The Convair 990
Although the court combat of both the CV-880 and CV-880M could not be disputed, it yet fell quick of its design goals; its narrower fuselage, lonely affording plenty width for five-abreast coach seating, deviated from the subsequently-to your liking ample six; the rushed space of the 720 provided immediate competition; and the intermediate-range puff had neither evolved nor even defined itself, resulting in in a paltry production run of 65. Because of these factors, the program seemed concerning the verge of financial collapse, but Convair made a concrete endeavor to rescue it behind a description that was more extensively modified. Guided by American Airlines, which was viewed as its foundation customer, the plane was intended to meet the expense of highly developed-speed, all-first class transcontinental foster in competition bearing in mind than TWA's 707s and United's DC-8s, a strategy that American implemented in the 1930s later it asked Douglas to design the Douglas Slee...