A development span of nearly nine years separates the current CV-440 Metropolitan and Convair's original experimental post-war air liner, the Model 110, from which the Convair-Liner series sprang (photo). Only the shape of the wing and tail assembly of the CV-440 gives a clue to its parentage.
The Convair 110 was essentially a prototype for the Convair 240 but possessed smaller overall dimensions and less power.

A development span of nearly nine years separates the current CV-440 Metropolitan (photo) and Convair's original experimental post-war air liner, the Model 110, from which the Convair-Liner series sprang. Only the shape of the wing and tail assembly of the CV-440 gives a clue to its parentage.

The CV-240

A U.S.A.F. T-29B

A U.S.A.F. T-29D

The CV-340 model

One of its military variants, the C-131B.

Cockpit line drawing is of the CV-440.

Convair Metropolitan 440