#General Dynamics Convair

[lonestarflight]

"1962 Boeing Apollo Lunar Excursion Module Proposal, painting by Boeing artist Jack Olson

On July 25, 1962, NASA invited 11 firms to submit proposals for the Lunar Excursion Module (LEM). Of the 11 invited, 9 submitted proposals. The firms that submitted proposals were Lockheed, Boeing, Northrop, Ling-Temco-Vought, Grumman, Douglas, General Dynamics Convair, Republic, and Martin Marietta. Grumman won."

Date: July 25, 1962

Paul Carsola: link

[upstairsdownstairsandinbetween]

The lobby of Convair / General Dynamics plant,

San Diego, California, United States,

Designed by William Leonard Pereira and Charles Luckman in 1958

[humanoidhistory]

Convair sign in San Diego, 1959.

(SDASM Archives)

[usafphantom2]

Convair and General Dynamics.

@Heatloss1986 via X

[emmieexplores2]

1958

[stone-cold-groove]

Fastest... Finest... for the new jet age!

[retropopcult]

Convair’s CV-340 aircraft, 1959

[propadv]

1960 Convair's 880, the only American-built airline with all first-class seating... General Dynamics Corporation 

Source: Time Magazine 

Published at: https://propadv.com/aircraft-ad-and-poster-collection/convair-ad-and-poster-collection/ 

[dangerousthingobservation]

General Dynamics Convair Models 200 / 201 / 218 Sea Control Ship fighters

[airmanisr]

01_00094907 General Dynamics/Convair Charger Model 48 by SDASM Archives Via Flickr: Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum

[lonestarflight]

Mid-fuselage of Enterprise (OV-101) under construction at General Dynamics' Convair Division's facility in San Diego, California.

Date: early 1975

Shared by Stephen Isherwood on the "ENTERPRISE Early Shuttle Development" Facebook page: link, link

[enamelfacedqueen]

General Dynamics Convair Astronautics plant, San Diego California Via Flickr

[athomewiththecicadas]

So, the ideology was a 6″ missile, fixed wing, twin prop., from a Naval perspective. And weapons experience is perceived as Naval. Convair would see a model rocket and a polystyrene toy plane you throw. McDonnell Douglas would see an ICBM. General Dynamic would see an oversized weapon. And Northrop would see a sleek aerodynamic design.

[usafphantom2]

General Dynamics Grumman F-111Bs (Convair/General Dynamics Astronautics Atlas Negative Collection)

@kadonkey via X

[science70]

Roy Gjertson, Convair/USAF satellite concept art, c. 1970s.

[stone-cold-groove]

Front cover: General Dynamics’ Convair 880/600 Jet Airliners capabilities brochure - 1959.