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| rdfs:comment | - The Convair XC-99, AF Ser. No. 43-52436, 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.
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| aircraft name | - REQUIRED IF STANDING ALONE
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| Caption | - ONLY AVAILABLE IF STANDING ALONE
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| engine (prop) | - Pratt & Whitney R-4360-41 Wasp Major
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| preservation | - National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton, Ohio
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| Crew | - Five duty + five reserve crew
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| ref | - General Dynamics Aircraft and their Predecessors
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| abstract | - The Convair XC-99, AF Ser. No. 43-52436, 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.
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