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 a marvel of engineering—designed to be the fastest subsonic airliner in commercial history. With ...

In 1993, it was NASA of all people who came calling to give one lucky Convair 990A one final assignment. It was only at this stage that the aircraft finally met its robot tank buddy.