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Old Jan 3, 2016 | 2:53 pm
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Originally Posted by slawecki
i flew a number of times on the convair 880. that was loud and smoky. the plane was flying a triangular route. JFK-fco-MIL-jfk. i do not recall any bend in that plane.
the CV-880's typical operational range was about 2000-2500 miles, so it would not have appeared on either JFK-FCO or MIL-JFK (in the US, Delta's longest routes were LAX/LAS/SFO<-->ATL at approx 2000 miles; TWA ran LAX<-->CVG at about the same distance)

its fuselage was short enough that you probably wouldn't notice any torsional (twisting) flex when seated at the back
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