The Convair Model 200 was a supersonic, vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) fighter jet proposed for the US Navy in the 1970s. -It was designed to operate from a new class of small “Sea Control Ships ...

The continent-crossing concept made this extraordinary aircraft far more ambitious than most others of its day. A newsreel from August 1946 documented its first flight, noting that it "can cruise ...

When it comes to experimental military aircraft, perhaps one of the strangest proposals was the 1960s Convair Model 49.A mixture of a jet, tank, and attack helicopter, the invention was meant to ...

In 1993, it was NASA of all people who came calling to give one lucky Convair 990A one final assignment. It was only at this stage that the aircraft finally met its robot tank buddy.

Convair’s B-58-9 project aimed to deliver a Mach 2 supersonic transport aircraft more than a decade before Concorde. Adapted from the B-58 Hustler, the design envisioned carrying over 50 ...

Convair 880 - 600 mph Collection Bernard Crochet/Photo12/Universal Images Group/Getty Images Entering service in 1960, the Convair 880 was the most prominent speed-seeking symbol of the era.

1954: A Convair XFY-1 Pogo aircraft makes a vertical takeoff and landing. It’s a milestone in the checkered history of VTOL aircraft. Using designs captured from the Germans, the Navy and the ...

Convair’s Sea Dart couldn’t land on aircraft carriers—but it could land in the ocean next to them. It was also the only seaplane to exceed the speed of sound.

The September 2019 stall and crash of a Convair 440 cargo aircraft near Toledo resulted from oversight by the aircraft’s two fatigued pilots. That is according to the National Transportation ...

The F-102 Delta Dagger was built by the now-defunct Convair (Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation) ... Cruising speed was 600 mph, range was 1,000 miles, and ceiling was 55,000 feet.