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Consolidated Aircraft and Vultee Aircraft merged in 1943 to form the Convair Corporation. This merger created one of the largest aircraft manufacturers in the United States during World War II.
The XF-92A prototype from 1948 served as America's first delta wing aircraft. It laid the groundwork for future successes including the F-102 Delta Dagger and F-106 Delta Dart interceptors.
More than 100 Atlas-Centaur rockets successfully launched over 100 satellites including Pioneer 10 and Pioneer 11 probes. These missions carried humanity's first spacecraft on trajectories extending beyond our solar system.
The Convair 880 made its first flight on the 27th of January 1959. Only 65 examples were produced before the company exited commercial aviation.
General Dynamics deactivated all remaining legal entities of the Convair Division in 1996. This action ended nearly five decades of continuous operation following the closure of facilities between 1994 and 1996.