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Convair 880 Flight Deck and Me (1996)

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Convair 880 Flight Deck and Me (1996)

By way of the avionics bay, we were able to enter the cockpit of this 880 in the days when tours were allowed at Mojave. I am sitting in a remarkably intact cockpit at the time sans some instruments and radios. Note the presence of the throttle stands and engine instruments of the GE CJ-805 Turbojet which powered the 880 to over 600 miles per hour making it the fastest commercial jet of its day behind its big brother, the 990. According to Airliners Magazine, the stands and other souvenirs were available for sale from Mike Potter in Mojave.

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