Convair went for speed first, and the 990 could go as fast as Mach .85. Passenger capacity was limited to 149 people, though. That was less than the 990's competitors, and the plane failed to ...

The Convair B-58 “Hustler” first took to the skies in the mid-1950s and would serve the Air Force through the next decade.

Convair built aircraft for the U.S. military, including the B-36 Peacemaker — a massive 10-engine bomber — and the supersonic B-58 Hustler strategic bomber. The company also wanted a slice of ...

Let's also take a look at the first aircraft they owned and operated, a Convair 440, which also happened to be the first ...

It says the plane Shatner's flying in is either a twin-engined Convair or a four-engined Douglas DC-6 or DC-7. All of which would have been pressurized. The higher a plane flies, the lower the air ...