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

The Douglas DC-3 is considered one of the most successful passenger aircraft of all time. Douglas Aircraft Company built the ...

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The first broken arrow occurred on February 14, 1950, when a U.S. Convair B-36 ... All thirteen crew members onboard the aircraft died. On August 5, 1950, at Fairfield-Suisun A.F.B., California ...

And with a cruising speed of up to 155 knots and a r The aircraft are currently registered under EASA. The aircraft are equipped for load lifting and firefighting but can also complete a multitude of ...

His work at Convair Aircraft Corp, Shell Oil Co., North American Aviation, NASA, and E.I. DuPont provided opportunities to explore additional interests. John was a longtime member of Belle Meade ...

The Convair 990 Coronado and its predecessor were groundbreaking aircraft. They were able to overcome the challenges that Boeing engineers initially didn't want to take on, allowing Convair to ...

(Airbus) WARSAW, Poland — The Polish Ministry of National Ministry is advancing plans to buy new transport and refueling aircraft, with major players Airbus and Boeing intensifying their rivalry ...

It already has the world’s largest navy, but new satellite imagery shows that China is developing a huge nuclear-powered aircraft carrier that would rival the biggest vessel in the American ...

In 1989, a chartered Convair 580 crashed off the coast of Denmark ... He told me that crash was the first commercial aircraft accident with significant loss of life that was due, in part, to ...

Are you afraid to take to the skies due to this year's recent aviation accidents? If so, hold fast to your seat belt ― you don't want to rush to cancel your vacation trip just yet. In January ...

Hustler was to be America's next generation of bomber aircraft - But convair saw beyond the military applications and was very excited to propose that its little B-58 supersonic bomber would be the ...