Consolidated 37 / XC-99
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Shortly after starting to develop the B-36 bomber, Convair began the parallel design of a transport late in 1942 (Model 37). The XC-99 used the same wings, empennage, landing gear, and six 3,500hp (2,600kW) Pratt & Whitney Wasp Major engines as in the ‘Peacemaker’, but it had a large pressurized, double-decked fuselage capable of carrying 400 troops or more than 100,000lb (45,350kg) of cargo.
Engines: 6 x Pratt & Whitney R4360-41 Wasp Major, 3,500hp (2,600kW).
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