Fast But Thirsty: A Look At Convair’s 990 ‘Coronado’

In the early jet age, the market was dominated by two American quad-engine long-range airliners, the Boeing 707 and the Douglas DC-8. These aircraft flew faster, higher, and further than their piston-powered predecessors, drastically changing the world of aviation forever.

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