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The Buran, on it's first and only spaceflight. It was unmanned, its automated landing program putting it within a few feet of its intended landing area 206 minutes after launch.

The dissolution of the USSR meant the cancellation of the Buran program due to lack of funds.

 

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You realize how large the F-111 was when you see that the radar operator and pilot are sitting side by side.

 

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Although General Dynamics won the TFX program and was contracted to build the F-111, Boeing thought they had it in the bag. This was the Boeing 818, designed to meet the same requirements.

 

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these flew over the top of us daily, we are 10 mins from Williamtown RAAF base

 

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While the B-36 was a huge bomber, there was also an offshoot; the Convair XC-99. Developed as a transport plane designed for either 400 troops carried on it's two levels, or 100,000 pounds of cargo, the single example built served from 1949 to 1957 and carried over 30,000 tons of cargo while logging 7,400 hours of use.

A passenger plane, capable of moving 204 passengers 4,200 miles non-stop was also designed, and fifteen were ordered by Pan-Am. However nobody else placed an order and that low number wasn't enough to have it placed in production.

Here is a cockpit view from a March 1951 Popular Science article.

Transport version compared to B-36 Bomber-

Currently stored in pieces at the Davis-Monthan AFB waiting until someone can afford to restore it.

 

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While the B-36 was a huge bomber, there was also an offshoot; the Convair XC-99. Developed as a transport plane designed for either 400 troops carried on it's two levels, or 100,000 pounds of cargo, the single example built served from 1949 to 1957 and carried over 30,000 tons of cargo while logging 7,400 hours of use.

A passenger plane, capable of moving 204 passengers 4,200 miles non-stop was also designed, and fifteen were ordered by Pan-Am. However nobody else placed an order and that low number wasn't enough to have it placed in production.

Here is a cockpit view from a March 1951 Popular Science article.
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Transport version compared to B-36 Bomber-

Currently stored in pieces at the Davis-Monthan AFB waiting until someone can afford to restore it.
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I saw the xc-99 at Wright Patt several years ago wasn't aware it had been moved.

 

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Father & Daughter Pilot Team . . .

 

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Mother & Daughter Pilot Team . . .

 

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Interior of passenger airplane in 1930 . . .

 

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Captured Japanese WW2 Aircraft heading home

 

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I saw the xc-99 at Wright Patt several years ago wasn't aware it had been moved.

You may be correct on that, I haven't been there to verify. Just going by what Wiki says is the current location. If you've got something more concrete, by all means let us know. Thanks.

 

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You may be correct on that, I haven't been there to verify. Just going by what Wiki says is the current location. If you've got something more concrete, by all means let us know. Thanks.

we were at WP visiting the Air Force Museum, and went over to the restoration area to see Memphis Belle...probably 15 years ago. The XC-99 was in front of the hanger in pieces, IIRC that had recently taken delivery of it. According to John Weeks site, it was moved to Tuscon. B-36 — The Peacemaker Survivors