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CONVAIRIETY
Feb.
MAJOR MATING
MAJOR COMPONENTS
“ 3
FT. WORTH PLANT LAYOUT—Strip map above shows steps which build
B-36 bombers at Convair FW, world's largest integrated aircraft factory. The
200-foot-wide bay stretches uninterruptedly from one end of assembly building
to other. Section of sketch map which appears on this page illustrates manufac-
ture of major components and major mating. Photos below show various stages
along the line.
Thousands of Parts Converge in Early Stages of Building B-36
Left above: 'hat section structure of pilots’ enclosure of B-36 is clamped in prep-
aration for spot welding. Entirely of stainless steel, this structure is cross hatched
to controlled dimensions so glass will fit perfectly and when completed is compound
curvature. Center above: bombardier’s enclosure in final stages of glazing, with
glass panels covered for protection. Right above: in left background are major
bucks where bomb bay components are built. In foreground a tail section and
vertical fin are in cleanup, with vertical fin component in major 'buck. Floor area
in center covered by tools for building vertical fin.
Left above: B-36 tail structure aft of bomb bay is in cleanup station prior to
mating to aft bomb bay. Center above: a nose structure in cleanup, with pilots’
enclosure being attached and faired-in prior to structure pressure testing. Right
above: vertical buck for assembling major wing structure. Note length of tool.
Left above: mating horizontal stabilizer of B-36 with tail cone and tail section.
At this station (at left and not shown in picture) aft section of bomb bay is simul-
taneously mated to tail section. Center: Forward and aft bomb bay in structure
cleanup being prepared for installation of 85-foot-long communication tube, which
has previously been sealed and pressure tested. Each section of bomb bay is then
mated, one to nose and other to tail, and placed in primary line. Right above: wing
flat line, where wing primary installations are made. Note that air inlet openings
have been attached and removable leading edges have been coordinated with wings.
In right background are three of the wing structures in cleanup prior to mating.
In left background truss structure of major assembly tools is visible.
Dutch Pilots Lose Their Hearts To
A New Sweetheart — Convair Liner
The following excerpts from
Dutch newspapers on the Con-
vair-Liners operating for KLM
were forwarded to CONVAIR-
IETY by R. E. Senn, Convair
Service representative at Am-
sterdam. The translations are
described as “very literal.”
“The commander of the Con-
vair placed himself in the center
of the wide cabin and 80 ears
wanted to hear what he said. It
was an impressive and interest-
ing speech of the excellent prop-
erty of this production of CVAC
which has the KLM as the first
European airlines corporation.
The commander (Capt. van Ul-
sen) loved first the Fokker, that
plane type with a great history
of which no old pilot can think
without nice memories.
“ ‘That was my old love’,”
said the commander, ‘but now
I’ve a new one. . . . This plane
is the love of all the people
of the KLM who have known
it. Just one week ago it went
from Amsterdam to Paris in
58 minutes.) If you sit in the
comfortable chairs of their
plane with two motors and
look to the earth through the
wide windows, everybody can
tell you and you can believe
that you go with a speed of
500 kilometres.
=“‘But if you see from your
Convair a Dakota (D'C-3) and
they tell you that plane is
going 200 km, you can hardly
believe that. For that old sis-
ter even does not stand still
but flies as swift as an arrow
afterwards . . .’”
JUNIPER
“Juniper is giving up his mu-
sical career.”
MOVIES AND LUNCH—Convair FW workers are shown
watching a lunch time movie sponsored by the Safety and Educa-
tion sections of the Industrial Relations Department (3). The movies,
scheduled on Tuesdays and Thursdays, draw hundreds of workers.
Films include travel, education, safety and amusement. When
above picture was made, workers were watching a technicolor
show, "Coffee—the Pride of Colombia."
ENGLISH BRIDE GOES
BACK FOR VISIT
Ethel Jungk, wife of Bill Jungk
(Dept. 6 SD) is home after a
three-month visit with her par-
ents in Scunthorpe, England. Ac-
companied by their five-months-
old son, Ralph, Mrs. Jungk made
the trans-ocean trip aboard the
Queen Mary but commented:
“Next time it’ll be by air.” Her
return was delayed by a shipping
strike and repair work after the
liner ran aground at Cherbourg.
The Jungks met during the war
while he was a flight engineer
for the 303rd Bomb Group and
she was working in a steel plant
at Hull, England.
| SMOKING CAR|
“No, that’s all right, lady, you
don’t HAVE to smoke.”
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Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation. Convairiety, Volume 2, Number 4, February 16, 1949, periodical, February 16, 1949; Fort Worth, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1117927/m1/4/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, Fort Worth.