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Remembering Convair: The Rise And Fall of an Aviation Giant

5May

By Alexander PaskNo Comments

History

Remembering Convair: The Rise And Fall of an Aviation Giant

Born from the ashes of WWII, Convair grew to become one of the largest aircraft manufacturers of its time. Yet, within 43 years of it being founded, the company had ceased all operations, with the world forgetting Convair ever existed. A pioneer in both military and civil aviation (even if the latter was a resounding failure) the company was able to expand into the space industry, producing rockets used during the height of the Space Age... Incredibly, a few of the rockets Convair designed are still used by NASA today! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Pre-Convair: Consolidated And Vultee In 1923, former US Army Aviator-turned industrialist, Reuben H. Fleet, chose to use his knowledge and passion for aircraft to form a brand new aircraft manu...

17 Strangest and Weirdest Aircraft Designs from History

3Jun

By Christopher HarrowNo Comments

Aircraft Digest

17 Strangest and Weirdest Aircraft Designs from History

History has had its fair share of weird and strange aircraft designs. However, some have been more so than others, but which are the weirdest aircraft designs? Some of these designs are weird, others are just strange and others are just completely wacky! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 17. Vought V-173 The Vought V-173 has perhaps the weirdest aircraft design. It was nicknamed the "Flying pancake" and for good reason too! The V-173 does indeed look like a pancake. The V-173 had the "Tail dragger" design of many WWII aircraft, however featured many design elements that would become a staple of Cold War-era aircraft. However, the V-173 also featured dual rudders on a fighter aircraft. Whilst this had been used on bombers and helicopters be...