My building partner John is pushing to get this ready for SEFF in April. AI Sound Effects. CV-240s became CV-600s, while CV-340s and CV-440s became CV-640s. Super Connie, Twin Beech and Bell 47G included. in South America. Delivered new to Swissair as HB-IMP in 1957. by Tom Gibson, textures used by permission of Mike Stone and Tony Madge. The final piston-powered development of the Convair-Liner Jason Krogmann coded some of the schedules, and I did the A trio of classic airliners with Dow Jones Convair 440 nearest. C-47: Original Aircraft by John Kelley, Marcel Ritzema and Alexander Schmidt The pressurized Martin 404 was intended to replace the DC-3 in airline service. Convair 440s operated by Ansett-ANA were: VH-BZF (c/n 431) was delivered on 31 May 1957 and operated with the airline until transferred to subsidiary Airlines of South Australia. If not checked could also find 737-522, 737-548 etc. The Convair CV-240 was an American airliner produced by Convair from 1947 to 1954, initially as a possible replacement of the ubiquitous Douglas DC-3. I think it finally went ot the President of Mexico. Richard Wright, Frederick Coleman, Dave Jones, Paul Haak, Marty Lochmiller, In addition to airline use initially in the United States, it was used by the United States Coast Guard and United States Navy as the RM-1G (later as the VC-3A ). Martin began development of a turboprop version, designated 303. typically has 4 digit flight numbers. . Convair 440 | World Airline News Tag Archives: Convair 440 US Airways to operate its last flight as flight US1939 on October 16-17 (a history of the airline) US Airways ( American Airlines) (American Airlines Group) (Phoenix and Dallas/Fort Worth) is currently operating under a single AOC with American Airlines (Dallas/Fort Worth). Also fixed F-27 cockpit post mapping. AI File FourContains Convair-Liners (CV-240 HQ, CV-340 HQ, CV-440 HQ, and CV-580), Martin 202 and 404, turboprops (Lockheed L-188, Fokker/Fairchild F-27 HQ), Lockheed L-10 Electra,Curtiss C-46,Breguet Deux Ponts, Broussard, Piper PA-28, Dornier Do-27 and Do-28, Nord Noratlas, and Beechcraft 18, Bonanza, and Baron, Required. AI File Eleven Contains Two that spring to mind are the Allison 501 (military designation T-56) and the Rolls Royce Dart, with the former being the more common. on 6/6/21. It had almost identical dimensions to the Model CV-340 but featured improved soundproofing, weather radar as an option (which was usually installed), a clean-up aerodynamically, re-designed engine baffling, and a new exhaust system for the engines. As Convair prepared to put its 880 into production, tooling for the 440 was transferred to Canadair Ltd. (at the time both Convair and Canadair were subsidiaries of General Dynamics) and it built 10 Napier-powered 540s for the Royal Canadian Air Force. (39 MB). Note: By ticking this box you consent to placing a cookie on your computer. HP-1200CTH . Boeing 777-300ER and its replacements; A350-1000 and 777-9X. The Flying Tiger Line operated the aircraft. HARS has so many aircraft that have RAAF paint schemes (and we also wondered how it would go having a RAAFaircraft transiting various countries on the way home) that we thought we should try and find another. C-121A: Original aircraft by Dave McQueen, modified by Tom Gibson (HQ model Convair 440 Metropolitan to 1/15 scale. CLASSIC AIRLINERS. VH-BZH (c/n 489) was delivered to Ansett Airways in July 1957, ownership being changed to Ansett ANA on 4 October 1957. KJFK to Idlewild (from Kennedy), etc. Includes accurate flights from vintage timetables for most of the world (coded The pressurized Martin 404 was intended to replace the DC-3 in airline service. C-131E a combi aircraft used by the USAF with a side freight door aft of the wing. Also 7) Original Aircraft by JAI, used with permission. Swissair bought the CV440's for 3'280'000 Swiss Francs each (3'334'000 for HB-IMM, IMN, IMP, IMR) from Convair. The Convair CV-240 is an American airliner that Convair manufactured from 1947 to 1954, initially as a possible replacement for the ubiquitous Douglas DC-3. It also contains the standard AI idle sounds that I use for my classic propliner compressed. C-131G C-131F with 300 us gal additional fuel capacity. Convair 440-0(F) Metropolitan. included - they are to be downloaded separately. VC-3: Original aircraft by Tom Gibson, Dee Waldron, and Dave McQueen Designed to be used with the AI Propliner Traffic packages (above) and if you don't want this to happen. 82" Convair 240. 0:00 / 13:40 Martin 404, Dutchess Co., NY Warbirds Show 1994 24,097 views Mar 19, 2015 262 Dislike Share Save Fred Robbins 1.19K subscribers http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/.. available) If you install the Basic Package (files 1 through 10), it will require Source: PopFlock Wichita State University Crash, Excerpts. LA Airways (S-55 in 1955, 1957 and 59, S-61 in 1962) It had structural problems with a few of them losing their wings in flight. Updated on 11/30/13, AI File Thirteen Contains Miscellaneous model=440. Sabena (S-55 in 1955, S-58 in 1957, 1959, and 1962) sim=cv340. Moderators: richierich, ua900, PanAm_DC10, hOMSaR, Military Aircraft When production ceased in the mid 50s, nearly 1200 aircraft in this family had been produced. 25) Aircraft by John Walton Sikorsky S-55 by Marinha do Brasil - Project FAB Veteranos, LA Airways livery backdated airport layouts, and newer terminals and runways have been removed. The Martin 202 and 303 preceded the 404 but never became popular because of the glut of DC-3s (C-47s) sold as War surplus after WWII for conversion to commercial service. Improved versions followed but, even though it was clear that the company was losing significant business to the new generation of quieter turboprop-engined airliners, Convair persevered with piston engines on its existing aircraft and decided to concentrate its development energy on a turbojet-powered airliner. These have included the Convair CV-580 with the Allison 501-D13 turboprop, a civil variant of the military Allison T-56, and the CV-600 to CV-640 series which was fitted with the 2,257 kw (3,025 eshp) Rolls Royce Dart R.Da 10/1 turboprop which had been developed for the Japanese NAMC YS-11 airliner. AI aircraft include night lighting and airstairs. AI File One Contains Inside copy texture.MOH to your FS9/aircraft/ M404EALfolder. Make sure convinced Convair to alter it into the CV-240. Most recent conversions have been by . A TYPICAL DAY IN THE LIFE OF A SOUTHERN AIRWAYS MARTIN 404 Raymond Brown I hopped a Texas International Convair 600 from Houston to New Orleans (MSY). I know Martin had problems with the predecessor aircraft the Martin 202. The Glenn L. Martin Company produced the B-10 Bomber, B-26, Model 130 (Pan Am Clipper) among other aircraft. Brand New. The initial Convair 600 was a Model CV-240 (c/n 178 N94294) which first flew on 20 May 1965 and went to Central Airlines as N74859. I have lost count of the people I have shown around who are literally amazed at what they see. There are many designations for what is effectively the same R-2800 engine used on the aircraft the first designation is the engine using 100 octane and the second high octane fuel these days with only 100LL (blue) fuel, only the first stage, or (low blower) can be used: CB-3 / CB-4 has only a single stage supercharger. Copyright 2018-2023 AirHistory.net - All images are copyright of the respective photographers. This package by Mike Stevens and myself will These files are added The engine and propeller combination as used on the Convair 340 / 440 is identical to that on the DC-6. conversions have included: 580 - 340/440 re-engined with allison 501-d13d turboprops and featuring detailed improvements to improve handling, including a heightened tailfin and rudder (170 converted by pacaero at santa monica, ca, and pacific airmotive at burbank, ca; an additional 5 c-131b/d were fitted with allison t-56 turboprops by the us air 3 first before you can import the phrases (File/Import). Turboprop conversions gave Convair's CV-240 family a new lease of life. Traffic Files to provide the flights that the AI Aircraft will fly (17 MB). This has now been recreated CV-600/640)(0.6 MB). There's the old axiom: a plane flies like it looks and this airplane was a dog. a default GA traffic file for the rest of the world, using the classic GA aircraft. The Convair 440 was the same size as the Convair 340, which Delta acquired in 1952, but with improvements to reduce cabin noise level and increased operating weights. at PRY Jan 2011. C-121C: Original aircraft by Dave McQueen, modified by Tom Gibson (HQ model It flew 13 years for Eastern, and in 1965 it went to Southern Airways, where they operated their 404s in the southern United States for a number of years. required for all the new liveries and planes! We thank you for your support and hope you'll join the largest aviation community on the web. Looks good really good. The final report came out in August which gives a lot more information than we had at the time.. Wreckage of ZS-BRV at the accident site. PV2-7: Original aircraft by Geoff Chambers and Jaap de Baare The throttle quadrant got in the way while trying to seat yourself. Martin 404 N464M Wreckage, (Photo: Jon Proctor) Of the total of 40 on board, the death count at the scene was 29, which included 27 passengers, captain, and flight attendant. Although a fine aircraft, most sales were made overseas, and especially in Europe. We feel this location is an ideal spot for displaying American Aviation History. HARS currently has three Convair aircraft: Most recently, this aircraft was owned and operated by Rovos Air (as ZS-ARV), a subsidiary of Rovos Rail in South Africa. 21) Original aircraft by Dee Waldon, modified by Tom Gibson on 11/5/21 In early 2017 it was to be displayed at the Australian International Air Show at Avalon but suffered an engine problem which led to the replacement of an engine. Both pilots were fatally injured. Later conversions of the Model CV-340 and Model CV-440 then became known as the Convair CV-640. TWA operated its 40 4-0-4s under the name "Skyliner" on scheduled services between 1 September 1950 and the last flight on 29 April 1961. Share. I have to say, though, that Lufthansa Convair is a peach for sure. 19) Aircraft by Tim Conrad Convair CV-640 Views from inside the cockpit, Aircraft Cabins It was exported as N103KA to Khmer Akas Airlines in Cambodia in May 1973. Even though it does not have a mach-meter as such, this is indicated by the reduced IAS allowed above 10,000 / 13,000 ft. To be fair, the only time this was likely to be a problem was in Winter in the Northern parts of North America and Europe. at AVSIM). Dec 16, 2015 - CFIT: TWA Flight 260 (1955). AI File Seven Contains Lockheed Constellations (L-049 HQ, L-749 HQ, The Convair 340 / 440 was one of the first transport aircraft to be Mach Limited with a limiting Mach No of 0.56. The file changes the name of the KSAC airport to Sacramento (from Executive), What Types of Events Can Be Hosted at HARS? Pre-Order Now Compare . Not Needed. Convair, a shortened form of Consolidated-Vultee, was established in 1943 following the decision of Consolidated Aircrafts founder, Ruben H. Fleet, to sell his shares in the company to Vultee Aircrafts parent, AVCO. AI Aircraft never or only rarely used in the supplied Traffic Files (VC-118, The Martin 4-0-4 was an American pressurized passenger airliner built by the Glenn L. Martin Company. in service with the airline. Sikorsky S-58 by Paul Bradshaw, Chicago Airways livery by Randy Cain, Sabena Updated on 6/6/21 SFO Airlines (S-62 in 1962 only) Shorts Sandringham,DeHavilland Canada Gary Harper provided some too. The definitive turboprop Convairliner was actually the CV-5800. 34) Original HQ aircraft by Mike Stone The CV-440 was the first Swissair Aircraft to have an integrated Weather Radar. Certain airports also contain It later went to Canada as C-GGWH from where Air Freight NZ obtained it and ferried it to Auckland where it became ZK-JDQ in 1994. rest. Stafford Springs, CT 06076 Phone: 860-208-3095 The American Museum of Aviation, an Organization Dedicated to Preserving Aviation History, has now moved to Fabulous Las Vegas, NV. What should be., Bjorns Corner: Sustainable Air Transport. These files are highly Eastern Airlines took delivery of 60 (Silver Falcons) and TWA had 40 (Skyliners). AI File Five Contains British Required Updated Cur at LPB 26 Sept 1994, Lsd to JORGE T. LAVADENZ, opd as CARIBBEAN FLIGHTS, YV-914C, Jul 1986, Sold to ROVOS RAIL TOURS opg as ROVOS AIR, ZS-OTE Jun 2001. The Convair and Martin designs were essentially equal, but Convair won due to better performance and logistic superiority (requiring less fuel for a given mission). was the first Swissair Aircraft to have an integrated Weather Radar. There were two different conversions for the. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Rolls Royce Darts, and the first of these flew on May 2 1965. We have also included Image ID: 256886 (While flightsim.com is often listed, most of these planes are also available C $15.87. Want to Upload? 15) Painted in 1974 Texas International paint by Sheppard Avery. friendly aircraft (5 MB) Updated on 2/7/16. Airport overviews from the air or ground, Tails and Winglets It looks great and I'm super interested in it but I can't find anything about the model, reviews, source for the design, anything like that. Work continued slowly on its restoration in Arizona so it could be flown to Australia. called out. Aircraft: Convair CV-440 Serial #: 438 Photo date: 1993-09-20 Uploaded: 2021-02-01 Likes: 4 Comments: 1 Views: 724 Location: Marana Regional Airport - KAVQ, USA - Arizona By: Hawkwind Photos | Profile | Contact Badges: Album Like Share Note: Reproduced from a slide. The life of the series has been extensive over the years, with re-engining of a number taking place. Deaths 16 (all). Sikorsky S-61 by Dave Hardcastle, LA Airways livery by Heather Sherman There's more to real news than a news release. Trans-Australia Airlines was barely two years old when it became the first non-USA operator of the aircraft, aggressively introducing modern aircraft to the Australian domestic scene. He 9) Aircraft by Mehlin Rainer Fuel Capacity: 1730 US GalPassengers: Typical 44 , with an option for 52 with reduced galley. Special kits were also made available to convert 340 to 440 standard. Updated on 7/7/21! An entrepreneur in Florida bought N145S, along with 2 other Martin 404s with plans to use them to fly gamblers and vacationers to the Caribbean. C-46: Original aircraft by Dave McQueen It had the same landing and takeoff requirements as the DC -3 and carried its own built in airstairs. at HLA, Dec 2009, U.F.S. Props and jets from the good old days, Flight Decks Albatross, Mallard, and Goose, Consolidated PBY, and Sikorsky VS-44. An old sales video for the Convair 600 conversion of the Convair 240 says that the Convairliners were designed with turboprop conversion in mind. The conversion used the same Allison engines but also stretched the fuselage, adding a freight door. Updated Thus I have modified his file to use more frame rate friendly classic GA aircraft. Sold in December 1969 to Pan Adria (Transadria, Croatia Airlines) as YU-ADS. The first American jet fighter was the Bell P-59 Airacomet which first flew 1 October 1942. # 412. After Southern, N145S flew for Air Florida and later it was parked in storage. [2] EAL operated its 4-0-4s in the eastern USA using the class name "Silver Falcon". The Martin 4-0-4 was an American pressurized passenger airliner built by the Glenn L. Martin Company. At HARS, we have people from all walks of life. Posted November 30, 2013. traffic (charter, freight, etc.) DC-8 and DC-8-52, Convair 880 and 990, Sud Est Caravelle, DeHavilland Comet, Visitors to HARS who go on board this aircraft will see what a wonderful aeroplane it is and how Rovos spared no expense as part of its Rail Packages to ensure its customers had a first class experience. Do not import these airports Updated on 10/15/08 to remove almost all GA traffic from the Soviet Bloc, China, Survivor number have declined sharply in recent years, with Conquest Air now the sole operator of radial-powered Convairs. Most of these planes were replaced in 1968 with Fairchild F-27 and/or Fairchild-Hiller FH-227B turboprop aircraft. Convair was an American aircraft manufacturing company best known for its military aircraft, including the B-36 Peacemaker and the B-58 Hustler bomber. Pembroke, Aviation Traders Carvair, Avro 748, Airspeed Ambassador) (25 MB). $25.00. Big scandal and news story back. and other communist countries. The original piston Convairs have been the subject of a number of turboprop Tom Gibson Serial #: 63. for FS2004 - just install the files and they will start flying their routes! (18 MB). Installation of the Allison engine was very popular and the huge increase in installed thrust resulted in an instant increase in take-off weight to 58,000 lb, a ten thousand pound increase. Traffic! Updated on 7/8/14 (CV-600 model updated). Two of the initial 11 survivors later died of their injuries to bring the total dead to 31, 14 of whom were . I'm sorry for the very rough film qualityMartinliner footage is VERY LEAN \u0026 HARD TO FIND, so any 202/404 footage is good footage. The RAAF acquired two Convair CV-440s for VIP duties and these were allocated serials A96-313 (c/n 313) and A96-353 (c/n 353). The CV-440 is a low-wing airliner with twin radial engines. Withdrawn from use 1968. 20) Aircraft by Dee Waldron Design of the original 110 was initiated in response to an American Airlines request for a DC-3 replacement. There were 103 Martin 404s built with 60 going to Eastern and 40 for TWA and 3 for the US coast guard.Production. Also includes flights from FSAviator's notes and other sources as well as charter We are dedicated to Australian aviation history, and our collection of flying, under restoration and static display aircraft is testament to that. VH-PDW a Convair 580 (Allison TurboProp) freighter at the HARS Parkes Aviation Musem in NSW. The ceiling was low. Airliners.net is the leading community for discovering and sharing high-quality aviation photography. 27) Original aircraft by George Diemer They used the M404 as a replacement for the DC3. 29) Aircraft by Manfred Jahn in good cond. AI File Four Contains Convair-Liners Russian/Soviet aircraft (Antonov An-2 and An-10, Lisunov Li-2, Ilyushin IL-14, on 11/5/21 Canadair North Star and CL-44, Avro York, Bristol Britannia100, Britannia 300, Scottish Twin Pioneer, Once in service they had decent dispatch reliability. You need to download and install EditVoicePack (17MB) Required. The aircraft chosen was built by Consolidated Vultee as a VC-131D for operation by the US military as a VIP transport. Top Rated Seller Top Rated Seller. Quick view. Flown in February 2011 to Gert de Klerk Freeway strip and stored. The Convair 440, powered by twin Pratt & Whitney R2800-52W reciprocating engines, was manufactured in 1957 and had logged a 47,742h of flight. The Convair 240, 340 and 440 was one of the closest designs to come near to being a Douglas DC-3 replacement as despite a glut of cheap DC-3s in the postwar years this family of airliners achieved considerable sales success. By CarLos, November 30, 2013 in Classic - up to 1968. At the time both TWA (a 2-0-2 customer) and Eastern were negotiating with Convair for an improved 'Super CV-240' however Convair backed away from the commitment to build such a plane and instead offered them standard 240s. Operava C-46, DC-6A e DC-4. C-140: Original aircraft by Dee Waldron P-3: Original aircraft by Jake Burrus The USAF and USN used their own designations for the engines, however they are each considered to be CB-16/CB-17 engines. TAA, whilst they only operated the 240 series, they did so till 1959. and other heliports. Mostly hub to small city flights. Other scans provided by timetableimages.com). Convair-Liner project started with the CV-110 prototype, but American Airlines Convair CV-240 : LN-KAP : Convair CV-440 Metropolitan: LN-KLK: LN-KLK: Douglas DC-3 / C-47A: D-CXXX: PH-MAG: PH-PBA . want to see every one of them! The CV-440 PacAero had also been involved in developing a Napier-engined version of the Convair 440, the 540, but only a handful of conversions was produced, and all were subsequently de-converted. The CV-340 earned by Randy Cain, Sabena File Contents. Cur std. played a big role within Swissair's European network, where twelve units were It was exported as N8420H in May 1962. Beaver and Otter,and the Handley Page Hermes) and the SAAB Scandia (24 MB). American placed the launch order for 100 aircraft, and substantial orders from the United States Air Force helped Convair, which had been selling the 240 at a loss in order to compete against the Martin 4-O-4, ride the financial storm. and Tom Gibson or bombers). 16) Original aircraft by Tom Gibson, Dee Waldron, Frank Safranek, Harry Follas, Afterwards it flew as N47099 and with Cargo Three Airlines of Paname as Stretched fuselage, increased fuel capacity and other modifications ensued such that these aircraft can still be seen around the World, a testament to the original design and build quality. The 50s saw the design refined and enlarged into the CV-340 to provide greater range and accommodation with 44 seats. Aircraft photo of N4807C - Convair 440-38 Metropolitan - Dow Jones & Co, taken by R.A.Scholefield at Saint Louis - Lambert-Saint Louis International (KSTL / STL) in Missouri, United States on 19 February 1978. L-1049 HQ, L-1649A HQ), and watercraft Grumman A trio of classic airliners with Dow Jones Convair 440 nearest. . . 33) Original HQ aircraft by Greg Pepper . Buy It Now +C $19.73 shipping. Aircraft painted in beautiful and original liveries, Airport Overviews HARS Aviation Museum That's awesome work mate. I found this short kit on eBay. Construction List - Convair CV-440 . Zug The Martin 404 that crashed was part of two planes carrying WSU players, coaches and fans from Wichita to Logan, Utah for a game. Back in the classic era, several airlines utilizing helicopters were in operation, 23) Aircraft by Anton Nikolaev, Dmitry Dobronravin Decked with a piano bar no less. Airports recently constructed have been removed from FS. $16.00. Piasecki V-44 (H-21C) and NY Airways livery by Mick Posch Classic GA Traffic using frame rate The CV-440 Required. the last major release. I've never heard of a turboprop conversion of the Martin 404. The best description is "TARDIS". One of the more affordable options available from the brand, the Convair CP12CW2 includes three fan speeds and provides a cooling capacity of 3.5kW. It was flown by an Australian crew as ZS-ARV and on arrival became VH-TAA5 (c/n 228 ex ZS-ARV, ZS-BRV, ZS-OTE, CP-2237, YV9140, N43895, 54-2820, N8453H). Passenger cabin shots showing seat arrangements as well as cargo aircraft interior, Cargo Aircraft Beautiful shots taken while the sun is below the horizon, Accidents 1/500 Scale Decal Avensa Convair 440. Airbus CCO: When, not if A220-500 comes; a deep-dive analysis, Pontifications: What can be. Anyhow, I am delighted to see the lovely propliners being made today -- Connies, DC-4s, Convairs, Stratocruisers, etc, etc. However, with encouragement from American Airlines, Convair re-designed the 110 with a pressurised 40-seat cabin and the 240 (derived from 2 engines, 40 passengers) was born. 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