Convair isn't the world's biggest aircraft maker, but its 990 Coronado was one of the fastest planes of the 1960s. Why was ...

The Convair 990 Coronado was a marvel of engineering—designed to be the fastest subsonic airliner in commercial history. With ...

Fabricated in San Diego by the now-defunct Convair division of ... It later flew for TWA before being retired in 1974 and ... the 880 and its sister plane, the 990, designed to update and ...

This is the story of the Convair 990 Coronado, a failed commercial passenger jetliner that had a miraculous second renaissance working for NASA. Only then did it receive the above-mentioned RC ...

Relations between misanthropic Financier Howard Hughes, 55, and Trans World Airlines, ... TWA purchased 20 Convair 880s from Hughes Tool rather than directly from the manufacturer.

But with the Convair order Hughes found himself nearing the end of his financial resources. He began playing games with the manufacturer—refusing delivery of planes, sending his own inspectors to ...

This model is painted with the TWA color scheme. Originally designed to use Pratt & Whitney J57 engines, the plane carried General Electric's CJ-805 version in the final design. The 880 flew at about ...

Kids can check out the cockpits of aircraft such as the rare Lockheed bush plane, the last remaining Martin 202 airliner, and even a TWA Convair 880 jetliner from the late 1950's among other aircraft.

Owen Jack, 2, of Rochelle Park, mans the controls of the TWA Convair 880 circa 1958. His mom, Sara Jack is at left. Michael Mancuso | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com It is Open Cockpit Weekend at the ...