Fairchild XC-120 features detachable fuselage; span 109 ft 3 in.; length 82 ft 10 in.; height 25 ft 1 in.; aerial platform for pod, engines, cockpit, booms and tail surfaces is able to fly without fuselage; chief advantage is that it eliminates vital factor of unload time.
Pod plane -- Solution to cargo problems?
Aviation Week
Aviation Week ; 52 , n 26 ; p 12-14
1950
3 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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