We had a guided tour of the C & M Aviation ramp. According to our escort, a friendly “Spanish only” Mexican fellow named Hector, all the C&M CV640s are airworthy and used regularly on freight charters, except for N5515K which is missing its engine #2.

N4AZ McDonnell Douglas 220, stored.
N145SP B707, white top + grey belly, stored
N8357C CV990, stored
N150PR Beech 18, stored
N4805C CV580, stored
N819TA CV440, stored
N640CM CV640, white with thick green line and thin red line. Unknown logo on tail. Being worked on, airworthy.
N73137 CV640, white top/silver belly/dark red cheatline. Airworthy.
N3410 CV640, white top/silver belly/dark red cheatline. Airworthy.
N5515K CV640, white top/silver belly/dark red cheatline. Airworthy.
N3420 CV640, white top/silver belly/dark red cheatline. Airworthy.
N640R CV640, white top/silver belly/dark red cheatline. Airworthy.
N3417 CV640, white top/silver belly/dark red cheatline. Airworthy.

Photo of most of the above logged a/c can be seen at http://www.musante.dk/tour0202

Rgds

Nicolai Musante
Copenhagen, Denmark

Nicolai,

What is the story on this RARE bird?????

Thanks so much for you ceaseless efforts to document interesting acft. I know many others also appreciate your fine work and generosity in sharing it with everyone.

Does the Douglas 220 fly?

Mark

Mark;

Thanks for the kind words.

To be honest I don't know much about the 220. Apparently only one was ever built, probably McD looking at the biz-jet market or maybe even doing tests for the DC-9 design?? Anyway, it remains complete at El Paso as can be seen in my not to good photo. However I think it's towed around from time to time.

Rgds

Nicolai

This airplane sure looks like a converted CV240.

Certainly the Vertical Stab looks as if it is straight off a Convair Twin.

Can anyone shed more light on it?

I went to Google and typed in Mcdonnell Douglas 220.

I got the following website in response.

http://www.boeing.com/companyoffices/history/mdc/graphics/hist073b.htm

Interesting!

>This airplane sure looks like a converted CV240.

Which aircraft are you reffering to?

Rgds

Nicolai

quoted from sellers website: http://www.thconline.com/loceldougdc6.html

Here is an excellent video tape containing a collection of fantastic footage of the Lockheed Electra, a United Airlines DC-6, and a unique glimpse at a McDonnell 220 Executive Jet. The final section of this great airliner videotape is a brief promotional film of a very unusual four-engine executive jetliner, the McDonnell 220. Apparently none of the airlines went for this plane and only one was ever built. Great air to air footage and a detailed tour of both the interior and exterior of this one of a kind aircraft! This is a must have for any Electra or DC-6 enthusiast

I saw a photograph of this aircraft a number of years ago. I think it was constructed probably prior to the McDonnell/Douglas merger. Possibly a last ditch effort to get a product in the works....but didn't
prior to the partnership.

Correct, the Douglas company had nothing to do with this design. It was a competitor for the USAF light jet transport requirement, which was won by the Lockheed Jetstar.
The one at ELP is airworthy and for sale if you have $700k lying around
Discussed on PPRuNe a while back: http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthread.php?threadid=67275

Visited the web site address you gave Mark and this video looks really good, so I've ordered it-thanks for the referral.

Hmmm... It's only available in NTSC format... Dissapointing!

Nicolai

Hey Guys,

Just what is the identity of the airplane in Nicholas's photo?

Anyone have any info on its History?

Hi

The Convair pictured is N640CM CV640 belonging to C&M airways. This Convairliner has a long service history originaly being delivered to KLM as a CV-340 back in September 1953. For more photos of the C&M Convair fleet, please see http://www.musante.dk/tour0202/

Thanks

Nicolai Musante

Nicolai,

I just visited you site covering the U.S. and Canada.
All aircraft very interesting especially the Mars boat.
Good to see that again. It appears to be undergoing maintenance which I am sure is an ongoing thing.

The Canadian produced fire bomber appears to be much larger than I thought. The name of the manufacturer and aircraft has slipped my mind.

Best,Doug

Hi Doug

The Canadian build firebomber is known as the CL-215 (piston) and the newer version, the CL-415 (turbine).

Nicolai