Aircraft Make & Model:
Convair 440 Metropolitan
Engines:
2 Pratt & Whitney Double Wasp R-2800-CB17
First Delivery:
November 21, 1956
First Scheduled Service:
1956
Reason Aquired:
Faster and more comfortable than the DC-3 and DC-4, but able to serve Delta's smaller cities.
Reason Disposed:
Replaced by jet aircraft.
Narrative:
Convair 440 1956-1970
The Convair 440 was the same size as the Convair 340, which Delta acquired in 1952, but with improvements to reduce cabin noise level and increased operating weights.
When Delta's last Convair 440 retired on April 25, 1970, its passenger fleet was now 100% jet.
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