild-Hiller FH-227B turboprop aircraft. Aircraft received all major checks and repairs as per manufacturer and new C of A certificate issued. Withdrawn from use 1968. Construction List - Convair CV-440 . Major update on 6/6/21 Added 1955 traffic files, along with many new liveries for that year as well as 1957 and 1959. You must download and install the VBF Western CV-240 above In 1960 it was sold to the E. F. McDonald Company in Ohio. In February 2008 the last airworthy 4-0-4, an ex TWA aircraft, was ferried to the Planes of Fame Museum in Valle, Arizona. Convair 440 - Historical Aircraft Restoration Society Skip to content +61 (02) 4257 4333 09.30 - 15.30 HARSinfo@hars.org.au HARS Aviation Museum Home Hars Albion Park Who We Are Membership eShop Caf Connie Museum History Committee & Governance Sponsorship Navy Heritage Flight 707 Project John Travolta Donates his 707 to HARS Image ID: 256886 2021 by Survivors. German Air Force Convair CV-440-11 Metropolitan Dusseldorf Rhein-Ruhr (DUS / EDDL) Maslov livery downloads required). February 20th, 1993. 39) Aircraft by Pavel Toman 11) Aircraft by Jager. We feel this location is an ideal spot for displaying American Aviation History. My building partner John is pushing to get this ready for SEFF in April. Jason Krogmann coded some of the schedules, and I did the Trans-Australia Airlines was barely two years old when it became the first non-USA operator of the aircraft, aggressively introducing modern aircraft to the Australian domestic scene. This has now been recreated Pre-Order Now Compare . There were 103 Martin 404s built with 60 going to Eastern and 40 for TWA and 3 for the US coast guard.Production. Inside copy texture.MOH to your FS9/aircraft/ M404EALfolder. Mohawk Airlines Convair 440 N4404 at EWR in January 1966 8"x12" Color Print. I guess our advertising needs to be more spectacular. Swissair also had a converted CV-640. 34) Original HQ aircraft by Mike Stone Part of us wanted to keep the Rovos scheme to advertise for them, we felt that strongly however that was not to be and we had to decide. If not checked could also find 737-522, 737-548 etc. The new aircraft was the Martin 4-0-4. Next is the Red Baron Convair 580 N53RB and beyond is Martin 404 N636X of Tiffany. Martin created a rewinged pressurised version of the 2-0-2 called the Martin 4-0-4. Note that this will NOT add military in good cond. locations are given to make this easy, along with a few AI modifications (included). Use tab to navigate through the menu items. I have not identified all of the painters of some of these schemes - please You will need to download AI File Four Contains Convair-Liners C $15.87. on 1/17/10! When Delta's last Convair 440 retired on April 25, 1970, its passenger fleet was now 100% jet. Anyhow, I am delighted to see the lovely propliners being made today -- Connies, DC-4s, Convairs, Stratocruisers, etc, etc. Updated on 11/30/13, AI File Thirteen Contains Miscellaneous Fuel Capacity: 1730 US GalPassengers: Typical 44 , with an option for 52 with reduced galley. on 6/6/21. del as VC-131D, 54-2820, 17 Feb 1955, Cur with 4600th ABW at Wright Paterson AFB Feb 1955 to 1971, Cur with 46th ADW/H.Q. 16) Original aircraft by Tom Gibson, Dee Waldron, Frank Safranek, Harry Follas, 2 Pratt & Whitney R-2800 with water injection, 115/145 octane fuel 2500 hp with water injection, 100LL fuel 2400 hp with water injection. Departed Wonderboom 9 August 2016 for the Historical Aircraft Restoration Society, Illawarra Regional Airport, Australia, arriving on Sunday 21 August 2016. It is worth noting that like many things in history, it is by good fortune and chance that this aircraft is still flying, rather than having been scrapped. Album Like Share. However, financial difficulties ultimately sunk this endeavor, resulting in a bank foreclosure. traffic to your 1955, 1957, 1959, and 1962 AI traffic. of Chek Lap Kok, Munich Riem instead of International, etc. The vents were in the floor on a Viscount and the fog came rolling from under the seats. traffic typically has 3 digit (or fewer) flight numbers; accurate but not scheduled Convair CV-240 family. Today, the Canadian firm, KF Aerospace (previously Kelowna Flightcraft), owns the Convairliner type certificate. The final report came out in August which gives a lot more information than we had at the time.. Wreckage of ZS-BRV at the accident site. in South America. no fighters Opens in a new window or tab. It was exported as N8422H in June 1962. in service with the airline. Designed to be used with the AI Propliner Traffic packages (above) and compressed. Every type from fighters to helicopters from air forces around the globe, Classic Airliners also has a plane doing touch and goes at most airports. You should also import the latest EVP file Please (While flightsim.com is often listed, most of these planes are also available Two of the initial 11 survivors later died of their injuries to bring the total dead to 31, 14 of whom were . Silent film from the Rick Prelinger Archives https://archive.org/details/prelinger VERY RARE scenes of an Eastern Martin 404 "Golden Falcon" N474A, on the ra. Image ID: 260465 Convair CV-440 Metropolitan. Part 53. EC-121D and WV2: Original aircraft by Dave McQueen, modified by Mike Stevens Although reduced in numbers through . Douglas DC-3 (aka C-47, Dakota, Skytrain, Gooney Bird), Boeing 747-438 VH-OJA, City of Canberra, Armstrong Siddeley Cheetah Piston Aero Engine, Rolls Royce RB211 Turbofan Jet Aero Engine, Premium Tours of VH-OJA Boeing 747-438 Available, Our Museum will Close for National Day of Mourning Thursday, 22 September. Stearman, and Queen Air (27 MB). Posted November 30, 2013. The throttle quadrant got in the way while trying to seat yourself. Thankfully, the Convair is heavy duty and has very reliable engines," said Randy Moore, Chief Test Pilot for Honeywell Aerospace. C-54: Original aircraft by Tom Gibson and Harry Follas A trio of classic airliners with Dow Jones Convair 440 nearest. What should be., Bjorns Corner: Sustainable Air Transport. You had to be a contortionist to get into either of the pilot seats. Once in service they had decent dispatch reliability. Contact Carlos Flores at florescx@elpasotexas.gov Payment Updated on 6/6/21 Mike Stevens painted over half of the C-140: Original aircraft by Dee Waldron Updated on 8/11/22. Externally, a 440 can be identified by rectangular exhaust stacks and in some cases an elongated nose, originally conceived to house early weather radar, though this is not necessary today. In 1969 they were transferred to the United States Navy and were withdrawn from use by 1970. Updated on 7/7/21! Richard Wright, Frederick Coleman, Dave Jones, Paul Haak, Marty Lochmiller, the last major release. Airport overviews from the air or ground, Tails and Winglets The conversion used the same Allison engines but also stretched the fuselage, adding a freight door. 9) Aircraft by Mehlin Rainer For more information, please refer to our Privacy & Cookie Policy. Design of the original 110 was initiated in response to an American Airlines request for a DC-3 replacement. There's the old axiom: a plane flies like it looks and this airplane was a dog. This aircraft was painted in the markings of Trans Australia Airlines (TAA) before its ferry flight. and Dave McQueen EG9E (Nutt's Corner) and old Los Angeles Grand Central airport. Convair CV-640 . . 5) Original aircraft by George Hauzenberger; textures used by permission. But with 67 years of flying experience, 67,000 total flight hours . It was left to the Allison Engine Company, which had been using a Convair 240 as testbed for its T-38 turbine, to propose a turboprop re-engining programme, which PacAero took forward as the Convair 580. Seen above is LAX in 1962, Both pilots were fatally injured. The aircraft on top is a Convair CV880, N807AF. at HLA, Dec 2009, U.F.S. A special thanks to Greg Pepper and Tom Gibson for provideing us with great freeware aircraft. Brand New. (Lockheed L-188, Fokker/Fairchild F-27 HQ), Lockheed Thus I have modified his file to use more frame rate friendly classic GA aircraft. The initial Convair 600 was a Model CV-240 (c/n 178 - N94294) which first flew on 20 May 1965 and went to Central Airlines as N74859. The Convair CV-240 was an American airliner produced by Convair from 1947 to 1954, initially as a possible replacement of the ubiquitous Douglas DC-3. Boeing jets (367-80, 707-120, -120B, -138, -138B, -320, -320B, 720, and 720B), Douglas C-97: Original aircraft by Dave McQueen and Rui Cristina, improvements by Dee Operava Convair 440 e DC-3. Frank Sinatra had a very nice M404 for his personal use. That's awesome work mate. Required if you want to see jet aircraft. for FS2004 - just install the files and they will start flying their routes! He Improved versions followed but, even though it was clear that the company was losing significant business to the new generation of quieter turboprop-engined airliners, Convair persevered with piston engines on its existing aircraft and decided to concentrate its development energy on a turbojet-powered airliner. Convair CV-240 : LN-KAP : Convair CV-440 Metropolitan: LN-KLK: LN-KLK: Douglas DC-3 / C-47A: D-CXXX: PH-MAG: PH-PBA . Mostly hub to small city flights. included - they are to be downloaded separately. See below for classic GA, Helicopter, and MATS Photo Bruce Perkins FlightZone Aviation Photography, The Convair 240 / 340 / 440 family of airliners was produced between 1947 and the mid 1950s as a successful attempt at a DC-3 replacement. model=440. C-46: Original aircraft by Dave McQueen 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. Installation of the Allison engine was very popular and the huge increase in installed thrust resulted in an instant increase in take-off weight to 58,000 lb, a ten thousand pound increase. Not Needed. to the CalClassic Core scenery layer to make them easy to turn on and off. and install the DEW Line scenery from my Scenery page Screenshot of Mohawk Airlines Martin 404 on landing approach. It had an airstair in the lower tail section for passenger boarding and disembarkation, retractable tricycle landing gear and was powered by two Pratt & Whitney R-2800-CB16 radial piston engines.

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