I love the cv240340440 seriesi can clearly recall watching these at mascot as sir kingsford smith international airport was colloquially referred to back in those days, along with their trans australian airlines counterparts cv240s and various dc. We currently have 2 new or used convair 580 aircraft listings. It was created as an outgrowth of the usafs interceptor program in 1954. Caribair caribbean atlantic airlines kept the yellow cheat line for their piston powered aircraft. Construction list convair cv340 serial line no model reg currentlast operator status. Includes freighter, air tanker, high density seating and standard models, as well as a panel, sound set and paint kit. See more ideas about aircraft, aviation and civil aviation. The convair 580 can accommodate between 32 and 50 passengers in a comfortable and roomy cabin. The cv440 metropolitan was merely a refinement of the cv340 featuring modifications to increase speed, reduce the noise level in the cabin, and provide for up to 52 passengers. Convair convair340 3d models for download turbosquid. The convair 640 was an american twinengined mediumrange airliner first flown in 1965.
While the basic conversion was a six hour job, fixing a few bugs, adding additional models and experimenting with a few features took a considerably longer amount of time. The new panel includes a new bitmap by alan jennings and greg pepper, and many of the gauges are new too, designed just for the convair panel. It was designed to compete with the boeing 707 and douglas dc8 by being smaller and faster, a niche that failed to create demand. This picture was scanned from the original negative so the quality is not too bad. The allison prop jet convair, or cv580, is a two engine, low wing medium range commercial transport. Browse airhistorys historic aviation photography database. Convair cv340 in united airlines colors, including virtual cockpit, reflective and night textures, operating airstairsdoor, and feathering props.
The convair 440 metropolitan was modified version of the convair 340 to further increase the speed while reducing the noise level in the cabin. Photo taken at san juan luis munoz marin international isla verde sju tjsj in puerto rico in december, 1968. This color scheme represents the livery of mackey international airlines as it appeared on their convair 440 metropolitan in the 1970s. When it was first introduced, some aviation circles claimed that at 615 mph 990 kmh, it was the. Convairs b58 hustler is the sleekest, sexiest bomber to emerge from the cold war era. Fully functional vc adapted from the convair 240 vc. The convair 640 was a turboprop conversion of the convair liner 340 and was powered by two rollsroyce dart rda. The convair cv580 was a conversion from convair cv340 or cv440 aircraft with two allison 501 ddh turboprop engines in place of the piston engines, an enlarged vertical fin and modified horizontal stabilizers. Convair 340 twins were introduced to the venezuelan airline avensa in 1953 for a new service to miami, florida. In order to certify the cv340 for flight operation for st thomas airport, caribair obtained the approval of the faa by using solid rocket boosters jatos for use in the event of an engine failure. About this content back in 1947, consolidated vultees beautiful jet bomber was dropped in favor of boeings superior b47 stratojet. The convair model 48 charger was a prototype light attack and observation aircraft of the 1960s, developed to meet a requirement for a dedicated counterinsurgency coin aircraft. The wingspan was extended for better performance at higher altitudes.
Flight simulator home essco aircraft aircraft manuals major airliners convair. Convair 580gmax vc panelare there supposed to be ga ms. After retirement the aircraft was acquired by the beaufort county mosquito control, registered n8149h and used for spraying mosquitos. Weapons release trigger the airplane armament release function is dependent of the setting of certain switches. The airline flew 52 340s for 16 years without a fatality.
Although it was lacking in several important areas, the xb46 was very. Fsx p3dv3,v4 pa28180 cherokee the piper pa28 cherokee is a family of twoseat or fourseat light aircraft built by piper aircraft and designed for flight training, air taxi and personal use. Since i did not used it in my panel, but instead the cc weather radar vswxr is for fsx only, i have removed it from the current basepack. Flight simulator x plane spotlight convair cv240 youtube. Although it was lacking in several important areas, the xb46 was very advanced for its time and was undoubtedly one of the most sleeklooking airframes ever to take to the air.
The convair cv240 convairliner is a family of twinengined regional airliners produced by the usamerican manufacturer convair, consolidated vultee aircraft corporation. Thank you bjoern for reminding me that i have accidentally enclosed your weather radar in the cv 340 basepack and not having given the propper credit of you. A conversion from a convair cv240 with two r2800 cb17 engines and nacelles as used on the cv340. Take to the fsx and fs2004 skies in this massive bomber from the postworld war ii era and rule the virtual skies. The first is a convair 240 ca18 alap alap in the 1950 delivery colors.
Since then around 162 have been built up until 1958, today a few are operated by the usaf and us navy. These nice textures from dennis kim provides the modified paint scheme united used on some of their convair 340s. N441jm according to a 1975 timetable mackey international flew from fort lauderdale, west palm beach, and miami to the bahamas. The convair cv580 while convair based in san diego like the classic airliner page was quite successful with its piston powered cv240 340 440 series of twins, it recognized as early as 1950 that turboprop engines offered some clear advantages over the round engines. A loooong time lurker, and first post on this forum this is a great addition to the cv340 package. The boosters jatos were good for certain amount of flights.
Hd quality textures 2048 x 2048 four different paint schemes plus a blank texture 3d gauges. Convair 340 base pack for fs2004fsxfs2002 file description. Original aircraft by greg pepper and the calclassic team. Download basepack convair cv340 and 440 beta calclassic forum. Convair 440 metropolitan the 440 was a development of the 340 with modifications to increase speed by about 8kmh and to reduce the noise level in the cabin. Convair cv 340 in united airlines colors, including virtual cockpit, reflective and night textures, operating airstairsdoor, and feathering props. View our entire inventory of new or used aircraft and even a few new noncurrent models. These nice textures from dennis kim provides the modified paint scheme united used on some of their convair 340 s. Convair cv 340 built for united airlines and other operators including klm, the cv 340 was a cv240 lengthened to hold an additional four seats. Convair 240 fsx download fs9 download convair 990a fsx download fs9 download bac 111 fsx download fs9 download. This content requires the base game microsoft flight simulator x. The convair cv580 aiva kutendeuka kubva convair cv 340 kana cv440 ndege maviri allison 501 dd h turboprop injini panzvimbo pisitoni michini, yakawedzerwa wehunyambiri zenze uye zvakachinjwa chinjikira stabilizers.
The convair cv580 was a conversion from convair cv 340 or cv440 aircraft with two allison 501 ddh turboprop engines in place of the piston engines, an enlarged vertical fin and modified horizontal stabilizers. Convairs delta wing b58 hustler cold war bomber was only in service with the usaf for ten years, but here are six models in ten paint schemes that you can still fly in fsx. Convair convair340 3d models for download, files in 3ds, max, c4d, maya, blend, obj, fbx with low poly, animated, rigged, game, and vr options. New gmax convair 240340s and dc6 version 6 panel ms. Carenado c340 ii fsxp3d hd series manufactured by carenado. The convair cv580 while convair based in san diego like the classic airliner page was quite successful with its piston powered cv240340440 series of twins, it recognized as early as 1950 that turboprop engines offered some clear advantages over the round engines.
Customizable panel for controlling windows transparency, 3d knobs and static elements such as wheel chokes, pitot cover and sights prop. But, then due to a corrupted file, i had to redownload, and now i have no primary working gauges. The convair 880 is an american narrowbody jet airliner produced by the convair division of general dynamics. Convair 340 checklist beta test available calclassic forum. Special kits were also made available to convert 340 to 440 standard. Comes with one repaint for the high density model and generic metallic textures for the rest.
The convair aircraft a bit of remembrance the avsim community. Convair s superb f106 delta dart is regarded by those close to it as the best allweather interceptor ever designed. Frontier airlines textures for the greg pepper convair 580. The convair was my first conversion of a fs9 model into fsx native format and was originally created by greg pepper and then modified by tom gibson of calclassic. In august 1946, convair was awarded the contract to build the xp5y1 maritime patrol aircraft as a replacement for the troublesome pb4y coronado and outdated martin mars. Wright convair cv 580 textures for the greg pepper convair 580. Convair s delta wing b58 hustler cold war bomber was only in service with the usaf for ten years, but here are six models in ten paint schemes that you can still fly in fsx.
Unfortunately fsx does not provide support for that feature. The 340 s fuselage was longer to seat 1 more row of passengers, and was owned by many major airlines. Convair cv340 built for united airlines and other operators including klm, the cv340 was a cv240 lengthened to hold an additional four seats. It was a twoseat, twinboom aircraft powered by two turboprop engines which lost out to the north american rockwell ov10 bronco of similar layout, only a single. Type complete with base model download hits 2,585 compatibility. View our entire inventory of new or used convair aircraft. Fsx aerolineas argentinas convair 240 by gary harper fsx. In this picture, in addition to the convair 340 n3409 appears a cv640 n3412 and a dc931 n939pr. The convair 640 was a turboprop conversion of the convairliner 340 and was powered by two rollsroyce dart rda. The kutendeuka vakanga kwakaitwa pacific airmotive achimiririra allison engine company. I used to have a classic sim installed, now just a current sim with convair propliners still in service which makes for a nice lean folder.
Jun 17, 2011 a fsnd convair 240 heres the download link. The dc3s would be the missing aircraft in the picture. Back in 1947, consolidate vultees beautiful jet bomber was dropped in favour of boeings superior b47 stratojet. Sep 08, 2018 but, here, just for a bit of historical interest, please find below the images 2 per aircraft of the convair propliners 240 340 440580, jetliner 990, and the massive convair pistonengined b36 peacemaker in that order at orbx pajn. The first pa28 received its type certificate from the federal aviation administration in 1960 and the series remains in production to this day. What sets the convair 580 apart from the competition. Convair, which is a contraction of consoldatedvultee aircraft, was located in san diego the home of the classic airliner page, and produced the b24 liberator and the b36 peacemaker, among other famous planes. Originally, manufactured by convair as a cv340 or cv440, and then converted to propjet power by the allison division of. Ive also uploaded the new dc6 panel version 6 to my site, which has most of the features of the old fs2000 version 5 panel. Once these flight or cycles were completed, the jato were fired for crew. Did i imagine the gauges from before or do the 4 or 5 different gmax repaints have a dif. Worlds largest rc convair canadair cc109 cosmopolitan airliner model chatham airshow 2014 duration. Seating up to 52 passengers the prototype first flew on october 6th, 1955.
Fsx props page 110 simviation fsx convair 580 a native fsx model of the convair 580. Convair 580 specifications, cabin dimensions, speed. Fsxp3dv3,v4 pa28180 cherokee the piper pa28 cherokee is a family of twoseat or fourseat light aircraft built by piper aircraft and designed for flight training, air taxi and personal use. Convair s b36 peacemaker was called a megabomber when it was first introduced into service on august 28, 1947. The convair aircraft a bit of remembrance the avsim. Features include a fully detailed virtual cockpit, fuel management, animated crew entry hatches, multiple pod configurations, animated braking parachute, highresolution. Textures for vbf convair 240 by hans hermann and georg hauzenberger. Lake central convair 340 for fs2004 fly away simulation. The aircraft can also be configured as a full cargo freighter and is also capable of petroleum transport. A frontier cv340 has been uploaded to avsim and will be available in a few days. While the convair liner series was begun by american air lines, ordering the cv240, united air lines was the prime mover behind the cv 340.
Download basepack convair cv340 and 440 beta general. The convair 580 is a versatile aircraft that is unmatched by other twinengine turboprops. Fsxfs2004 convair 340440 allegheny airlines welcome. May 16, 2002 i downloaded the frontier airlines convair and had working gauges in vc mode. The close association with pan american airways was already apparent in the external liveries of all aircraft and the new convairliners were also painted in the familiar blue striped decoration. Convair had ample seaplane experience with the catalina and coronado, as well as access to the development data from the german bv222 wiking. The second is a convair 340 in the second paint scheme. But, here, just for a bit of historical interest, please find below the images 2 per aircraft of the convair propliners 240340440580, jetliner 990, and the massive convair pistonengined b36 peacemaker in that order at orbx pajn. When it was first introduced, some aviation circles claimed that at 615 mph 990 kmh, it was the fastest jet transport in the world. Convair 440 specifications, cabin dimensions, speed. Design of the original 110 was initiated in response to an american airlines request for a dc3 replacement.
The cv240 with an increased wingspan and longer fuselage for a larger payload became the convairliner 340, flown for the first time in 1951. The convair 240, 340 and 440 was one of the closest designs to come near to being a douglas dc3 replacement as despite a glut of cheap dc3s in the postwar years this family of airliners achieved considerable sales success. The conversions were performed by pacific airmotive on behalf of the allison engine company. Convair b36 peacemaker for fsxfs2004 download pc aviator. I love the cv240 340 440 seriesi can clearly recall watching these at mascot as sir kingsford smith international airport was colloquially referred to back in those days, along with their trans australian airlines counterparts cv240s and various dc4s, dc6s and viscounts. Also, certain private browsing modes and similar web browser setttings may cause resources to be unreachable.