Convair
| Convair | |
|---|---|
| Základní údaje | |
| Právní forma | akciová společnost |
| Datum založení | 1943 |
| Datum zániku | 1996 |
| Adresa sídla | San Diego, Spojené státy americké |
| Charakteristika firmy | |
| Oblast činnosti | letecký výrobce a aerokosmická technologie |
| Produkty | letoun, raketa a střela |
| Mateřská společnost | Avco (1943–1947) Atlas Corporation (1947–1953) General Dynamics (1953–1996) |
| Dceřiná společnost | Consairways |
| Některá data mohou pocházet z datové položky. | |
Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation, všeobecně známá jako Convair, byla výsledkem sloučení firem Consolidated Aircraft a Vultee Aircraft v roce 1943. V březnu 1953 byl Convair získán firmou General Dynamics, čímž vznikla Convair Division. Letadla se zde vyráběla až do roku 1965, poté firma přešla ke kosmickému programu a programu na stavbu draků pro letouny. V roce 1994 byla firma prodána společnosti McDonnell Douglas, zařízení přešlo k firmě Lockheed a roku 1996 společnost General Dynamics ukončila Convair Division.
Letouny firmy Convair (chronologicky, podle roku vzletu prototypu)
- XP-81 (1945)
- XA-44 (prototyp nikdy nedokončen)
- B-36 Peacemaker (1946)
- XB-53 (prototyp nikdy nedokončen)
- CV-240 (1947) - další varianty CV-340, CV-440, C-131 Samaritan, R4Y a T-29
- XB-46 (1947)
- XC-99 (1947)
- Model 37 (sériově nevyráběn)
- XF-92A (1948)
- YB-60 (1952)
- F-102 Delta Dagger (1953)
- F2Y Sea Dart (1953)
- R3Y Tradewind (1954)
- XFY-1 Pogo (1954)
- CV-540 (1955)
- CV-580
- B-58 Hustler (1956)
- F-106 Delta Dart (1956)
- X-11 (1957)
- 880 (1959)
- 990 Coronado (1961)
- CV-600 (1965)
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Eclipse program QF-106 aircraft in flight.jpg
Eclipse program QF-106 aircraft in flight
This photo shows one of the QF-106s used in the Eclipse project in flight. Project Description: In 1997 and 1998, the Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards, California, supported and hosted a Kelly Space & Technology, Inc. project called Eclipse, which sought to demonstrate the feasibility of a reusable tow-launch vehicle concept. The project goal was to successfully tow, inflight, a modified QF-106 delta-wing aircraft with an Air Force C-141A transport aircraft. This would demonstrate the possibility of towing and launching an actual launch vehicle from behind a tow plane. Dryden was the responsible test organization and had flight safety responsibility for the Eclipse project. Dryden provided engineering, instrumentation, simulation, modification, maintenance, range support, and research pilots for the test program. The Air Force Flight Test Center (AFFTC), Edwards, California, supplied the C-141A transport aircraft and crew and configured the aircraft as needed for the tests. The AFFTC also provided the concept and detail design and analysis as well as hardware for the tow system and QF-106 modifications. Dryden performed the modifications to convert the QF-106 drone into the piloted EXD-01 (Eclipse eXperimental Demonstrator–01) experimental aircraft. Kelly Space & Technology hoped to use the results gleaned from the tow test in developing a series of low-cost, reusable launch vehicles. These tests demonstrated the validity of towing a delta-wing aircraft having high wing loading, validated the tow simulation model, and demonstrated various operational procedures, such as ground processing of in-flight maneuvers and emergency abort scenarios.
Eclipse program QF-106 aircraft in flight
This photo shows one of the QF-106s used in the Eclipse project in flight. Project Description: In 1997 and 1998, the Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards, California, supported and hosted a Kelly Space & Technology, Inc. project called Eclipse, which sought to demonstrate the feasibility of a reusable tow-launch vehicle concept. The project goal was to successfully tow, inflight, a modified QF-106 delta-wing aircraft with an Air Force C-141A transport aircraft. This would demonstrate the possibility of towing and launching an actual launch vehicle from behind a tow plane. Dryden was the responsible test organization and had flight safety responsibility for the Eclipse project. Dryden provided engineering, instrumentation, simulation, modification, maintenance, range support, and research pilots for the test program. The Air Force Flight Test Center (AFFTC), Edwards, California, supplied the C-141A transport aircraft and crew and configured the aircraft as needed for the tests. The AFFTC also provided the concept and detail design and analysis as well as hardware for the tow system and QF-106 modifications. Dryden performed the modifications to convert the QF-106 drone into the piloted EXD-01 (Eclipse eXperimental Demonstrator–01) experimental aircraft. Kelly Space & Technology hoped to use the results gleaned from the tow test in developing a series of low-cost, reusable launch vehicles. These tests demonstrated the validity of towing a delta-wing aircraft having high wing loading, validated the tow simulation model, and demonstrated various operational procedures, such as ground processing of in-flight maneuvers and emergency abort scenarios.
R3Y Tradewind refuelling.jpg
A U.S. Navy Convair R3Y-2 Tradewind set a record by simultaneously refueling four Grumman F9F-8 Cougar fighters in September 1956.
A U.S. Navy Convair R3Y-2 Tradewind set a record by simultaneously refueling four Grumman F9F-8 Cougar fighters in September 1956.