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Property	Value
rdf:type	Aircraft Type
rdfs:label	Conroy Virtus
rdfs:comment	The Conroy Virtus was a proposed American large transport aircraft intended to transport the Space Shuttle. Designed beginning in 1974 by John M. Conroy of the Turbo-Three Corporation, it was to incorporate a pair of Boeing B-52 Stratofortress fuselages to form a new craft utilizing existing parts for cost-savings. While the project was seriously considered, it proved impractically large, and NASA chose to develop the Boeing 747-based Shuttle Carrier from surplus commercial aircraft instead.
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ceiling ft	35000
max takeoff weight lb	850000
Status	Canceled
range miles	3000
eng1 type	high-bypass turbofans
primary user	NASA
Type	Outsized cargo aircraft
Unit Cost	1.25E7
wing area sqft	22166
See Also	* Antonov An-225 Mriya * Scaled Composites Stratolaunch * C-5 Shuttle Carrier
National Origin	United States
Related	* Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
aspect ratio	9
Developed From	dbkwik:resource/463N2RgsoT3vEuXm__Kw8w==
span ft	450
cruise speed mph	300
prime units?	imp
eng1 lbf	45800
similar aircraft	* Myasishchev VM-T * Shuttle Carrier Aircraft
Builder	dbkwik:resource/WOKbrPJtPVJ4Bqf6H9X6XA==
eng1 name	Pratt & Whitney JT9D-3A
Designer	dbkwik:resource/P3f2wGCz_O71W0Xj45Ak-g==
ref	Lowther 2012
eng1 number	4
abstract	The Conroy Virtus was a proposed American large transport aircraft intended to transport the Space Shuttle. Designed beginning in 1974 by John M. Conroy of the Turbo-Three Corporation, it was to incorporate a pair of Boeing B-52 Stratofortress fuselages to form a new craft utilizing existing parts for cost-savings. While the project was seriously considered, it proved impractically large, and NASA chose to develop the Boeing 747-based Shuttle Carrier from surplus commercial aircraft instead.