The Convair 880 is a retired American narrow-body jet airliner produced by the Convair division of General Dynamics. It was designed to compete with the Boeing 707 and Douglas DC-8 by being smaller but faster, a niche that failed to create demand.

Jun 27, 2020 · Delta Air Lines chose the Douglas DC-8 as its first-ever jet-powered aircraft. However, with the Atlanta-based carrier looking to ramp up its fleet as it entered a new era, it was also the first carrier to take delivery of the Convair 880. The Convair 880 spent 14 years in Delta's fleet. Photo: Delta Flight Museum.

Sep 19, 2022 · The Convair 880 was the fastest of the first-generation jet airliners. I thought the ride was great. But never, in my wildest dreams could I have imagined, that I would be flying one of these in a matter of months! My first job with TWA was as a Chicago-based “jet second officer.”

Designed to contest with narrow body airliners such as Boeing 707 and Douglas DC-8, the Convair 880 is an American single-aisle jetliner manufactured by Convair. It is compact in size but flies faster compared to other competing aircraft of its kind.

Jun 14, 2024 · The Convair 880 was a narrowbody jetliner produced to compete with the Boeing 707 and Douglas DC-8 in the mid-1950s. The aircraft performed its first flight in January 1959 and entered commercial service with Delta Air Lines in May 1960.

Feb 20, 2015 · The Convair 880, and its follow-up, the 990, were designed to compete with the Boeing 707 and Douglas DC-8 by being smaller but faster, a niche that simply didn’t work out in the brutal economics of commercial aviation. The result was the world’s most massive corporate loss up to that time.

The Convair 880, built with a narrow, short fuselage, was the fastest four-engine commercial jet until the Boeing 747. Delta's first Convair 880 set a new coast-to-coast commercial speed record during its delivery flight from San Diego to Miami, on February 10, 1962 (3 …

Airliner CV 990 . Passengers . 96 or 121 . Crew . 3 . Propulsion System . 4 Turbofan Engines . Engine Type . General Electric CJ805-23 (A) First Flight . January 24/1961

Dec 16, 2008 · Powered by four General Electric engines, an advanced version of the engine used on the supersonic B-58 "Hustler" bomber, the 880 cruises at 615 mph. The combined power of the engines permits an airline operation at 89% of the speed of sound.

The Convair 880 was produced as a faster, smaller jet airliner in competition with the Boeing 707 and Douglas DC-8. Only 65 Cv-880s were manufactured from 1959 to 1962. TWA and Delta Airlines were the primary U.S. customers for the Cv-880.