On 10 Sep 2004 07:05:45 -0700, (Prowlus) wrote:

Looking at a recent article of the convair xc-99 pusher transport I'm
suprised convair didn't consider turning it into a civil airlinner
during development

They did indeed, with beds and piano bars and everything. Pan Am even
put down a deposit on 15 of them, with 204 seats, sleeping berths,
lounges, and "Henry Dreyfuss interiors."

But the Boeing 707 put paid to all that.

all the best -- Dan Ford
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