Convair built aircraft for the U.S. military ... The 707 could hit Mach 0.80 (about 620 mph), and the DC-8 was a little ...

Fifty-three years after rolling off an assembly line in San Diego, California, the Convair works as a “water bomber” for the Canadian government. It’s the latest incarnation for an airplane ...

Convair gave the first Tradewind a traditional ... This version could carry 80 troops more than 2,000 miles without refueling, or heft an impressive 24-ton payload as a cargo ship.

The solicitation would ultimately result in the B-36 Peacemaker, although Convair would not have the massive bomber ready for flight operations until after the war had ended in both the European ...