GORDON W. HUBBARD COLLECTION
No. 3717. Lockheed 10-E XC-35 (36-353 c/n 3501) US Army Air Corps
Aeroplane Photo Supply (APS) Photo No. 3212
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07/15/2006. Jack McKillop:
"This aircraft was purchased by the USAAC for use
as a high altitude research and pressurized cabin test plane and was
the world's first airplane specifically constructed with a pressure
cabin. The basic Model 10 fuselage was redesigned with a near
circular cross section to better withstand the stresses of
pressurization and the large passenger windows were replaced with
much smaller slit windows. |
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Created September 20, 2004