Convair 880: Difference between revisions

{{Short description|American four-engine jet airliner (1960–1990s)}}

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==Development==

 

Convair began development of a medium-range commercial jet in April 1956, to compete with announced products from [[Boeing]] and [[Douglas Aircraft Company|Douglas]]. Initially the design was called the '''Skylark''', but the name was later changed to the '''Golden Arrow''', then Convair 600 and then finally the 880, both numbers referring to its top speed of 600&nbsp;mph (970&nbsp;km/h) or 880&nbsp;ft/s (268&nbsp;m/s). It was powered by [[General Electric CJ805|General Electric CJ-805-3]] turbojets, a civilian version of the [[General Electric J79|J79]] which powered the [[Lockheed F-104 Starfighter]], [[McDonnell Douglas]] [[F-4 Phantom]],<ref name="Wegg">{{cite book |last1=Wegg |first1=John |title=General Dynamics aircraft and their predecessors |url=https://archive.org/details/generaldynamicsa00wegg |url-access=limited |date=1990 |publisher=Naval Institute Press |location=Annapolis, Md. |isbn=0-87021-233-8 |edition=1st |pages=[https://archive.org/details/generaldynamicsa00wegg/page/n108 214]–217}}</ref> and [[Convair B-58 Hustler]].

* [[Delta Air Lines]]♠

* [[Elvis Presley Enterprises]] (this aircraft is on display at [[Graceland]] in [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]])

* [[Federal Aviation Administration]]♠ (FAA)\

* [[Flying Fish Company]]<ref>https://www.airliners.net, photo of Flying Fish Company Convair 880</ref>

* [[Holiday Magic Finland]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.aerotransport.org/php/go.php?query=operator&where=103618&luck= | title = Holiday Magic Finland | publisher = ATDB-aero | access-date = 10 October 2021}}</ref>

* [[Hughes Tool Company]] ♠

* [[Inair Panama]] (leased)

* [[Japan Air Lines]]♠

* [[Japan Domestic Airlines]]

* [[Northeast Airlines]]

* [[Onyx Aviation]]<ref>https://www.airliners.net, photo of Onyx Aviation Convair 880</ref>

* [[Pan West]]<ref>https://www.airliners.net, photo of Pan West Convair 880</ref>

* [[Profit Express]]<ref>https://www.airliners.net, photo of Profit Express Convair 880</ref>

* [[Rainbow Air]]<ref>https://www.airliners.net, photo of Pan West Convair 880</ref>

* [[Rowan Drilling Company]]<ref>https://www.airliners.net, photo of Rowan Drilling Convair 880</ref>

* [[Trans World Airlines]]♠ (TWA)

* [[Torco Drilling Co.]]<ref>https://www.airliners.net, photo of Torco Drilling Co. Convair 880</ref>

* On December 20, 1972, North Central Airlines Flight 575, a [[McDonnell Douglas DC-9]]-31, [[1972 Chicago–O'Hare runway collision|collided]] during its takeoff roll with Delta Air Lines Flight 954, a Convair 880 (N8807E), as the Convair 880 taxied across the runway at [[O'Hare International Airport]] in Chicago, Illinois. Only two people on the Convair 880 were injured, but 10 people died and 15 were injured on board the DC-9.<ref name="NTSB-AAR-73-15">{{cite book |title=Aircraft Accident Report North Central Airlines, Inc., McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31, N954N, and Delta Air Lines, Inc., Convair CV-880, N8807E, O'Hare International Airport, Chicago, Illinois, December 20, 1972 : NTSB-AAR-73-15 |date=5 July 1973 |publisher=NTSB |location=Washington D.C. |url=http://libraryonline.erau.edu/online-full-text/ntsb/aircraft-accident-reports/AAR73-15.pdf |access-date=9 May 2019 }}</ref>

* On August 20, 1977, a Monarch Aviation CV-880-22-2 (N8817E) struck trees and crashed shortly after takeoff from [[Juan Santamaria International Airport]], [[Costa Rica]], due to overloading, killing the three crew.<ref>{{ASN accident|title= N8817E|id= 19770820-0|accessdate= 30 June 2017}}</ref>

* In October 1986, an [[Federal Aviation Administration|FAA]] CV-880-22M-3 (N5863) was intentionally destroyed in a test with [[Controlled Impact Demonstration|anti-misting kerosene]] fuel additive at Mojave, California.<ref>{{ASN accident|title= N5863|id= 19861099-0|accessdate= 30 June 2017}}</ref>

 

* 1 – Cockpit on display at the [[Delta Flight Museum]] in [[Atlanta, Georgia]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Convair 880 Prototype|url=http://www.deltamuseum.org/exhibits/exhibits/aircraft/prototype-convair-880|website=Delta Flight Museum|access-date=18 October 2016}}</ref>

* 3 – Forward fuselage on display at the [[Aviation Hall of Fame and Museum of New Jersey]] in [[Teterboro, New Jersey]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Ship 3|url=http://www.convairjet.com/ship_3.html|website=ConvairJet.com|publisher=ConvairJet.com|access-date=20 September 2016|date=21 September 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Aircraft N801AJ Data|url=http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/N801AJ.html|website=Airport-Data.com|publisher=Airport-Data.com|access-date=20 September 2016}}</ref> It is on loan from [[Scroggins Aviation]].<ref name="auto">Air Classics May, Vol. 54/No. 5, (2018)"Saving the Last Convair Jetliners – by Ralph M. Pettersen"</ref>

* 35 – Complete aircraft in storage at [[Scroggins Aviation]] in Mojave, California.<ref>{{cite web|title=Convair 880, serial no. 35, N815AJ|url=http://www.convairjet.com/CV880_cn35.html|website=ConvairJet.com|publisher=ConvairJet.com|access-date=20 September 2016}}</ref>

* 58 – Converted into a lodge in [[East London, South Africa]]:<ref>{{cite web|title=Convair 880 N88CH at Shadow Park Lodge » 2005-11-16|url=http://www.aviationpics.co.za/gallery-aviation-pics.php?cat_id=1068a4ab768bea6f0422d65a8e3137ed&subcat_id=d8d569094684f2cad05c79cdb2111c08|website=Aviation Pics|publisher=Aviation Pics|access-date=20 September 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200129173623/http://www.aviationpics.co.za/gallery-aviation-pics.php?cat_id=1068a4ab768bea6f0422d65a8e3137ed&subcat_id=d8d569094684f2cad05c79cdb2111c08|archive-date=29 January 2020}}</ref> This airframe was converted into a [[business jet]] in the 1970s (registration N88CH). It was purchased by the [[Ciskei]] government in 1987 intended for use by president [[Lennox Sebe]], but remained at [[Bhisho]] Airport for several years due to a lack of funds to make it airworthy. In 1992, it was bought by Billy Nel (now [[Eastern Cape]] Provincial Finance [[Member of the Executive Council|MEC]]), who had it transported to his private residence north of [[East London, South Africa]]. The 1970s, VIP interior with couches, beds and a bar remain intact and it is used for private functions. One of the engines was donated to the [[Stutterheim]] Engine Museum.<ref name="Lockett"/><ref>Hollands, Barbara. [http://www.weekendpost.co.za/main/2005/01/29/news/nl16_29012005.htm "Down by the river with Billy Nel, the collector king of boys’ toys."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050228002140/http://www.weekendpost.co.za/main/2005/01/29/news/nl16_29012005.htm |date=2005-02-28 }} ''weekendpost.co.za'', January 29, 2005. Retrieved: May 19, 2010.</ref><!--No content<ref>[http://www.dispatch.co.za/archives/vault/article.aspx?id=331635 "Remember when ..."] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615142228/http://www.dispatch.co.za/archives/vault/article.aspx?id=331635 |date=2011-06-15 }} ''dispatch.co.za''. Retrieved: May 19, 2010.</ref>--><!--Forum is not a valid reference/citation<ref>[http://www.pprune.org/african-aviation/188591-airport-has-not-taken-off.html "Airport has not taken off."] ''pprune.org''. Retrieved: May 19, 2010.</ref>-->