| Manufacturer |
Allison Gas Turbine Division GMC |
Handley Page |
| Description |
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. |
The Handley Page HPR.7 Dart Herald is a British turboprop passenger aircraft, designed in the 1950s as a DC-3 replacement, but only entering service in the 1960s by which time it faced stiff competition from Fokker (F27 Friendship) and Avro (Avro/Hawker Siddeley HS748). |
| First Flight |
1947-03-16 |
1955-08-25 |
| Entry Into service |
1948-02-29 |
|
| Production End |
1954-01-01 |
1968-01-01 |
| Service End |
|
1987-01-01 |
| Designer |
Allison Gas Turbine Division GMC |
Handley Page |
| Type |
Airliner |
Turboprop airliner |
| Length (m) |
22.5552 |
22.86 |
| Height (m) |
7.9248 |
7.3152 |
| Cockpit Crew |
2 |
2 |
| Max Seating |
|
56 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
506.9434 |
|
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
450.6163 |
442.6276 |
| Min Speed (km/h) |
|
120.3799 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
4876.8 |
8503.92 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
7.7216 |
9.1694 |
| Capacity Description |
40 |
50-56 passengers, 11700 lb maximum payload |
| National Origin |
|
United Kingdom |
| Number Built |
1076 |
50 |
| Powerplant Description |
2 × Pratt & Whitney R-2800-CA3 Double Wasp 18-cyl air-cooled radial engines, 1790 kW (2400 hp) each |
2 × Rolls-Royce RDa.7 Dart Mk.527 turboprop engines, 1570 kW (2105 hp) each |
| Primary Users |
American Airlines (historical), Zantop International Airlines (historical), Air Chathams (historical) |
|
| Status |
In limited service |
Retired |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convair_CV-240_family |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handley_Page_Dart_Herald |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
27.7368 |
28.6512 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
75.9018 |
82.3121 |
| Number of Engines |
2 |
2 |