Home›Airliners and Commercial Jet Aircraft›Status›SurvivingBrowse BySurvivingFactsSurvivingSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested1950 1SurvivingFilter Results7 entriesVehicle TypeAllFixed-Wing Aircraft (2)Narrow-Body Jet Airliners (2)Piston and Turboprop Airliners (5)ManufacturerAllConvair (4)Fiat Automobiles (1)Lockheed Corporation (1)The Boeing Company (1)MakeAllBoeing (1)Convair (4)Fiat (1)Lockheed Corporation (1)YearAll1947 (1)1951 (1)1954 (1)1956 (1)1961 (1)Country of OriginAllItaly (1)United States (6)Body StyleAllAircraft (no road body style) (6)Engine ClassAllJet (2)Piston (4)Turboprop (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 7Boeing 367-80SurvivingConvair 990 CoronadoSurvivingConvair CV-340SurvivingConvair CV-440 MetropolitanSurvivingConvair CV-640SurvivingFiat G.212SurvivingLockheed L-1649 StarlinerSurvivingSources1. 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.