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Aviation History
1959
1959 - 1725.PDF
18 FLIGHT 19 JUNE 1959 NEWEST MEMBER IN A FAMILY OF GREATS The Canadair-Convair '540', by the application of turbine power, becomes the ulti- mate development of the widely used and approved Convair 240-340-440 series. The '540' is now on order and in full scale production, and is currently being demonstrated to airlines and business aircraft owners throughout North America. MAJOR why the '54O' is the new challenger on short-to-medium routes I 1 DEFINITELYLOWEROPERATING COSTS GROWTH CAPACITYTO MEET GROWINGROUTE DENSITIES The standard 48-seat Canadair-Convair The Canadair-Convair '540' has the built-in '540' offers a direct operating cost of capability of growing with the increased traffic 1.4^ per seat mile which conies down densities that are forecast for the years ahead. to 1.1 ji in the 58-seat configuration. It can do this because its seating capacity can Over distances as short as 80 miles, its be increased by 20% from 48 to 58 without economy of operation matches even that weight or operating penalty. All fuel for ter- of piston-engined aircraft. minal-to-terminal operation could still be carried.
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