Convair CV-880 Space and Rockets 1947 and quantity deliveries began

1947 and quantity deliveries began in 1951

allowing up to 172 passengers to be carried

or infra-red guided bomb (including AGM-G5 "Marerick" air-to-ground) missiles

and even a trainer and COD aircraft in post-war use

Production of a reconnaissance version

Convair CV-880 Space and Rockets 1947 and quantity deliveries beganConvair CV 880 airplane model. In April 1956, the Convair division of General Dynamics announced the production of a medium range jet transport. It was first called the Convair Skylark, and then the Golden Arrow. It was later changed to the Convair 600 in reference to its speed of 600 mph. The speed of 600 mph is equal to 880 feet per second, which led to the final name of Convair 880. The aircraft cruised at around . 87 Mach, much faster than today's