Convair 990 Coronado

Convair 990 Coronado
The Convair 990 is a low-wing airliner with four underwing turbofans.
General information
TypeNarrow-body jet airliner
National originUnited States
ManufacturerConvair
StatusRetired
Primary usersAmerican Airlines
Number built37
History
Manufactured1961–1963
Introduction date1962
First flightJanuary 24, 1961
RetiredSeptember 1987 (1994 with NASA)
Developed fromConvair 880

The Convair 990 Coronado is a retired American narrow-body four-engined jet airliner produced between 1961 and 1963 by the Convair division of American company General Dynamics. It was a stretched version of its earlier Convair 880 produced in response to a request from American Airlines: the 990 was lengthened by 10 ft (3.0 m), which increased the number of passengers from between 88 and 110 in the 880 to between 96 and 121. This was still fewer passengers than the contemporary Boeing 707 (110 to 189) or Douglas DC-8 (105 to 173), although the 990 was 25–35 mph (40–56 km/h) faster than either in cruise.