U.S. 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.

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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

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