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.


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    Title :

    Pod plane -- Solution to cargo problems?


    Additional title:

    Aviation Week


    Published in:

    Aviation Week ; 52 , n 26 ; p 12-14


    Publication date :

    1950


    Size :

    3 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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