Wednesday, March 15, 2023

Convair 880


 This 110 seat airliner was Convair's entry in competition to the Boeing 707 and Douglas DC8. Its main selling point was to be its superior speed- over 600 mph. The 880 was originally named the Convair 600, both names referring to its top speed of 600 mph or less obvious, 880 ft/sec.
 Only 65 were built between 1959 and 1962 and the experience took Convair out of the airliner business. Imaginative graphics in this ad though....

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