Convair R3Y Tradewind information

The Convair R3Y Tradewind was an American 1950s turboprop-powered flying boat designed and built by Convair. Convair received a request from the United...

Convair, previously Consolidated Vultee, was an American aircraft-manufacturing company that later expanded into rockets and spacecraft. The company was...

provision of air conditioning and pressurisation) produced the Convair R3Y Tradewind, which was to become the only aircraft using the T40 to actually...

on some experimental aircraft during the 1950s. The T40-powered Convair R3Y Tradewind flying-boat was operated by the U.S. Navy for a short time. The...

February 5 – CAB Supercab February 12 or 25 – Convair R3Y Tradewind, transport version of the Convair XP5Y-1 patrol aircraft prototype Kendall K.1 March...

American Airlines Curtiss P-40, by the Brazilian Air Force April 16 – Convair R3Y Tradewind by United States Navy Transport Squadron 2 April 22 – Westland Wyvern...

Transport 1929 Prototype 1 Convair F2Y Sea Dart US Flying boat Fighter 1953 Prototype 5 hydro-skis Convair R3Y Tradewind US Flying boat Transport 1950...

200 km) from San Diego, California, to Washington, D.C. A U.S. Navy Convair R3Y-2 Tradewind flying boat sets a world record for the number of aircraft refueled...

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/aircraft/r3y.htm globalsecurity.org Convair XP5Y-1/R3Y Tradewind flying boat Aviation Safety Network: Accident Description...

people on board. February 24 – The United States Navy Convair R3Y-1 Tradewind Coral Sea Tradewind sets a new speed record for a flying boat flight across...

Greek banker and politician, prime minister in 1947 A U.S. Navy Convair R3Y-1 Tradewind flying boat sets a speed record for a flight from Hawaii to the...