The Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation, universally known as Convair, was the result of a 1943 merger between Consolidated Aircraft and Vultee Aircraft, resulting in a leading aircraft manufacturer of the United States. In 1954, Convair merged with Electric Boat to form General Dynamics, and the aircraft operation became the Convair Division of the merged company. It produced aircraft until 1965, then shifted to space and airframe projects. In 1994 this aerostructures unit was sold to McDonnell Douglas, the Fort Worth facility went to Lockheed, and in 1996 General Dynamics shut down the Convair Division. 1943 (MCMXLIII) is a common year starting on Friday. ... The Consolidated Aircraft Corporation was founded in 1923 by Reuben H. Fleet. ... The Vultee Aircraft Corporation became an independent company in 1939 and had limited success before merging with the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation in 1943 to form the Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation, or Convair. ... An aerospace manufacturer is a company or individual involved in the various aspects of designing, building, testing, selling, and maintaining aircraft, aircraft parts, missiles, rockets, and/or spacecraft. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Electric Boat is sometimes used as a colloquial abbreviation for the US Electric Boat Corporation. ... General Dynamics NYSE: GD is a defense conglomerate formed by mergers and divestitures, and as of 2005 it is the sixth largest defense contractor in the world [2]. The company has changed markedly in the post-Cold War era of defense consolidation. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ... DC-10, retired from American Airlines fleet at gate McDonnell Douglas was a major American aerospace manufacturer, producing a number of famous commercial and military aircraft. ... The Lockheed SR-71, remarkably advanced for its time and unsurpassed in many areas of performance The Lockheed U-2 first flew in 1955 providing much needed intelligence on Soviet bloc countries Lockheed Corporation was an aerospace company founded in 1912 which merged with Martin Marietta in 1995 to form... 1996 (MCMXCVI) is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

The Convair XF-92A was the USA's first delta wing aircraft

Convair CV-580

The Convair XF-92A aircraft was powered by an Allison J-33-A turbo jet engine with an afterburner, and was unique in having Americas first delta wing. ... The Convair XF-92A aircraft was powered by an Allison J-33-A turbo jet engine with an afterburner, and was unique in having Americas first delta wing. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1024x737, 424 KB) Summary CHC Helicopter Convair 580 Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Convair CHC Helicopter Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create or digitize it. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1024x737, 424 KB) Summary CHC Helicopter Convair 580 Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Convair CHC Helicopter Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create or digitize it. ...

Aircraft

Convair aircraft (dates are of first flights):

• XP-81 (1945)
• XA-44 (never completed)
• B-36 (1946) Peacemaker
• XB-53 (never completed)
• XB-46 (1947)
• Convairliner (1947)
• XC-99 (1947)
• Model 37 (civilian XC-99, never built)
• Convair XF-92A (1948)
• YB-60 (1952)
• F-102 Delta Dagger (1953)
• F2Y Sea Dart (1953)
• R3Y Tradewind (1954)
• Convair XFY-1 (1954) "Pogo"
• C-131 Samaritan (1955)
• Convair 240/340/440
• Convair 540 (1955)
• B-58 Hustler (1956)
• F-106 Delta Dart (1956)
• Convair X-11 (1957)
• Convair 880 (1959)
• Convair 990 (1961) "Coronado"
• Convair CV-600 (1965)

For more information see: http://www.aerospacelegacyfoundation.org The Convair XF-81 was a prototype American fighter aircraft designed with both a jet engine and a turboprop engine. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The XB-53 was a stillborn jet bomber project by Convair for the USAAF. Originally, it was designated XA-44 in 1945 under the old attack category. ... A Convair B-36D in flight The Convair (Consolidated Vultee) B-36 was a strategic bomber operated solely by the United States Air Force. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... The XB-53 was a stillborn jet bomber project by Convair for the USAAF. Originally, it was designated XA-44 in 1945 under the old attack category. ... The Convair XB-46-CO was a single example of an experimental medium jet bomber developed in the mid-1940s but which never saw production or active duty. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The sole XC-99 in its early days of operation, before a nose radome was fitted. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Convair Model 37 was a large passenger aircraft planned, but never built, by Convair. ... The Convair XF-92 was the first American delta-wing aircraft. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Convair YB-60 was an American experimental bomber prototype built by Convair and first flown on April 18, 1952. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a [[leap year starting on Tueday] (link will take you to calendar). ... The Convair F-102 Delta Dagger fighter aircraft was part of the backbone of the United States air defenses in the late 1950s. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... The Convair F2Y Sea Dart was a unique seaplane fighter aircraft that rode on twin hydro-skis for takeoff. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... The Convair R3Y Tradewind was a giant turboprop-powered flying boat for the United States Navy which entered service in 1954. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Convair XFY-1 Pogo was essentially an experiment in vertical takeoff and landing. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A restored Convair 240 in Western Air Lines livery, at the Planes of Fame Museum in Chino, California. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... B-58 Hustler The Convair B-58 Hustler was a high-speed jet bomber developed for the Strategic Air Command during the late 1950s. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Convair F-106A Delta Dart was the primary all-weather interceptor aircraft for the US Air Force from the 1960s through the late 1970s. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Project Number: MX-1593 The Convair XSM-16A (re-designated X-11) was a single-stage testbed for the Atlas missile. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The first Convair 880 The Convair 880 was a jet airliner produced by the Convair division of General Dynamics. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... NASA Convair 990 The Convair 990 Coronado was a jet airliner produced by the Convair division of General Dynamics, a stretched version of their earlier Convair 880 produced in response to a request from American Airlines. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... A restored Convair 240, the type that was converted to the CV-600, in Western Air Lines livery, at the Planes of Fame Museum in Chino, California. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ...

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