Convair CV-880 Jetliners Under Construction

Convair CV-880 Jetliners Under Construction - 1959

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Classic Airliners & Vintage Pop Culture

7 жыл бұрын

Film by Norwood Studios, Inc via Ron Grier. RARE footage of CV-880s under construction at the San Diego, CA plant. Northwest Stratocruiser, TWA Martin 404 and F-106 Delta Dart also included! Be sure to check my channel for the best in VINTAGE & RARE airliner videos! / classicairli. .

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@knightflightvideo 7 жыл бұрын

Great video! The CV-880 was a beautiful airliner (similar to the B707).

@johnmpifer 7 жыл бұрын

QANTAS 747 Same engines or different? I seem to remember one of the Convair airliners using GE engines. Were they that thirsty?

@richardschindler8822 7 жыл бұрын

Enjoyed the video. For some reason I liked the 990 over the 880. Maybe it was because of the speed pods.

@danielshon 5 жыл бұрын

Love vintage films

@MrShobar 7 жыл бұрын

Rivet bucking starting at 0:12. Rivet shaving at 2:20. Countersinking at 2:44. Clecos holding skin in place at 4:08. The shapely-looking women install insulation blankets at 5:34. Landing gear swing at 10:00. Seriously-bent needle at 10:11 (how did that make it through calibration?) The old personnel overpass across Pacific Hwy. at 10:39. A NWA Boeing 377 Stratocruiser at 10:50. F-106 at 11:00. CV-240 at 11:12.

@Hopeless_and_Forlorn 7 жыл бұрын

Think that CV-240 at 11:12 may actually be a Martin 404. Can you imagine the stink raised when that bent-needle gauge showed up in the movie? That pretty much invalidated the gear swing.

@MrShobar 7 жыл бұрын

A gauge with a bent needle and a calibration sticker applied?

@MrShobar 7 жыл бұрын

Look at that dude's face. "How do I read a gage with a bent needle?".

@mileswrich 5 жыл бұрын

The NWA B-377 Stratocruiser is stock footage shot at Washington National Airport, as is the TWA Martin 404. No Convair 240 is in the film. Mr. Shobar was speaking of the Martin 404.

@okhan5087 7 жыл бұрын

Awesome video!

@Guerry-3 7 жыл бұрын

Amazing! What is equally as impressive to me is that everything was planned and developed with slide rules and drafting boards. It would be so great to have the assets of John Travolta and make flightworthy again one of these aircraft. As you can tell, I would like to have a CV-990 in my driveway. I know... dream on.

@MrShobar 7 жыл бұрын

The impressive thing i that aircraft were (and still are) articles of handwork. Travolta won't do anything unless his Scientology Cult mandates it.

@Guerry-3 7 жыл бұрын

Very true! Aircraft engineering is a marvel in itself. Ha.. Ha... about John T. It is too bad I was never an actor. Thank-you for your comment.

@willamisbezerra2836 7 жыл бұрын

Muito bom o Vídeo parabéns

@MrShobar 7 жыл бұрын

Liked it. The CV-880/990 program nearly wrecked GD.

@MrShobar 7 жыл бұрын

Iran's money is as good as anyone else's.

@MrShobar 7 жыл бұрын

Shim being inserted at 9:33. Something wasn't within tolerance.

@daveogarf 7 жыл бұрын

0:04 - "Oftener"?? HOW did they allow that? Not even a word! Gotta' love the cheesy '50s-'60s "industrial" music!

@BrettBaker 6 жыл бұрын

Actually it is, but nobody uses it anymore.

@johnmpifer 7 жыл бұрын

Weren't the 880 and 990 faster than the 707 & DC-8?

@MrShobar 7 жыл бұрын

And they had the fuel consumption data to prove it.

@dougball328 6 жыл бұрын

and only after they put the wing speed 'bumps' on. The basic wing had a huge wave drag problem.

@ProtegeTuype 6 жыл бұрын

No. They waw slower but could take more passengers .

@dougball328 6 жыл бұрын

Not sure which way you are answering this. To clarify, the 880 and 990 were faster than the 707 and DC-8 but were smaller and carried fewer passengers.

@willamisbezerra2836 7 жыл бұрын

Muito bom o Vídeo parabéns