Convair 580
Photo Credit: Michael Prophet
The Convair 580 is a turboprop version of the highly successful Convair 340/440 series of passenger and freighter aircraft. Possessing all the proven attributes of its predecessor, the aircraft offers turbine reliability, improved fuel availability, and improved performance. The aircraft also features upgraded engines and propellers, an enlarged vertical fin and modified horizontal stabilizers.
The Convair 580 & Convair 640 were flown primarily by the Charter Division of Time Air during their tenure with the airline.
Technical Specifications
| Crew: | 2 Pilots – 2 Flight Attendants |
| Capacity: | 56 Passengers |
| Length | 81 ft 6 in (24.8412 m) |
| Wingspan: | 105 ft 4 in (32.1056 m) |
| Height: | 28 ft 2 in (8.6868 m) |
| Wing Area: | 920 sq ft (85.5 m2) |
| Empty Weight: | 30275 lb (13732.509 kg) (varies depending upon equipment and configuration) |
| Max Takeoff Weight: | 58140 lb (26371.86 kg) |
| Fuel Capacity: | 2100 US Gal |
| Max Payload: | 16000 lbs |
| Powerplant: | 2 × Allison 501-D13H turboprop engines, 3750 shp (2796.375 kW) each |
| Propellers: | 4-bladed Hartzell constant speed feathering and reversible propellers |
| Cruise Speed: | 297 kts (295.75 mph, 475.963488 km/h) at 20,000 ft (6096 m) |
| Range: | 2577 nmi (2965.559 mi, 4772.604 km) |
| Service Ceiling: | 24,900 ft (7589.52 m) |
Aircraft Registration
| Registration | MSN |
| C-GFKW | 347 |
| C-FTAP | 334 |
| C-GGWG | 130 |
| C-GTAO | 116 |
| C-FICA | 98 |