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==Specifications (XC-99)== [[File:Convair XC-99 3-view line drawing.png|thumb|3-view line drawing of the Convair XC-99]] {{Aircraft specs |ref=''General Dynamics Aircraft and their Predecessors''<ref name="Wegg p98">Wegg 1990, p. 98.</ref> |prime units?=imp <!-- General characteristics --> |crew=5 (with a relief crew of 5) |capacity= up to 400 troops / {{cvt|100000|lb}} cargo |length ft=182 |length in=6 |length note= |span ft=230 |span in=0 |span note= |height ft=57 |height in=6 |height note= |wing area sqft=4772 |wing area note= |swept area sqft=<!-- swing-wings --> |swept area note= |volume ft3=<!-- lighter-than-air --> |volume note= |aspect ratio=<!-- sailplanes --> |airfoil='''root:''' [[NACA airfoil|NACA 63(420)-422]]; '''tip:''' [[NACA airfoil|NACA 63(420)-517]]<ref name="Selig">{{cite web |last1=Lednicer |first1=David |title=The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage |url=https://m-selig.ae.illinois.edu/ads/aircraft.html |website=m-selig.ae.illinois.edu |access-date=16 April 2019}}</ref> |empty weight lb=135232 |empty weight note= |gross weight lb=265000 |gross weight note= |max takeoff weight lb=320000 |max takeoff weight note= |fuel capacity={{cvt|19112|USgal|impgal l}} |more general= <!-- Powerplant --> |eng1 number=6 |eng1 name=[[Pratt & Whitney R-4360-41 Wasp Major]] |eng1 type=28-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine |eng1 hp=3500 |prop blade number=3 |prop name=Curtiss-Electric constant-speed fully-feathering pusher propellers |prop dia ft=<!-- propeller aircraft --> |prop dia in=<!-- propeller aircraft --> |prop dia note= <!-- Performance --> |max speed mph=307 |max speed note= |cruise speed mph= |cruise speed note= |stall speed mph= |stall speed note= |never exceed speed mph= |never exceed speed note= |minimum control speed mph= |minimum control speed note= |range miles=8100 |range note= with {{cvt|19112|USgal|impgal l}} and {{cvt|10000|lb}} payload |combat range miles= |combat range note= |ferry range miles= |ferry range note= |endurance=<!-- if range unknown --> |ceiling ft= |ceiling note= |g limits=<!-- aerobatic --> |roll rate=<!-- aerobatic --> |climb rate ftmin= |climb rate note= |time to altitude= |wing loading lb/sqft= |wing loading note= |fuel consumption lb/mi= |power/mass= |more performance= |avionics=* Weather radar }}
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