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Saturday, February 11, 2012

Convair 880 Speed Record Anniversary

The other day was the 52nd anniversary of when a Convair 880 set a speed record on a delivery flight to Delta between San Diego and Miami ... 3 hrs, 31 min.

Just days after that, another Delta Convair 880 hit 715 MPH between Chicago and Miami.

The new Convair was designed to smoke the 707 and DC-8 and cruise at 600 MPH. That converts to 880 FPS. Hence the name; Convair 880. And now you know...

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