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Издательство: McFarland & Company
Автор: William Patrick Dean
Название: The ATL-98 Carvair: A Comprehensive History of the Aircraft and All 21 Airframes
Язык: английский
Год издания: 2008
Количество страниц: 417
ISBN: 978-0-7864-3670-5
Формат: pdf (e-book)
Размер: 11 мб

The ATL-98 Carvair is a truly unusual aircraft. Converted from 19 C-54 World War II transport planes and two DC-4 airliners into a small fleet of air ferries by Aviation Traders of Southend, England, the Carvair allowed commercial air passengers to accompany their automobiles onboard the aircraft. The planes were dispersed throughout the world, operating for 75 airlines and transporting cars, royalty, rock groups, refugees, whales, rockets, military vehicles, gold, and even nuclear material. After more than 45 years, two Carvairs were in 2008 still in service.