BRAND and MODEL
CONVAIR CV-440 METROPOLITAN
TYPE
Commercial airliner
ORIGIN
United States of America
ENGINE
Two 1,865 kw (2,500 hp) Pratt & Whitney R-2800-CB17 eighteen-cylinder two-row air-cooled radial engines
SPECIFICATIONS
Wingspan: 32.1 m (105 ft 4 in)
Length: 24.1 m (79 ft 2 in)
Height: 8.58 m (28 ft 2 in)
Wing area: 85.46 m² (920 sq ft)
Max speed: 499 km/h (310 mph)
Cruising speed at 609 m (2,000 ft): 465 km/h (289 mph)
Stalling speed: 137 km/h (85 mph)
Range at 6,096 m (20,000 ft): 2,092 km (1,300 miles)
Service ceiling: 7,590 m (24,900 ft)
Rate of climb at sea level: 384 m/min (1,260 ft/min)
Empty weight: 14,200 kg (31,305 lb)
Useful load: 8,072 kg (17,295 lb)
Loaded weight: 22,272 kg (49,100 lb)
PHOTO
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