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