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| Conversion of one C-119B to meet USAF requirement for an experimental detachable-fuselage transport; C-119B wings and tail surfaces combined with new upper fuselage component with a flat surface; lower component with flat upper surface, and incorporating cargo compartment, could be mated with the Packplane; flight deck in upper component; the type could be flown with or without pack and it was intended that various packs for different military operations would be provided; first flown on 11 August 1950; no production contract followed military evaluation.
| MODEL | XC-120 |
| CREW | 5 |
| PASSENGERS | 66 |
| ENGINE | 2 x Pratt & Whitney R-4360-20, 2435kW |
| DIMENSIONS |
| Wingspan | 33.3 m | 109 ft 3 in |
| Length | 25.3 m | 83 ft 0 in |
| Height | 7.6 m | 25 ft 11 in |
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| | bee-plane, e-mail, 07.04.2012 12:36 we are launching bee-plane project and are looking for XC-120 information. Please contact us ! reply | | Erik Hertzer, e-mail, 07.12.2011 06:32 Was the only prototype scrapped or does it exist anywhere...? reply | | Chris J, e-mail, 26.10.2011 00:46 @JIm Winnie did you feel like the landing gear was unstable reply | | Noname, e-mail, 31.03.2020 10:24 Glad they only made one. reply | | JIm Winnie, e-mail, 22.12.2009 16:37 I flew in this aircraft as a flight engineer in 1950 at Eglin Air Force Base testing the aircraft. I found it to be very unstable without the fuselage on it. Glad they only made one. reply |
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