Варианты
- Bowlus - MC-1 half-scale - 1942 - США
- General Airborne - XCG-16 - 1944 - США
Фотографии
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Jane's All the World Aircraft 1946 / 03 - All the world's aeroplanes
The General Airborne XCG-16A "Flying-wing" type Military Troop and Cargo-carrying Glider.
A rare photograph of the XCG-16 troop-carrying glider, looking futuristic even today. The leading edge of the fuselage aerofoil opened like jaws to allow loading of troops or cargo. The two-man crew sat in the tandem cockpit atop the wing. Note the rather precarious-looking single fin and rudder. -
Air Enthusiast 1972-06 / ??? - The Rise and Demise of a Weapon (4)
The General Airborne XCG-16 "lifting body" transport glider.
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Авиация и Космонавтика 2013-11 / Р.Вениаминов - "Рамы" небесные /Фотоархив/ (1)
Регистрационный номер: NX21757 The private-venture predecessor of the XCG-16, the MC-1A which crashed in September 1943.
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Мировая Авиация 19
XCG-16A фирмы "General Airborne" представлял собой цельнодеревянный военно-транспортный планер двухбалочной схемы с несущим фюзеляжем аэродинамического профиля, способный поднять четыре тонны груза или 48 полностью экипированных бойцов. Первый экземпляр планера, буксируемый самолетом C-60, потерпел аварию во время демонстрационного полета в сентябре 1943 года.
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Aeroplane Monthly 1980-07 / H.Levy, R.Riding - Burnelli's Lifting Fuselages (5)
The General Airborne XCG-16 under tow. At some time it may have appeared with the civil markings NX21757.
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Aeroplane Monthly 1990-05 / R.Riding - Bowlus twin-boomers
Crude mock-up showing troop positions in the aerofoil wing - with midgets at the back.
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Air Enthusiast 1972-06 / ??? - The Rise and Demise of a Weapon (4)
A general arrangement drawing of the General Airborne XCG-16 "lifting body" transport glider.
