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Convair XC-99

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Top speed494 km/h
Range13,041 km
Cruise speed399 km/h
Unit cost4,300,000–4,300,000 USD
Engine typesPratt & Whitney R-4360 Wasp Major
First flightNovember 24, 1947
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Date of Upd.
ID1866781
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About Convair XC-99


The Convair XC-99, AF Ser. No. 43-52436, is a prototype heavy cargo aircraft built by Convair for the United States Air Force. It was the largest piston-engined land-based transport aircraft ever built, and was developed from the Convair B-36 Peacemaker bomber, sharing the wings and some other structures with it.

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