The Convair R3Y Tradewind was an American 1950s turboprop-powered flying boat designed and built by Convair. Convair received a request from the United...
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Convair, previously Consolidated Vultee, was an American aircraft-manufacturing company that later expanded into rockets and spacecraft. The company was...
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provision of air conditioning and pressurisation) produced the Convair R3Y Tradewind, which was to become the only aircraft using the T40 to actually...
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ocean shipping Tradewinds, a video game franchise published by Sandlot Games Tradewind (schooner), a 1911 Dutch tall ship Convair R3Y Tradewind, an American...
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on some experimental aircraft during the 1950s. The T40-powered Convair R3Y Tradewind flying-boat was operated by the U.S. Navy for a short time. The...
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February 5 – CAB Supercab February 12 or 25 – Convair R3Y Tradewind, transport version of the Convair XP5Y-1 patrol aircraft prototype Kendall K.1 March...
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tail-sitting Convair XFY "Pogo" and Lockheed XFV "Salmon" VTOL fighters and the Hughes XF-11 reconnaissance plane. The Convair R3Y Tradewind flying boat...
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Transport 1929 Prototype 1 Convair F2Y Sea Dart US Flying boat Fighter 1953 Prototype 5 hydro-skis Convair R3Y Tradewind US Flying boat Transport 1950...
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American Airlines Curtiss P-40, by the Brazilian Air Force April 16 – Convair R3Y Tradewind by United States Navy Transport Squadron 2 April 22 – Westland Wyvern...
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200 km) from San Diego, California, to Washington, D.C. A U.S. Navy Convair R3Y-2 Tradewind flying boat sets a world record for the number of aircraft refueled...
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http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/aircraft/r3y.htm globalsecurity.org Convair XP5Y-1/R3Y Tradewind flying boat Aviation Safety Network: Accident Description...
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List of aircraft (Co–Cz) (section Convair)
Dagger Convair F-106 Delta Dart Convair F2Y Sea Dart Convair L-13 Convair OY Convair P5Y Convair PQM-102 Convair R2Y Convair R3Y Tradewind Convair R4Y Convair...
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people on board. February 24 – The United States Navy Convair R3Y-1 Tradewind Coral Sea Tradewind sets a new speed record for a flying boat flight across...
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R7V-2 Super Constellation R8V Hercules Y: Consolidated/Convair RY Liberator Express R2Y R3Y Tradewind R4Y Samaritan A: Atlantic TA A: Fokker-America JA A:...
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Greek banker and politician, prime minister in 1947 A U.S. Navy Convair R3Y-1 Tradewind flying boat sets a speed record for a flight from Hawaii to the...
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leading to the hull design of their Model 117, which in turn led to the R3Y Tradewind. Their subsequent fate is unknown. The V2 aircraft briefly wore US markings...
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the takeoff sequence. 24 January A U.S. Navy Convair R3Y-1 Tradewind, BuNo 128446, "Indian Ocean Tradewind", assigned to VR-2, claims a new Honolulu-Alameda...
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