The Convair 880 is a retired American narrow-body jet airliner produced by the Convair division of General Dynamics. It was designed to compete with the Boeing 707 and Douglas DC-8 by being smaller but faster, a niche that failed to create demand.

Designed to contest with narrow body airliners such as Boeing 707 and Douglas DC-8, the Convair 880 is an American single-aisle jetliner manufactured by Convair. It is compact in size but flies faster compared to other competing aircraft of its kind.

On February 10, 1960, Delta's first Convair 880 sets a new commercial speed record during its delivery flight between San Diego, California, and Miami, Florida, (3 hours, 31 minutes, 54 seconds). Delta launched the world's first Convair 880 service on May 15, 1960, between Houston and New York City.

2022年9月19日 · The 880 was the fastest of the first-generation jet airliners. We could cruise it at Mach .85 and the Mmo was .88. Some thought that is where Convair came up with the number 880. Others thought it was because the passenger cabin had 88 seats and 88 windows. Your guess is as good as mine…

The Convair 880, built with a narrow, short fuselage, was the fastest four-engine commercial jet until the Boeing 747. Delta's first Convair 880 set a new coast-to-coast commercial speed record during its delivery flight from San Diego to Miami, on February 10, 1962 (3 …

2024年6月14日 · Its sister airliner, the Convair 880-M, offers increased range, fuel capacity, operating weights and shorter runway requirements. It has wing leading edge slats, power boost rudder, and engines with increased thrust. Both Convair 880s can cruise at 615 miles an hour,

2008年12月16日 · Powered by four General Electric engines, an advanced version of the engine used on the supersonic B-58 "Hustler" bomber, the 880 cruises at 615 mph. The combined power of the engines permits an airline operation at 89% of the speed of sound.

2025年1月27日 · The Convair 880 was a four-engine, swept-wing turbojet-powered commercial airliner. It was operated by a flight crew of three and could carry up to 110 passengers. The Convair 880-22-M was a modified version of the standard 880-22, …