| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | 53-7793 |
| Alternate Serial: | 0-37793 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Convair 240 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Convair 340/440/540/580/640 (C-131) |
| Aircraft Version: | Convair NC-131H TIFS |
| C/n (msn): | 245 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| Unit Markings: | FDL - Flight Dynamics Laboratory |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Buffalo - Niagara InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | New York, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KBUF IATA: BUF Local: BUF Other: - |
| Photo Date: | October 1991 |
| Photo by: | Michael Roeser |
| Photo ID: | 380852 |
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K25 slide scan. Delivered 1954 as C-131B, fitted out as a testbed. Upgraded 1969 to CV-580 standard and 1970 to TIFS simulator. Based Wright Patterson with Flight Dynamics Laboratory, later Buffalo assigned to Calspan. Reregistered N793VS in 2000, retired 2008 to USAF Museuem. The longest serving US military Convair was used in a variety of research programmes, namely B-1, Concorde, Space Shuttle, 757, X-29, YF-23, B-2, 747, C-5 and 787 amongst others. This photo is copyright © Michael Roeser, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 5 August 2021, and has since been viewed 918 times. |