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Convair

Convair, originally Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation, was an American aircraft-manufacturing company created by the 1943 merger of Consolidated Aircraft and Vultee Aircraft, which later expanded into rockets and spacecraft. It was purchased by General Dynamics in 1953 and operated as their Convair Division for most of its corporate history.

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Founded
1943; 83 years ago (1943)
Industry
Aircraft, Aerospace
Headquarters
San Diego, California, U.S.
Defunct
1996; 30 years ago (1996)
Fate
Operations permanently shut down
Parent
Aviation Corporation (1943–1947) · Atlas Corporation (1947–1954) · General Dynamics (1954–1996)

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Convair

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Avg. degree1.98
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related to Timeline · 28
Convair → Airplane Development Corporation, AMC, Atlas Corporation1953-1954 Convair, AVCO, AVCO1939 Vultee Aircraft Division, AVCO1943 Consolidated-Vultee, AVCO1947 Convair, Aviation Manufacturing Corporation, Boeing, Consolidated Aircraft, Consolidated Aircraft Corporation, Convair Aircraft Structures, Convair Space Program1992 Missile, Cord, Fleet1934 AVCO, Fort Worth, General Dynamics1985 General Dynamics, Hughes Aircraft Company1993 The, Inc, Lockheed Corporation
related to Missiles and rockets · 24
Convair → AGM-129 Advanced Cruise Missile, Atlas, AtlasSM-65D AtlasSM-65E AtlasSM-65F AtlasAtlas-Centaur, BGM-109 Tomahawk, Buck Duck, Cancelled, Centaur, Convair X-11, E/FAtlas GAtlas HAtlas LV-3BAtlas, Force, MX-774, Redeye, RTV-A-2 Hiroc, SAM-N-2 Lark, Scorcher, SLV-3Atlas-AbleAtlas-AgenaSM-65 Atlas, SM-65A Atlas, SM-65B Atlas, Tartar, Terrier
related to Dissolution · 21
Convair → Aircraft, B-24s, Convair Division, Convair's, General Dynamics, General Dynamics's, Homes, Hughes Aircraft Company, In July, Kearny Mesa, Manufacturing, Martin Marietta, May, McDonnell Douglas, MD-11, Missile Systems Division, San Diego, Space Systems Division, The, The Lindbergh Field
related to Origins · 19
Convair → American, Approximately, B-24 Liberator, B-24s, Boeing, Consolidated Aircraft, Consolidated Aircraft Company, Douglas Aircraft, Lockheed, May, PBY Catalina, San Diego County, Southern California, The Catalina, This, United States, Vultee Aircraft Company, What, World War II
related to External links · 11
Convair → Aerospacelegacyfoundation, Archived, Archives, Complete, Convairiety, Convairliners Archived, Fort Worth Public Library, November, Spaceflight, Wayback MachineAbcdlist, Wayback MachineEmployee
related to Jet Age, Cold War, and Space Age · 8
Convair → After, Convair Division, French Dassault, General Dynamics, General Dynamics Corporation, In March, Jet Age, Mirage
Parent · 3
Convair → Atlas Corporation (1947–1954), Aviation Corporation (1943–1947), General Dynamics (1954–1996)
Predecessor · 2
Convair → Consolidated Aircraft, Vultee Aircraft
Defunct · 1
Convair → 1996; 30 years ago (1996)
Fate · 1
Convair → Operations permanently shut down

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aircraft company general dynamics atlas space consolidated missile rocket first centaur douglas corporation rockets division used airliner lockheed produced 1943

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
ConvairDefunct1996; 30 years ago (1996)1.00infobox
ConvairFateOperations permanently shut down1.00infobox
ConvairFounded1943; 83 years ago (1943)1.00infobox
ConvairHeadquartersSan Diego, California, U.S.1.00infobox
ConvairIndustryAircraft, Aerospace1.00infobox
ConvairParentAviation Corporation (1943–1947)1.00infobox
ConvairParentAtlas Corporation (1947–1954)1.00infobox
ConvairParentGeneral Dynamics (1954–1996)1.00infobox
ConvairPredecessorConsolidated Aircraft1.00infobox
ConvairPredecessorVultee Aircraft1.00infobox
Convairrelated to DissolutionGeneral Dynamics0.60section
Convairrelated to DissolutionMissile Systems Division0.60section

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