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Airliner Tech Series Vol 12 Convair Twins Piston Convair-Liners Prop-Jet Turbo-L
Airliner Tech Series Vol 12 Convair Twins Piston Convair-Liners Prop-Jet Turbo-Liners by Nicholas A Veronico & William T Larkins
Soft Cover
104 pages
Copyright 2005
CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS4
INTRODUCTION 5
CHAPTER 1DEVELOPMENT OF THE 240, 340, 440 8
CHAPTER 2CONVAIR-LINER EXTERIORS: POWERPLANTS AND SYSTEMS22
CHAPTER 3CONVAIR-LINER INTERIORS 35
CHAPTER 4240, 340, AND 440 INITIAL DELIVERY CUSTOMERS 44
CHAPTER 5TURBOPROP POWER: TURBO-LINER, 540, 580, 600, AND 64062
CONVAIR-LINERS IN COLOR65
CHAPTER 6AIRLINER-CONFIGURED MILITARY MODELS 82
CHAPTER 7SECOND-TIER CARRIERS 87
APPENDIX 1AIRLINE OPERATORS AND MODELS FLOWN99
APPENDIX 2SECOND AIRLINE OWNERS100
APPENDIX 3HULL LOSSES BY DATE AND MANUFACTURER'S SERIAL NUMBER (MSN)101
APPENDIX 4SIGNIFICANT DATES IN CONVAIR-LINER HISTORY 104
ON THE BACK COVER
World War II saw a tremendous number of advances in aviation technology. Low-speed maneuverability, robust pressurization systems, and implementation of the first jet engines are just a few of the amazing developments made. Returning GIs, having experienced air travel to distant lands, were expected to fuel a postwar travel boom. That perceived need drove companies such as Consolidated Vultee Aircraft (Convair) to propose a new series of medium-range airliners, thus giving birth to the Convair-Liner and their turboprop-powered conversions the Turbo-Liner More than 55 years after the first flight of the Convair-Liner turboprop-powered examples of the type are still hauling cargo in the United States and passengers in a few foreign countries.
This book discusses the development of the Convair twins and its eventual transition from piston power to turboprop power. Over 300 photos illustrate Convair twins' interior, exterior, powerplants, and systems. Find out who the initial delivery customers of the 240, 340, and 440 were. This book covers the many challenges Convair faced and the technologies employed to advance the Convair twins. Also covered are military models, domestic and foreign airline operators and models flown, second airline owners, and signifigant dates in Convair-Liner history.
Nicholas A. Veronico is an author of over a dozen aircraft-related books, the former editor of Airliners Magazine, and has written extensively on commercial aviation. He shares his knowledge with an in-depth look at the power that propelled the Convair twins across the skies of the world. A must read for any aircraft enthusiast, this book details Convair twins and explains their sign Ogance in airline history.
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