Roden 351 1/144 Convair XC-99 USAF Heavy Transport Aircraft

Model Kit

The Convair XC-99 was a pioneering American heavy transport aircraft developed from the B-36 Peacemaker strategic bomber. It first flew in 1947 and served with the U.S. Air Force from 1950 to 1957. At the time, it was the largest land-based transport aircraft in the world, capable of carrying up to 400 fully equipped troops or 45 tons of cargo.

The XC-99 set several aviation records during its operational life and was used extensively by the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. A civilian passenger variant was proposed but ultimately cancelled, and no further production orders were placed. As a result, only a single prototype was built, which survives at Davis-Monthan AFB, albeit in a dismantled state. The XC-99 remained the largest transport aircraft of its kind until the introduction of the Lockheed C-5 Galaxy in the late 1960s.

SPECIFICATIONS:

• Scale: 1/144
• Markings:
  • MATS 1700th Air Transport Group, Kelly AFB, Texas, San Antonio Air Materiel Area (SAAMA), 1954-55
  • Kelly AFB, San Antonio Texas, 1956-57