With a 23,150-pound payload capability, the Convair 880 had a 184,500-pound maximum takeoff weight and required a 5,200-foot ...

As the king of rock 'n' roll, Elvis Presley owned several aircraft but it was the Lisa Marie that was his most famous personal jet. On April 17, 1975, Elvis paid $250,000 to purchase a Convair 880 Jet ...

These days, when even low-tier celebrities like influencers have their own private jet, maybe ownership of a personal aircraft doesn’t seem like such a big deal. But back in the ‘70s, it was the ...

Owen Jack, 2, of Rochelle Park, mans the controls of the TWA Convair 880 circa 1958. His mom, Sara Jack is at left. Michael Mancuso | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com It is Open Cockpit Weekend at the ...

When passenger jets were coming of age, a single model fabricated in San Diego captured the attention of Howard Hughes, Elvis Presley, interior design guru Dorothy Draper — and in 1990 appeared in a ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. By the late 1950s, airplanes carried ...

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