Convair 110
| Convair 110 | |
|---|---|
| Type: | Prototype for a passenger aircraft |
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| First flight: |
July 8, 1946 |
| Number of pieces: |
1 |
The Consolidated Vultee 110 (officially Consolidated Vultee Model 110 , later called Convair 110 ) was an aircraft produced by the US manufacturer Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation , and a low- wing aircraft propelled by two piston engines for passenger transport. The landing gear had a retractable nose wheel landing gear . The wing was without sweep , the tail unit conventional. The fuselage was not pressurized . The first flight of the machine took place on July 8, 1946 .
The machine had been developed by Consolidated Vultee for civil aviation after the end of World War II . Two doors with built-in staircases reduced the dependency on ground facilities and accelerated passenger handling.
However, the machine already proved to be too small on its first flight. The companies also no longer accepted the lack of a pressurized cabin . That is why this machine remained a one-off. However, the findings were incorporated into the development of the Convair CV-240 .
Technical specifications
| Parameter | Data |
|---|---|
| crew | 2 pilots and 1 flight attendant |
| Passengers | 30th |
| length | 21.64 m |
| span | 27.13 m |
| height | 7.68 m |
| Stall speed | 127 km / h |
| Empty weight | 9,570 kg |
| Takeoff weight | 16,320 kg |
| Cruising speed | 420 km / h |
| Top speed | 505 km / h |
| Range | 900 km |
| Engines | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-2800 SC14G double radial engines , each with 1544 kW (2100 PS) starting power |