The XC-99, serial 43-52436, was a double deck
transport variant of the B-36.
It had a considerably larger fuselage, but was never fitted with jet
pods.
The wingspan is the same 230 feet (70.10 meters), but the fuselage is
23 feet longer at 185 feet (56.39 meters).
The payload of the XC-99 was 101,000 pounds (45.81
to)
or 400 fully equipped troops. Pan American Airlines ordered fifteen
Model 37 twin-deck airliners.
They would have provided capacious restrooms and lounges for their transatlantic
passengers. |