Consolidated Aircraft Corporation

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Company
gptkbp:acquired_by gptkb:Convair
gptkbp:dissolved gptkb:1961
gptkbp:employees thousands
gptkbp:fate merged
gptkbp:founded gptkb:1930
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Reuben_H._Fleet
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:San_Diego
gptkb:San_Diego,_California
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Consolidated Aircraft Corporation
gptkbp:industry Aerospace
gptkbp:key_people gptkb:Reuben_H._Fleet
gptkb:Charles_A._Lindbergh
gptkb:William_D._Mc_Culloch
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:notable_achievements contributed to the development of jet aircraft
pioneered all-metal aircraft design
developed amphibious aircraft technology
influenced post-war aviation industry
largest manufacturer of military aircraft during WWII
gptkbp:notable_event World War II production
development of the B-24 Liberator
development of the PBY Catalina
merger with Vultee Aircraft Company
post-war transition to commercial aviation
gptkbp:notable_products gptkb:B-32_Dominator
gptkb:PBY_Catalina
gptkb:B-24_Liberator
gptkbp:operational_status defunct
gptkbp:parent_company gptkb:General_Dynamics_Corporation
gptkbp:parent_organization gptkb:General_Dynamics
gptkbp:products gptkb:military_aircraft
civil aircraft
gptkbp:region global
gptkbp:services gptkb:aircraft
aerospace engineering
aircraft manufacturing
gptkbp:subsidiaries gptkb:Consolidated_Vultee_Aircraft_Corporation
gptkb:Convair_Aircraft_Corporation
gptkb:Vultee_Aircraft
gptkbp:subsidiary gptkb:Convair
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Convair
gptkbp:type gptkb:military_defense
gptkbp:website www.convair.com
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Consolidated_B-24_Liberator
gptkb:B-24_Liberator
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4