Convair isn't the world's biggest aircraft maker, but its 990 Coronado was one of the fastest planes of the 1960s. Why was ...

The Convair 990 Coronado was the fastest subsonic jet airliner ever built—designed to outpace its rivals and revolutionize air travel. But despite its speed, the 990 faced major operational, economic, ...

This is the story of the Convair 990 Coronado, a failed commercial passenger jetliner that had a miraculous second renaissance working for NASA.