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History's unique aircraft
History's Unique AircraftFairchild XC-120 Packplane Became an Intermodal Hope That Fell Flat
It was designed with ‘quadricycle’ landing gear and modular cargo pod that, in theory, could be quickly attached to and detached from the aircraft.
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