Home›Airliners and Commercial Jet Aircraft›Engine Class›PistonBrowse ByPistonFactsPistonSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested1950 1PistonFilter Results27 entriesVehicle TypeAllPiston and Turboprop Airliners (23)ManufacturerAllAvro (4)Beechcraft (1)Bristol Aeroplane Company (1)Convair (4)de Havilland Aircraft Company (8)Fiat Automobiles (1)Lockheed Corporation (4)The Boeing Company (3)MakeAllAvro (4)Beechcraft (1)Boeing (3)Canadair (1)Convair (4)de Havilland (8)Fiat (1)Lockheed Corporation (4)YearAll1928 (1)1930 (1)1932 (1)1933 (1)1934 (2)1936 (1)1937 (1)1938 (1)1942 (1)1943 (1)1945 (2)1946 (3)1947 (4)1949 (1)1950 (2)1951 (1)1956 (1)Country of OriginAllCanada (1)Italy (1)United Kingdom (11)United States (10)Body StyleAllAircraft (no road body style) (26)StatusAllAbandoned (1)Cancelled (1)Destroyed (2)Out of production (7)Surviving (4)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 27Avro 618 TenPistonAvro LancastrianPistonAvro TudorPistonAvro YorkPistonBeechcraft Model 34PistonBoeing 247PistonBoeing 377 StratocruiserPistonBoeing Model 80PistonBristol BrabazonPistonCanadair North StarPistonConvair CV-240PistonConvair CV-340PistonConvair CV-440 MetropolitanPistonConvair Model 110PistonDe Havilland DH.104 DovePistonDe Havilland DH.114 HeronPistonDe Havilland DH.84 DragonPistonDe Havilland DH.86 ExpressPistonDe Havilland DH.89 Dragon RapidePistonDe Havilland DH.91 AlbatrossPistonDe Havilland DH.92 DolphinPistonDe Havilland DH.95 FlamingoPistonFiat G.212PistonLockheed L-1049 Super ConstellationPistonLockheed L-1649 StarlinerPistonLockheed Model 44 ExcaliburPistonLockheed SaturnPistonSources1. Wikipedia: Jet airlinertier 2WikipediaJet airliner, lead section, 1950s turbojet sentenceQuote, Jet airliner, lead section, 1950s turbojet sentenceThe first jetliners, introduced in the 1950s, used the simpler turbojet engine; these were quickly supplanted by designs using turbofans, which are quieter and more fuel-efficient.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.