Convair CV-600 Turboprop Promo Film - 1965

[@timmayer8723]

I worked as a sheet metal mechanic at Hollywood aviation in California, converting various Convair to turbo prop planes. We made the nacelles out of stainless steel built in jigs. Good work.

[@werksdesign]

I remember these planes from the old TTA and Central Airlines days.... flew them on TTA....they were beautiful planes. Thanks for sharing.

[@froggie6608]

Back in '68, I was stationed at Laredo AFB. Several times a year, I would fly home to Dallas on a Convair 600. Always a wonderful experience. Nothing but warm memories of that amazing airplane.

[@danielpearson4972]

After Vietnam I worked on these and we referred to them as screaming meanie because if dart engines. The CV-580 had Allison engines basically the same as the c-130.

[@stevemino142]

I used to fly 240 and 340 convairs with 2800 radials in the early 70s as well as martin 202s and 404s 17846 hours in a 1949 Convair 240

[@c32load]

Excellent posting! I remember these back in the early '80s flying for an airline in the northeast US called Bar Harbor Airlines. They flew the CV600. My Dad was a Capt on the CV600 for Bar Harbor.

[@toomanyuserids]

In the end the market preferred the T56 580.

[@RockerWasRight]

The Allison powered 580 had even greater performance. NICE airplane!

[@wardogies]

It’s a better engine

[@tomgabbett4187]

I flew the CV600 and CV640 for Kitty Hawk Air Cargo.Fun airplane !!!

[@michaelmonfils2642]

Such great memories of my childhood. These planes were ubiquitous at our airport in the '60s. I remember them buzzing overhead when we were playing baseball. What a schmuck I am, huh? I'm getting so nostalgic in my old age.

[@donaldstanfield8862]

Great sounds, remember sonic booms in the late 50s, early 60s!?!

[@michaelmonfils2642]

@@donaldstanfield8862 Yeah, I remember smokey Phantom jets and orange-tailed Voodoos from Canada in the '60s, and I remember one sonic boom which shook the windows and cabinets in my grandmother's kitchen. Great times at the EAA every summer too. The loudest sound I ever heard was a Starfighter backfiring at EAA; it echoed throughout the entire valley.

[@johannesbols57]

I grew south of final to JFK 1962 - 1972. Comet 4s, VC-10s &c. I can still remember the first 747 I saw was in the old TWA globe scheme. It was magnificent.

[@moriver3857]

The Dart engines may have been reliable but rigging the FCU was a nightmare, and God forbid you caused a hot start, as you would see t-wheel blade pieces flying out of the tailpipe. I prefer the Allison eng on the 540. Very nice video.

[@johneddy908]

The Allison-powered "Convair-Liners" were 580s, the Napier Eland-powered examples were 540s.

[@traveler08a]

Beautiful & reliable bird!

[@dc10driver1]

I loved this video! I have over 3000 hours in the Convair 580 but I didn't see a 580 in this video , as was indicated by the title. Anyhow, it's still a Convair! My favorite bird even though I'm in a B777 now. Thanks for sharing this.

[@mcdonnell220]

Oops!! Fixed that. Thanks for the nice words; have two more Convair Twin promos uploaded as well. Dad flew the 340 for UAL.

[@dc10driver1]

Classic Airliners & Vintage Pop Culture Oh yes. Been one of your suscribers for some time. Keep up the great work. Flew the 580 for Frontier Commuter Airlines (DEN Stapleton) and also as a freighter a few years back. They don't build them like that any more.

[@mcdonnell220]

dc10driver1 Thanks, I really enjoy when crew members chime in, nice to know that our channel is making a difference, and that folks enjoy the vids.

[@dancrandall9871]

I don't know the exact model, but Convairs with turboprops used by Allegheny Airlines flew out of my airport until the late 70s or early 80s. We live in a valley and, on good days, could hear those engines as the planes taxied for miles.

[@bboucharde]

Classic, Thank you for uploading this. This is a nicely done sales video---all business, and very informative.

[@johneddy98033]

@RockerWasRight, Rolls-Royce acquired Allison in 1995. It is called Rolls-Royce Corporation today and is based in Reston, Virginia.

[@andersonnettleship845]

Great video, I’d love to see a promo video for the CV-580!

[@johneddy908]

The 580 was strictly a conversion backed by Allison, so I don't think Convair promoted it as much.

[@johneddy98033]

Today, Rolls-Royce has two heritage companies, Napier and Allison, which also provided turboprop engines for the "Convair-Liner."

[@78logistics]

The Napier powered the aircraft bought by the RCAF, produced by Canadair.. and converted to T56 Allison engines after several high profile piwerplant failures.

[@johneddy908]

@@78logistics, Canadair was a Convair subsidiary from 1946 to 1976. Today it is part of Bombardier.

[@DumbledoreMcCracken]

That plane was eventually highjacked. Steve Fossett's Super Decathlon plane had the same tail number.

[@wadesta1986]

What a great video!! Thanks for the upload!!

[@johneddy98033]

@Thomas DeWoody, Hamilton Standard also made propellers for the Lockheed L-188 Electra II, also powered by the Allison engines.

[@johneddy98033]

@cybermarsactual, the orange peel covers were designed for easier engine service. They were intended to reduced down time between flights.

[@geomo44094]

I Can't remember how many flights on the twin engine Convair or which models back in the day. All of them had R2800 engines though. Never had the pleasure of riding in either the Dart or Allison conversion. Great video. Thanks.

[@ketoking9435]

Great era of aviation,,

[@rogerbeshears7430]

Rode many Convairs over the years. Mainley Frontier. Have on about all commercial liners Was never more comfortable travelling than on these Convairs.

[@richardsundown2175]

Backbone of North Central Airlines when I was growing up

[@cybermarsactual]

The orange peels are the coolest things ever. flight deployment would be a real drag though, oops sry.

[@masm60]

@c32load I rode on Bar Harbor once from La Guardia to Worchester Mass. It was an old tail dragger though, scared the hell out of me.

[@josephlambe2796]

I think you were thinking of the Dc3...the convair is no trail dragger, unless you were on a different plane.

[@TheCannonofMohammed]

Used to work the ramp and the CV-580 that North Central flew was MUCH better than the F-27 of Hughes Airwest (I worked both). As far as the CV-600? Forget it---the Rolls engine was underpowered and a screamer compared to the svelte sound of an Allison 501-D!

[@johneddy908]

The loud whistling sound associated with the Dart comes from the centrifugal compressor, while the Allison T56/501, to the best of my knowledge, has an axial-flow compressor.

[@Hopeless_and_Forlorn]

+John Eddy True that. In 1965, I was standing on the observation platform over the Yellow Concourse at Love Field as Central Airline's, and the industry's, first CV-600 taxied up, still in white tail. N74858 was not the first Convair converted to a 600, but it was the first to go into service, beating TTA's in-house conversion out the door. The Dart whistle I heard as it taxied in was amazing--much louder than the Rda-7 engines on the Continental Viscounts two gates over. As the crew started engines to depart, I watched fellow gawkers for their reaction to the endlessly rising whistle of the compressor. They all looked around to identify the source of the sound, and seemed unable to accept that it came from the innocent-looking Convair on Gate 9. I later heard a rumor that the Central Airlines agents in the ops room below learned that they had to keep the ramp door closed to talk on the telephone with a Dart outside. Seems Bell Telephone had just instituted a high-frequency audio disconnect signal to their system, and the Dart whistle mimicked that signal well enough to terminate conversations. In flight, however, the engines were quiet and very smooth, providing a nice ride for the passengers.

[@chas.fournet1087]

Yes, but Hank... we LOVE airplane noise!!! As a ramp hand at KLFT in the '70's, we serviced them all... recip Martin 404's, C240-440's, DC3-7's... but baby there was something about the 600 Darts that TIA was flying... they were so sexy looking and loud. When they went away and Metro came in with the 580 Allisons it was letdown.... TOO QUIET!!! (Thankfully we had a bunch of Turbo Commanders with Garretts on the field for our noise fix ARR ARR ARR, OOH!!!!) But the Dart's whine has a special place in my memory, so much so that I oftentimes watch the great videos in here of them. Check them out!

[@ohwell2790]

@@chas.fournet1087 I agree, someone saying 3,000 shaft horse power is under powered is just plain nuts. (Hank Fuddle). I was a crew chief on a C-130 A in 1964, now that is noise and if you like noise , crew member on a TB-58 Hustler with J-79's ( 1965-1966 ) real noise ( crew chief C-141A 1966-1968 ). And later from 1968-1991 on C-130 E's, at least they had ground idle to save fuel more than anything else. I, among very few crew chief's ( I know of about 2 ) was taxi qualified in the C-130 E, now THAT is fun.

[@infidel6728]

As much as I loved the Convair 580, as a passenger the Fairchild was by far my favorite.

[@thomasburke7995]

Sorry ... RR turboprop driven airframes ....are anything but quiet in the cabin.

[@calvinnickel9995]

They are comparing it to the R-2800. Not only could you hear it but feel it too.

[@Guitfiddlejase]

@supersabrejet I couldn't agree more Sir.

[@amyath]

Sounds like William Conrad.

[@guidepost42]

Take off at SAN?

[@marcoantoniodasilvabatista7203]

last year of convair

[@martinxavier4631]

many great planes and airline companies dissapppear...

[@CrazyForCooCooPuffs]

allison t56 is the best engine

[@CrazyForCooCooPuffs]

Allison T56.......

[@MoskitoGirl]

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