Convair Ad and Poster Collection: Convair was an American aircraft manufacturing company which later expanded into rockets and spacecraft. The company was formed in 1943 by the merger of Consolidated Aircraft and Vultee Aircraft, and went on to produce aircraft such as the Convair B-36 bomber, the F-102 Delta Dagger, the F-106 Delta Dart, the B-58 Hustler bomber, as well as the Convair 880 and Convair 990 jet airliners. It also manufactured the first Atlas rockets, including the rockets that were used for the manned orbital flights of Project Mercury. (Wikipedia)
Convair Ad and Poster Collection:
1940’s Ads and Posters:
1944 9 Questions for everyone whose boy wears Wings. Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation
1945 This Liberator shut down a factory. This Liberator kept one running. Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation
1950’s Ads and Posters:
1951 Engineering … To The Nth Power. In the air it’s Convair
1952 29 airlines invite you to fly the Convair
1952 Engineering to the Nth power.. land-based performance for water-based aircraft! In The Air It’s Convair
1952 Engineering to the Nth power … The Hand Behind Tomorrow’s Blueprint! In The Air It’s Convair
1952 Engineering to the Nth power… O’er the ramparts we watch. Convair
1953 A meeting of minds … to win a war before it starts. Convair
1953 Engineering to the Nth power. Convair
1953 people with get-up-an-go like the Convair’s get-up-and-go! Convair
1955 En Garde! On Guard For America’s Air Defense. Convair F-102
1955 The New American Tradition… Be Prepared. Convair F-102A
1956 All the world’s a stage for Convair’s luxurious new 440 metropolitan
1956 Convair’s supersonic F-102A. Well timed…
1956 Ideal Engineering ‘Climate’. Convair
1956 In aviation… opportunity knocks twice. Convair
1956 Tremendous, New Field Of Opportunity, Nuclear Aircraft Design And Development. Convair
1956 Triple duty… on the double! Convair
1957 Convair Jet 880. Fastest… Finest … for the new jet age!
1957 Convair’s B-58…. America’s first Supersonic Bomber!
1957 Convair B-58 – major portions of its primary structure are made of Hexcel Honeycombs
1958 Convair Jet-Liner Masterpiece Of Design
1958 Convair’s Jet 880 and Convair’s supersonic B-58. Two Of A Kind … the world’s fastest!
1959 Convair Jet-Liners Masterpieces Of Craftsmanship. Convair
1959 The Only Jet Transport to Meet or Exceed Every Performance Estimate. Convair’s Jet 880 Powered by General Electric
