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On 2/10/08 8:39 AM, in article
8, "Bob Moore"
wrote:
Boomerang wrote
Was there really such a bird? Can't find it on google. Pix?
Well...it wasn't a "KC-99", it was the XC-99.
Picture in the article below.
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XC-99
The sole XC-99 in its early days of operation, before a nose radome was
fitted.
Type Heavy transport
Manufacturer Convair
Maiden flight 23 November 1947
Introduced 23 November 1949
Retired 1957
Status Museum piece
Primary user United States Air Force
Number built 1
Developed from Convair B-36
The Convair XC-99 was 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 B-36 bomber,
sharing the wings and some other structures with it. The first flight was
on 23 November 1947 in San Diego, California, and after testing it was
delivered to the Air Force on 23 November 1949.
Bob Moore
Bob's right. My mistake.
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