How the Convair 990 Coronado fits into the Convair 880/990 story
Convair 990 Coronado is the representative branch of the Convair 880 / 990 family, capturing the speed-focused stretch that gave the line its most distinctive identity.
This page isolates the Convair 990 Coronado branch of the Convair 880 / 990 family, focusing on the engines, service entry, seating, range, and mission role that justify a dedicated variant page while keeping the family history on the canonical parent URL.
Service entry
1962
Seating
96 to 149
Range
3,200 nm
Variant history
Why it branches from the family
The Convair 990 Coronado is treated as the representative branch because it captures the speed-focused stretch that gave the line its most distinctive identity.
Variant pages stay intentionally narrower than the family page so differences in cabin, engines, mission, and market role remain clear without duplicating the full program history.
Fact rows
Reference snapshot
- Engines
- General Electric CJ805
- Type data
- Service entry
- 1962
- Operator records
- Typical seating
- 96 to 149
- Operator layouts
- Range
- 3,200 nm
- Planning data
Return to the family page
Variant pages stay intentionally narrower than family pages. They isolate meaningful technical or commercial differences while the canonical family page holds the broader historical narrative.