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.

The Convair 990 Coronado was produced by Convair as an American narrow-body jet airliner powered by four engines. Developed from the Convair 880, it first flew in January 1961, entered service in 1962, and was used by American Airlines, Spantax, and Swissair.

Aug 20, 2015 · CV-990 #810 is now on display at the entrance of the Mojave Air and Space Port in Mojave, California. A Convair 990 (CV-990) aircraft was used as Landing Systems Research Aircraft (LSRA) to test space shuttle landing gear and braking systems. These tests were part of NASA's continuing effort to upgrade and improve space shuttle capabilities.

Oct 18, 2023 · A NASA CV-990, modified as a Landing Systems Research Aircraft (LSRA), lands on the Edwards AFB main runway in test... Created from a 1/16th model of a German World War II tank, the Tire Assault Vehicle (TAV) was an important...

Jul 5, 2020 · This aircraft was the Convair 990 Coronado. Outside of the box engineering allowed it to cruise faster than any other airliner that came before it and quicker than any plane we have today. All of this is amazing when you consider it was developed in the early 1960s for transcontinental flights.

Convair 990, N990AB at Mojave, California on March 27, 1980. Its Convair airframe number is 30-10-2. It was the second Convair 990 built and flew for the first time on January 30, 1961. It served Convair as a Cv-990 demonstrator, registered as N5602G.

Jan 12, 2024 · The Convair 990 'Coronado' was built to be the fastest aircraft of its time, but it ultimately failed in the market. It was developed from the Convair 880 series and had a longer length and higher capacity than its predecessor.

Feb 17, 2022 · The Convair 990 (CV 990) Coronado is a narrow body jet airliner with 4 engines, built by the Convair division of General Dynamics. It is a stretched version of the Convair 880, longer than the 880 by 10 feet and capable of carrying 96 - 121 passengers.

Nov 14, 2020 · Before the BAC-Aérospatiale Concorde was the fastest airliner in our skies, there was the subsonic Convair 990 Coronado. Just as with its supersonic friend, the Coronado was a complete failure. But why was that? When it was released, …

The Convair 990 Coronado is an American narrow-body four-engined jet airliner produced by the Convair division of General Dynamics, a stretched version of their earlier Convair 880 produced in response to a request from American Airlines.