Convair CV-240 family

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
TypeAirliner
ManufacturerConvair
StatusIn limited service
Primary usersAmerican Airlines (historical)[1]
Zantop International Airlines (historical), Air Chathams (historical)
Number built1076 (Convair)[2]

10 (Canadair)[3]

1086 (total)
History
Manufactured1947–1954[4]
Introduction dateFebruary 29, 1948 with American Airlines
First flightMarch 16, 1947[4]
VariantsConvair 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.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Wegg p187-8 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Wegg 1990, pp. 222–226
  3. ^ Wegg 1990, p. 226
  4. ^ a b Wegg 1990, pp. 187–199.