The Convair XB-53 was a proposed jet-powered medium bomber aircraft, designed by Convair for the United States Army Air Forces. With a radical tailless...
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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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The Convair B-36 "Peacemaker" is a strategic bomber that was built by Convair and operated by the United States Air Force (USAF) from 1949 to 1959. The...
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The Convair B-58 Hustler, designed and produced by American aircraft manufacturer Convair, was the first operational bomber capable of Mach 2 flight....
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The development of the Convair B-36 strategic bomber began in 1941 with the XB-36, which was intended to meet the strategic needs of the US Army Air Forces...
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Northrop YB-35 (redirect from Northrop XB-35)
The Northrop YB-35/XB-35, Northrop designation N-9 or NS-9, were experimental heavy bomber aircraft developed by the Northrop Corporation for the United...
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the war, a number of proposals were put forward. These included the Convair XB-53 supersonic bomber and forward-swept variants of the North American P-51...
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The North American Aviation XB-70 Valkyrie is a retired prototype version of the planned B-70 nuclear-armed, deep-penetration supersonic strategic bomber...
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The Convair XC-99, AF Ser. No. 43-52436, was a prototype heavy cargo aircraft built by Convair for the United States Air Force. It was the largest piston-engined...
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The Convair X-6 was a proposed experimental aircraft project to develop and evaluate a nuclear-powered jet aircraft. The project was to use a Convair B-36...
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Canada VZ-9 Avrocar Boeing 727 Boeing X-48 Boom XB-1 Bristol Type 200 Convair Model 200 Convair XB-53 Dassault Falcon 50 Dassault Falcon 7X Dassault Falcon...
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Northrop YB-49 (redirect from Northrop XB-49)
was a turbojet-powered development of the earlier, piston-engined Northrop XB-35 and YB-35. The two YB-49s built were both converted YB-35 test aircraft...
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North American B-45 Tornado (redirect from XB-45)
development. By mid-1946, both the XB-45 and the rival Convair XB-46 were nearing completion but the Boeing XB-47 and Martin XB-48 were at least two years out...
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Boeing B-47 Stratojet (redirect from Boeing XB-47)
"XB-47"; on 17 December 1947, the first prototype performed its maiden flight. Facing off competition such as the North American XB-45, Convair XB-46...
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(USA). EWR VJ 101 (1963) (Germany). BAC TSR-2 (1964) (UK). North American XB-70 Valkyrie (1964) (USA). Helwan HA-300 (1964) (Egypt). General Dynamics–Grumman...
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Consolidated B-24 Liberator (redirect from Consolidated XB-24)
turbo-superchargers. The XB-24B also lacked the original's engine slots. It was re-serialed. (Total: one converted XB-24) XB-24B 39-680 was converted...
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Boeing KC-97 Stratofreighter Boeing XF8B Boeing XB-44 Superfortress Convair B-36 Peacemaker Convair XC-99 Curtiss XBTC Curtiss XP-71 (not built) Douglas...
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List of aircraft (Co–Cz) (section Convair)
R4Y Convair Super Hustler Convair T-29 Convair X-6 Convair X-12 Convair X-30 NASP Convair XB-46 Convair XB-53 Convair XC-99 Convair XF-92 Convair XFY...
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Boeing B-52 Stratofortress (redirect from XB-52)
advanced strategic bombers, such as the Mach 2+ Convair B-58 Hustler, the canceled Mach 3 North American XB-70 Valkyrie, the variable-geometry Rockwell B-1...
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1975. Texas International was then able to upgrade their service from Convair 600 prop aircraft to Douglas DC-9 jets. Since then several other commercial...
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B-46 – Convair B-47 Stratojet – Boeing B-47C Stratojet – Boeing (redesignated B-56, not built) B-48 – Martin B-49 – Northrop conversion of XB-35 to jet...
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Whitney XT45 (PT4) turboprop engine that was originally intended for the Boeing XB-52. As the B-52 power requirements grew, the design evolved into a turbojet...
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53 interceptor prototype United States Convair B-36 Boeing B-47 Stratojet Boeing B-52 Stratofortress North American A-5 Vigilante North American XB-70...
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States Air Force™. Retrieved 2023-11-26. The World's Fastest Bomber: The XB-70 Valkyrie, retrieved 2023-11-24 "Republic F-84E Thunderjet". National Museum...
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SM-65 Atlas (redirect from Convair B-65 Atlas)
of the Atlas rocket family. It was built for the U.S. Air Force by the Convair Division of General Dynamics at an assembly plant located in Kearny Mesa...
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– Unmanned missile technology demonstrator Convair X-11 – Single engine missile testbed for Atlas Convair X-12 – Three engine missile testbed for Atlas...
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ARIA 60-374 "Bird of Prey" Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker 60-0329 Convair NC-131H Samaritan 53‐7793 Fairchild Republic A-10A Thunderbolt II Lockheed AC-130A...
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XB-47 Stratojet 46-0066 Boeing X-48C Cessna NA-37B Dragonfly 73-1090 Convair F-106B Delta Dart 59-0158 Convair TF-102A Delta Dagger 54-1353 Convair YB-58A...
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Moon 74 times in 1971, one of four surviving Convair B-36 Peacemakers, the only surviving North American XB-70 Valkyrie and Bockscar—the Boeing B-29 Superfortress...
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