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.

The Convair XC-99, a transport version of the Convair B-36 bomber, made its first flight in November 1947. Designed to carry 400 troops, 335 litter patients, or 100,000 pounds of cargo, the double-decked XC-99 was powered by six 3,500 hp Pratt & Whitney R-4360-41 pusher-type engines turning 19-foot reversible-pitch propellers.

Feb 18, 2023 · The Convair XC-99 began life as an experimental transport aircraft and is perhaps one of the most unique designs of a larger plane by using the pusher formation. Designed in the late 1940s as a variant of the Convair B-36 Peacemaker bomber, the XC-99 held the record as the largest piston-driven propeller plane constructed in the United States.

Jul 5, 2024 · This turbine-powered aircraft could carry more weight than the XC-99 over similar distances at quicker speeds, all with the benefit of a continuous and fully open cargo deck, in contrast to the XC-99’s awkward twin-deck configuration.

Convair XC-99 Transport and Model 37 Airliner. Convair XC-99 Cargo Transport. (from the Wings Friend or Foes Series) As the advent of jet aircraft began to emerge in the late 1940s and early 1950s, Convair started design on variants of its B-36 Peacemaker. It created a swept-winged version with all-jet propulsion, known as the YB-60.

Apr 28, 2020 · To improve and simplify loading procedures on the XC-99, Convair proposed to the Air Force a new production version of the plane, called C-99. With this proposal, Convair entered the stiff competition in the strategic transport field, along with the Douglas C …

The XC-99 comes in for a landing during its November 1947 maiden flight out of Lindbergh Field, Calif. It was, at the time, the world’s largest land aircraft.

The XC-99 was a proposed cargo airlifter and passenger airliner built on the B-36 airframe. It featured a double-deck layout that could hold 400 troops, 305 liters and 35 attendants, or 100,000 pounds of cargo.

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.

Upon making its first flight on November 23, 1947, the XC-99, in terms of payload, was the largest landplane transport in the world. As originally built, the XC-99 featured the single-wheel main landing gear of the XB-36, restricting operations to only a …