Convair 240

The Convair CV-240 was an American airliner produced by Convair from 1947 to 1956. The design began life in a production requirement by American Airlines for a pressurized airliner to replace the classic Douglas DC-3. Convair's original design, the unpressurised Model 110 had two engines and space for 30 passenger seats. It first flew on 8 July 1946. American deemed the design to be too small and the aircraft NX90653 was therefore used by Convair... more

The Convair CV-240 was an American airliner produced by Convair from 1947 to 1956. The design began life in a production requirement by American Airlines for a pressurized airliner to replace the classic Douglas DC-3. Convair's original design, the unpressurised Model 110 had two engines and space for 30 passenger seats. It first flew on 8 July 1946. American deemed the design to be too small and the aircraft NX90653 was therefore used by Convair for development work for the 240 series before being broken up in 1947. Convair's revised design, the pressurised and stretched Model 240 was developed to accommodate 40 passengers. The first 240 flew on 16 March 1947, and production aircraft were first delivered to American on 29 February 1948. 75 were delivered to American, with another fifty going to Western Airlines, Continental Airlines, Pan American Airways, KLM, Swissair and Trans Australia Airlines. A CV-240 was the first private aircraft used in a United States presidential campaign.... less