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Convair, previously Consolidated Vultee, was an American aircraft-manufacturing company that later expanded into rockets and spacecraft. The company was formed in 1943 by the merger of Consolidated Aircraft and Vultee Aircraft. In 1953, it was purchased by General Dynamics, and operated as their Convair Division for most of its corporate history.
Jan 23, 2024 · The Convair CV-240 first took to the skies in 1947 and went on to become a mainstay in airline fleets across the world. The CV-240 went through several generations, starting as an unpressurized 30-seat aircraft and evolving into a 52-seat turboprop.
Mar 16, 2023 · Today marks 76 years since the Convair CV-240's first flight on March 16th, 1947. Powered by Pratt & Whitney R-2800 engines, the Convair CV-240 became the first pressurized, twin-engine aircraft, and went on to inspire several further variants that made up the CV-240 family.
The Convair 240, 340 and 440 was one of the closest designs to come near to being a Douglas DC-3 replacement as despite a glut of cheap DC-3s in the postwar years this family of airliners achieved considerable sales success.
Aug 11, 2023 · The Convair 240-series was a medium-size airliner designed in the late 40s, built specifically to replace the venerable DC-3 in short and medium routes. While it didn’t quite replace it (NOTHING...
Jul 5, 2020 · This aircraft was the Convair 990 Coronado. Outside of the box engineering allowed it to cruise faster than any other airliner that came before it and quicker than any plane we have today. All of this is amazing when you consider it was developed in the early 1960s for transcontinental flights.
…Corporation, more commonly known as Convair, built the speedy twin-engine 240/340/440 series, with trendy tricycle landing gear, which sold more than 1,000 models between 1947 and 1956, plus several hundred military versions that often trickled back into civil service.
May 17, 2019 · Five examples of the Convair CV-240 series saw service in Australia with Trans Australia Airlines. In 1946 TAA signed a contract for five aircraft, the first aircraft arriving in Melbourne, VIC on 7 September 1948, the delivery flight being made via the United Kingdom, taking 4½ days.
Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of Consolidated Aircraft Corporation/Convair coming to San Diego. Founded by Reuben H. Fleet in 1923, Consolidated Aircraft Corporation (later Convair) became one of the most significant aircraft manufacturers in American history.
The XF-92A was the world's first jet aircraft to fly with the radical delta-wing configuration pioneered by Germany's Dr. Alexander Lippisch. Convair used the knowledge learned from the XF-92 to design the delta-wing F-102, the U.S. Air Force’s first operational supersonic interceptor.
