Douglas XCG-17
The Douglas XCG-17 was an American assault glider, developed by the conversion of a C-47 Skytrain twin-engine transport during World War II. Although the XCG-17 was successfully tested, the requirement for such a large glider had passed, and no further examples of the type were built; one additional C-47, however, was converted in the field to glider configuration briefly during 1946 for evaluation, but was quickly reconverted to powered configuration.
| XCG-17 | |
|---|---|
| The XCG-17 during towed flight | |
| Role | Assault glider |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Douglas Aircraft |
| First flight | June 14, 1944 |
| Primary user | United States Army Air Forces |
| Number built | 1 |
| Developed from | Douglas C-47 Skytrain |
| Type | Prototype |
| Construction number | 4588 |
| Registration | N69030 XA-JID XC-0PS |
| Serial | 41-18496 |
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.