{"id":8419262,"date":"2026-08-01T10:09:56","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T08:09:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/convair-990-coronado-fastest-jetliner\/"},"modified":"2026-08-01T10:16:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T08:16:49","slug":"convair-990-coronado-el-avion-de-pasajeros-mas-rapido","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/es\/convair-990-coronado-fastest-jetliner\/","title":{"rendered":"El avi\u00f3n de pasajeros m\u00e1s r\u00e1pido jam\u00e1s construido... y un fracaso comercial."},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.et_pb_title_container h1.entry-title { padding-top: 40px !important; }<\/style><p>A principios de la d\u00e9cada de 1960, dos gigantes estadounidenses dominaban la era de los aviones a reacci\u00f3n: el Boeing 707 y el Douglas DC-8. Convair, una divisi\u00f3n de General Dynamics, decidi\u00f3 que no pod\u00eda superarlos en tama\u00f1o, as\u00ed que intent\u00f3 superarlos en velocidad.<\/p><p>El resultado fue el Convair 990 Coronado: un elegante avi\u00f3n a reacci\u00f3n de cuatro motores con extra\u00f1as protuberancias en sus alas y una \u00fanica y audaz promesa: ser\u00eda el avi\u00f3n de pasajeros m\u00e1s r\u00e1pido del cielo. Y lo fue: en vuelo de crucero, volaba notablemente m\u00e1s r\u00e1pido que cualquier 707 o DC-8, el avi\u00f3n de pasajeros subs\u00f3nico m\u00e1s r\u00e1pido jam\u00e1s construido.<\/p><p>Casi nadie lo compr\u00f3. Solo se fabricaron 37 antes de que Convair lo abandonara, lo que supuso para su empresa matriz una de las mayores p\u00e9rdidas corporativas en la historia empresarial estadounidense. Esta es la historia de un avi\u00f3n que gan\u00f3 la carrera y perdi\u00f3 la guerra.<\/p>\r\n<div style=\"background:#f5f5f5;padding:20px 24px;margin:24px 0;border-radius:8px\"><p style=\"margin:0 0 10px;font-weight:700;font-size:18px;color:#222\">Datos r\u00e1pidos<\/p><table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:15px\"><tr><td style=\"padding:6px 12px 6px 0;font-weight:600;color:#333;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\">Tipo<\/td><td style=\"padding:6px 0;color:#444\">Avi\u00f3n de pasajeros de fuselaje estrecho y cuatro motores (un Convair 880 alargado)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:6px 12px 6px 0;font-weight:600;color:#333;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\">Fabricante<\/td><td style=\"padding:6px 0;color:#444\">Convair, una divisi\u00f3n de General Dynamics<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:6px 12px 6px 0;font-weight:600;color:#333;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\">Primer vuelo<\/td><td style=\"padding:6px 0;color:#444\">24 de enero de 1961<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:6px 12px 6px 0;font-weight:600;color:#333;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\">Motores<\/td><td style=\"padding:6px 0;color:#444\">Cuatro turbofanes General Electric CJ805-23 con ventilador trasero<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:6px 12px 6px 0;font-weight:600;color:#333;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\">Velocidad<\/td><td style=\"padding:6px 0;color:#444\">Volaba a una velocidad de crucero de aproximadamente Mach 0,84, entre 25 y 35 mph m\u00e1s r\u00e1pido que un 707 o un DC-8.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:6px 12px 6px 0;font-weight:600;color:#333;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\">Firma<\/td><td style=\"padding:6px 0;color:#444\">Cuatro \u201cc\u00e1psulas de velocidad\u201d antichoque en las alas para retrasar la resistencia trans\u00f3nica.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:6px 12px 6px 0;font-weight:600;color:#333;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\">Construido<\/td><td style=\"padding:6px 0;color:#444\">Solo 37<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:6px 12px 6px 0;font-weight:600;color:#333;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\">Vida futura<\/td><td style=\"padding:6px 0;color:#444\">La NASA utiliz\u00f3 dos como aeronaves de investigaci\u00f3n \u201cGalileo\u201d.<\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/div>\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">La apuesta de Convair para vencer a Boeing<\/h2><p>El primer avi\u00f3n de Convair, el 880, era r\u00e1pido pero demasiado peque\u00f1o; las aerol\u00edneas quer\u00edan asientos, no r\u00e9cords de velocidad. American Airlines respondi\u00f3 con un reto: alargarlo y construir un avi\u00f3n capaz de cruzar Estados Unidos sin escalas contra el viento. Convair alarg\u00f3 el 880 y se propuso crear una aeronave que volara a una velocidad cercana a la del sonido, superior a la de cualquier otro avi\u00f3n de pasajeros.<\/p>\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px;width:100%\"><img data-opt-id=1020262050  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/convair-990-anti-shock-bodies-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Swissair Convair 990 en vuelo\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block;border-radius:6px\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">Un Swissair Convair 990 en vuelo: se aprecian los amortiguadores de impacto en las alas. Archivo del Museo del Aire y el Espacio de San Diego.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Los obst\u00e1culos que lo hicieron r\u00e1pido<\/h2><p>La caracter\u00edstica distintiva del 990 es la hilera de cuatro carenados en el borde de salida del ala: cuerpos antichoque, a veces llamados &quot;c\u00e1psulas de velocidad&quot;. Dise\u00f1ados seg\u00fan el principio de la regla del \u00e1rea trans\u00f3nica, suavizaban el flujo de aire para aumentar la velocidad a la que la resistencia aumenta bruscamente cerca de Mach 1. Las g\u00f3ndolas interiores m\u00e1s grandes tambi\u00e9n serv\u00edan como dep\u00f3sitos de combustible. Combinado con turbofanes traseros derivados del motor de un caza supers\u00f3nico, el Coronado fue construido para mantenerse cerca de Mach 0,9.<\/p>\r\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;margin:24px 0\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CHw3nRjj5xc\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;border-radius:8px\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n<p style=\"font-size:14px;color:#777;font-style:italic;text-align:center;margin-top:-12px\">La historia del avi\u00f3n de pasajeros subs\u00f3nico m\u00e1s r\u00e1pido del mundo.<\/p>\r\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:20px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;display:flex;gap:20px;align-items:flex-start\"><div><em>\u201cLa historia interna del Convair 990, el avi\u00f3n de pasajeros subs\u00f3nico m\u00e1s r\u00e1pido del mundo.\u201d<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>Juan T. Kutney Sr.<\/strong> \u2014 Ingeniero de dise\u00f1o de Convair 990 (AIAA, 2007)<\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Promesas rotas y aerol\u00edneas reticentes<\/h2><p>Las leyes de la f\u00edsica no se cumplieron del todo. En el uso diario, los primeros 990 no alcanzaban la velocidad garantizada a American Airlines, ya que los fuselajes antichoque generaban m\u00e1s resistencia de la prevista. Un redise\u00f1o posterior a un accidente logr\u00f3 recuperar el rendimiento perdido, pero el avi\u00f3n nunca cumpli\u00f3 de forma fiable con el vuelo transcontinental sin escalas para el que se hab\u00eda vendido. Swissair compr\u00f3 algunos y los utiliz\u00f3 intensamente en vuelos a Sudam\u00e9rica, \u00c1frica y el Lejano Oriente.<\/p>\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px;width:100%\"><img data-opt-id=368506917  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/convair-990-nasa-galileo-ii-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"El avi\u00f3n Convair 990 Galileo II de la NASA sobrevuela el Golden Gate.\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block;border-radius:6px\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">El avi\u00f3n de investigaci\u00f3n Convair 990 \u201cGalileo II\u201d de la NASA sobre el puente Golden Gate. NASA.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Por qu\u00e9 fracas\u00f3 el Coronado<\/h2><p>La velocidad costaba combustible. El 990 consum\u00eda demasiado, su cabina era demasiado peque\u00f1a y lleg\u00f3 demasiado tarde: los modelos posteriores de Boeing ocuparon su lugar. Solo se construyeron 37 unidades. El programa combinado del 880 y el 990 le supuso a General Dynamics una de las mayores p\u00e9rdidas corporativas de la historia estadounidense hasta ese momento, y Convair nunca volvi\u00f3 a fabricar otro avi\u00f3n de pasajeros.<\/p>\r\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;margin:24px 0\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IbSsRjt1QBY\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;border-radius:8px\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n<p style=\"font-size:14px;color:#777;font-style:italic;text-align:center;margin-top:-12px\">Por qu\u00e9 el avi\u00f3n de pasajeros m\u00e1s r\u00e1pido tambi\u00e9n fue un fracaso.<\/p>\r\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #1565c0;padding:20px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;display:flex;gap:20px;align-items:flex-start\"><div><em>\u201cEl Convair 990 alcanza Mach 0,97 durante un vuelo de prueba de velocidad.\u201d<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>Semana de la Aviaci\u00f3n<\/strong> \u2014 7 de agosto de 1961<\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">La vida despu\u00e9s de Galileo<\/h2><p>Los aviones Coronado retirados del servicio tuvieron una segunda vida en aerol\u00edneas ch\u00e1rter, y la NASA convirti\u00f3 dos de ellos en laboratorios volantes llamados &quot;Galileo&quot; y &quot;Galileo II&quot;, utiliz\u00e1ndolos para la investigaci\u00f3n atmosf\u00e9rica y astron\u00f3mica hasta la d\u00e9cada de 1980. Un ejemplar de Swissair se conserva en un museo de Lucerna.<\/p><p>El Coronado sigue siendo el cl\u00e1sico fracaso brillante de la aviaci\u00f3n: un avi\u00f3n a reacci\u00f3n dise\u00f1ado por ingenieros que era m\u00e1s r\u00e1pido de lo necesario, en una \u00e9poca que solo buscaba asientos m\u00e1s baratos.<\/p>\r\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;margin:24px 0\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Q5Neog6j6uU\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;border-radius:8px\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n<p style=\"font-size:14px;color:#777;font-style:italic;text-align:center;margin-top:-12px\">El avi\u00f3n que, seg\u00fan una versi\u00f3n, era demasiado r\u00e1pido para sobrevivir.<\/p><p style=\"font-size:14px;color:#666;font-style:italic;margin-top:20px\">Fuentes: Wikipedia (Convair 990 Coronado); Semana de la Aviaci\u00f3n (1961); John T. Kutney Sr., AIAA (2007); NASA\/Wikimedia Commons.<\/p>\r\n<div style=\"background:#f0f4ff;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:16px 20px;margin:32px 0 8px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0\"><p style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-weight:600;color:#333\">Publicaciones relacionadas<\/p><p style=\"margin:4px 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/the-soviet-airliner-that-flew-on-hydrogen-in-1988\/\">El avi\u00f3n sovi\u00e9tico que volaba con hidr\u00f3geno \u2014 En 1988<\/a><\/p><p style=\"margin:4px 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/mitsubishi-spacejet-9-billion-failure\/\">El avi\u00f3n de $9 mil millones que nunca transport\u00f3 pasajeros.<\/a><\/p><p style=\"margin:4px 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/douglas-dc-8-first-airliner-broke-sound-barrier-1961\/\">El \u00fanico avi\u00f3n de pasajeros que ha roto la barrera del sonido.<\/a><\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>El Convair 990 Coronado fue el avi\u00f3n de pasajeros subs\u00f3nico m\u00e1s r\u00e1pido de la historia, pero solo se vendieron 37 unidades. 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