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Aviation History
1960
1960 - 1512.PDF
20 FLIGHT 2 SEPTEMBER Allison Prop-Jet Convairs to begin scheduled airline passenger service Allison 501 Prop-Jet engines develop 3750 h.p. and are approved by the FAA to fly J000 hours before overhaul. -JET CONVAIR» • « • f Sc>oon the first U.S. scheduled airline will put Allison-powered prop-jet Convairs into service. This prop-jet aircraft is ideally suited for the routes of this local service carrier, Lake Central Airlines, where flight segments average just over one- hundred miles. Standard Convair 340/440 aircraft, converted to Allison 501 prop-jet engines and Aeroproducts Turbo-Propellers, cruise at 350 miles per hour—the fastest twin-engine jetliner now in scheduled local service. The Prop-Jet Convair climbs to 20,000 feet from sea level in just thirteen minutes. Its short field performance is exceptional. Full payload range is 675 statute miles—a profitable 550 miles greater than piston-powered Convair 340's. The Allison Prop-Jet Convairs, now fully certifi- cated by the U.S. Federal Aviation Agency, offer airlines and corporate operators jet-age advantages at lowest initial cost—and even on the shortest flight segments. Route analysis of several airlines reveal this jet-age plane yields 19% to 48% return on in- vested capital. Lake Central's purchase of five Allison Prop-Jet Convairs, with options on ten more, increase to 16 the number of firm orders for this speedy economi- cal aircraft. This includes the following corporate operators who desire for their executives the same advantages of modern jet age, economical trans- portation : AC SPARK PLUG DIVISION OF GENERAL MOTORS • ALLISON DIVISION OF GENERAL MOTORS • FORD MOTOR COMPANY • HUMBLE OIL COMPANY • UNION OIL COMPANY. For a free analysis of your aircraft operation, please contact Manager, Sales and Contracts, Dept. 2C, Aircraft Engines Operations, Allison Division, General Motors Corporation, Indianapolis 6, Indiana, U.S A. LUSON PROP-JET POWER. •.. utilizing the worldwide resources of General Motors
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