Convair 440

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The Convair 440 is a twin-engine, short- to medium-range commercial airliner developed in the 1950s as an improved, pressurized variant of Convair’s successful series of piston-powered passenger aircraft.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf airliner ⓘ
twin‑engine piston airliner ⓘ
aircraftRole short‑ to medium‑range commercial airliner ⓘ
aircraftType pressurized airliner ⓘ
airframeMaterial all‑metal ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Metropolitan ⓘ
cabinFeatures improved heating and ventilation ⓘ
improved soundproofing ⓘ
configuration low‑wing monoplane ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
crew 3 ⓘ
cruiseSpeed ~450 km/h ⓘ
developedFrom Convair 340 ⓘ
engineConfiguration wing‑mounted ⓘ
engineModel Pratt & Whitney R‑2800 Double Wasp ⓘ
engineType piston engine ⓘ
era 1950s ⓘ
firstFlight 1955 ⓘ
height 8.38 m ⓘ
improvementOver Convair 340 ⓘ
introduced 1956 ⓘ
landingGear retractable tricycle landing gear ⓘ
length 24.84 m ⓘ
manufacturer Convair ⓘ
marketedAs Metropolitan ⓘ
maximumTakeoffWeight 21320 kg ⓘ
numberBuilt ~199 ⓘ
numberOfEngines 2 ⓘ
partOfSeries Convair CV‑240 family ⓘ
linked to: Convair 440
passengerCapacityRange 44–52 ⓘ
powerplantCount 2 ⓘ
predecessor Convair 340 ⓘ
pressurization cabin pressurized ⓘ
primaryUse feeder airline service ⓘ
regional passenger transport ⓘ
propulsion propeller‑driven ⓘ
range ~3200 km ⓘ
serviceCeiling 7600 m ⓘ
status out of production ⓘ
successor Convair 540 ⓘ
Convair 580 (turboprop conversion) ⓘ
tailConfiguration conventional tail ⓘ
typicalPassengerCapacity 44 ⓘ
usedBy regional airlines ⓘ
usedFor later cargo conversion ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ
wingspan 32.11 m ⓘ

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Convair → notableProduct → Convair 440 ⓘ
Eastern Air Lines → fleetType → Convair 440 ⓘ
Convairliner series → notableSeriesMember → Convair CV‑440 ⓘ
linked to: Convair 440
Convair 240 → successor → Convair 440 ⓘ
Convair 440 → partOfSeries → Convair CV‑240 family ⓘ
linked to: Convair 440
Napier Eland → usedOnAircraft → Convair 440 (re‑engined conversions) ⓘ
linked to: Convair 440
Sabena → operatedAircraftType → Convair 440 ⓘ
Convair 440 Metropolitan → alternativeName → Convair 440 ⓘ
subject linked to: Metropolitan
Convair 580 → basedOn → Convair CV-440 ⓘ
linked to: Convair 440
Convair 580 → improvedPerformanceComparedTo → Convair CV‑440 ⓘ
linked to: Convair 440
Convair 540 → basedOn → Convair 440 ⓘ
Convair 540 → developedFrom → Convair 440 Metropolitan ⓘ
linked to: Convair 440
Convair 540 → conversionOf → piston-engined Convair 440 ⓘ
linked to: Convair 440
Convair 540 → relatedTo → Convair 440 ⓘ
Convair 340 → successor → Convair 440 ⓘ