BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT CONVAIR XC-99
The Convair XC-99 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. The first flight was on November 24, 1947, and after testing it was delivered to the United States Air Force on May 26, 1949. The Convair Model 37 was a planned civil passenger variant based on the XC-99, but was not built.
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