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THE CONVAIRLINERS STORY 240 340 440 AIRLINERS MILITARY USAF USN USCG 540 580 640 T-29 C-131

AIR-BRITAIN HARDBOUND BOOK in ENGLISH by J.M. GRADIDGE in COLLABORATION with JOHN M. DAVIS, DOUGLAS D. OLSON and DR. JOHN A. WHITTLE

DEVELOPMENT HISTORY (CONVAIR MODEL 240, CONVAIR MODEL 340, CONVAIR MODEL 440 METROPOLITAN)

CABIN CONFIGURATIONS

POWERPLANTS AND SYSTEMS (ORANGE PEEL COWLING, CURTISS ELECTRIC PROPELLER, AUGMENTOR EXHAUST OUTLETS, PRATT & WHITNEY R-2800)

AIRLINE OPERATIONS (AMERICAN, CONTINENTAL, SWISS AIRLINES, UNITED, DELTA, NATIONAL, BRANIFF INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES, ALLEGHENY, EASTERN, ALOHA, LOS ANGELES DODGERS, SCANDINAVIAN AIRLINES, SAS, HAWAIIAN, EL MEXICANO, NORTHEAST, PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS, SABENA, WESTERN, AERONAVES DE MEXICO, ANSETT, ALITALIA, CENTRAL AIR TRANSPORT, KAR-AIR, FAMA ARGENTINA, FINNAIR, IBERIA, GARUDA, JUGOSLOVENSKI AEROTRANSPORT, KLM, LUFTHANSA, ORIENT AIRWAYS, PHILIPPINES AIRLINES, SAUDI ARABIAN, TAA TRANS AUSTRALIA

TURBO-PROP MODELS (ALLISON T-38 TURBO-PROP, NAPIER ELAND, ROLLS-ROYCE DART, ALLISON 501,

AIRLINER CONFIGURED MILITARY MODELS: CONVAIR T-29 FLYING CLASSROOM USAF C-131 R4Y SAMARITAN USN USCG / ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE RCAF CC-109 COSMOPOLITAN

HYDRAULICS SYSTEM DIAGRAM, FUEL SYSTEM, FIRE EXTINGUISHER SYSTEM, JATO, PNEUMATIC DE-ICER BOOTS, LAVATORY LAYOUT, COCKPIT INSTRUMENT PANEL LAYOUT, CABIN SUPERCHARGERS, MAIN LANDING GEAR, NOSEWHEEL, RADIO OPERATOR STATION, FLIGHT ENGINEER STATION, PILOT’S EMERGENCY CHECKLIST, PRESSURIZATION / HEATING / COOLING DRAWING, ANTENNA LOCATIONS

SIGNIFICANT DATES

TECH MANUAL DRAWINGS

EARLY PROBLEMS AND FIXES

COCKPIT AND INTERIOR PHOTOS

DETAILED STRUCTURAL VIEWS

FACTORY ASSEMBLY CLOSE-UP PHOTOGRAPHS