| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N793VS |
| 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): | 340-245 |
| Operator Titles: | Calspan Aerospace |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Niagara Falls - InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | New York, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KIAG IATA: IAG Local: IAG Other: - |
| Event: | Niagara Falls Air Show 2007 |
| Photo Date: | 12 August 2007 |
| Photo by: | Wim Sonneveld |
| Photo ID: | 735754 |
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Constructed as a C-131B and taken on strength with the US Air Force with serial 53-7793 in 1955 it was used as a radar testbed. In 1966, the aircraft was transferred to Calspan, Buffalo (NY) and redesignated NC-131B. From December 1968 to 1970 it was converted to an NC-131H, its engines changed from piston radials to Allison 501-D-13 turbo-props, made its first flight as a Total Flight-In Simulator (TIFS) in 1970. After various projects it was handed over to Calspan as N793VS on 23 December 2003. To the USAF Museum in Wright-Patterson on 7 November 2008. This photo is copyright © Wim Sonneveld, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 10 October 2024, and has since been viewed 253 times. |