U.S. Air Force XC-99 Cargo Plane Cockpit Cutaway, 1951

US Air Force XC-99 Cargo Plane Cockpit Cutaway 1951
US Air Force XC-99 Cargo Plane Cockpit Cutaway 1951

Only the cockpit of the XC-99?  Well, this plane was so freaking huge, we can barely show more than this.

Based on a B-36 bomber, the XC-99–built by Convair–flew 7,400 hours over the span of about 10 years.

Click to Enlarge to 786 x 742 px:

US Air Force XC-99 Cargo Plane Cockpit Cutaway 1951
US Air Force XC-99 Cargo Plane Cockpit Cutaway 1951

Source:  Popular Science March 1951

By Lee Wallender

Deception, influence, fakes, illusions, themed environments, simulations, secret places, secret infrastructure, imagined places, dreamscapes, movie sets and props, evasions, camouflage, studio backlots, miniatures.

Leave a comment