Convair

Aerojet did the engines for Titan; Rocketdyne did the engines for Atlas; Charlie Bossart, at Convair, did the spaceframe design that led to Atlas.

What Would Wernher Do? - NASA Watch 2009

The McDonnell XF-85 Goblin was a fighter aircraft, conceived during World War II and intended to be carried in the bomb bay of the giant Convair B-36 bomber as a defensive “parasite fighter”.

Goblin | My[confined]Space 2009

Convair spread WD-40 on the outer skin of Atlas missiles to prevent corrosion.

The saga of WD-40 ewillett 2009

It worked so well that Convair employees began sneaking cans of the stuff out of the plant to use at home.

The saga of WD-40 ewillett 2009

Obviously, the USAF's ICBM programs and the USN's SLBM programs provide perfect examples, but the prime example is, of course, the Manhattan Project, which produced not one but two operational weapon systems in a crash program, complimented by the USAAF's long-range heavy bomber program, which produced both the Boeing B-29 and the Convair B-32, and both of them in time to carry either one of the weapons ...

What Would Wernher Do? - NASA Watch 2009

The Convair XFY-1 took off and landed this way several times and even converted from vertical to horizontal flight.

The Dream Machine Richard Whittle 2010

The Navy financed the Convair XFY-1 and Lockheed XFV-1 “tail-sitters,” also known as “Pogos.”

The Dream Machine Richard Whittle 2010

We transferred to another puddle jumper, a Convair, for the next campaign stop.

Me, The Mob, And The Music Tommy James 2010

Plus a couple of books on planes: Century Fighters, which is photographs and text of USAF fighters from the F-100 to the F-106; and Convair Deltas, about, well, delta-winged aircraft built by Convair.

Book Haulification « It Doesn't Have To Be Right… 2010

We transferred to another puddle jumper, a Convair, for the next campaign stop.

Me, The Mob, And The Music Tommy James 2010