| CV-240 family | |
|---|---|
 A Scandinavian Airlines System Convair CV-440 in flight. The CV-440 is a low-wing airliner with twin radial engines | |
| General information | |
| Type | Airliner |
| Manufacturer | Convair |
| Status | In limited service |
| Primary users | American Airlines (historical)[1] Zantop International Airlines (historical), Air Chathams (historical) |
| Number built | 1076 (Convair)[2] 10 (Canadair)[3] |
| History | |
| Manufactured | 1947–1954[4] |
| Introduction date | February 29, 1948 with American Airlines |
| First flight | March 16, 1947[4] |
| Variants | Convair C-131 Samaritan Canadair CC-109 Cosmopolitan |
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. Featuring a more modern design with cabin pressurization, the 240 series made some inroads as a commercial airliner, and had a long development cycle that produced various civil and military variants. Though reduced in numbers by attrition, various forms of the "Convairliners" continue to fly in the 21st century.