Chase C-122 "Avitruc"
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Here's a couple. The C-122s were flown by a troop carrier squadron out of Ardmore AFB, Oklahoma, in the mid 1950's, and were mothballed from there. I've seen a picture of one being flown in Alaska in commercial colors, but I can't find it right at the moment.
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Except for YC-122C 49-2883 which was converted into the Hiller X-18.
A fairly reasonable YC-122 drawing (meant for a control-line flying model) may be found here on: eBay and
Airliners.net has a great image here.
There is a lot of information scattered across the interwebs; however "YC-122" is a better search term.
A fairly reasonable YC-122 drawing (meant for a control-line flying model) may be found here on: eBay and
Airliners.net has a great image here.
There is a lot of information scattered across the interwebs; however "YC-122" is a better search term.
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In the 1950s, Lockheed really had files on everything it seems!
Here is a 1951 report evaluating the potential of the Chase YC-122C Avitruc "as a Feederline Airplane," especially by comparison with the Convair CV-240 and the Douglas DC-3.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/LOCKHEED-REPORT-ON-THE-EVALUATION-OF-THE-CHASE-C-122-AS-A-FEEDERLINE-AIRPLANE-/290776274557?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item43b39dd67d
Here is a 1951 report evaluating the potential of the Chase YC-122C Avitruc "as a Feederline Airplane," especially by comparison with the Convair CV-240 and the Douglas DC-3.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/LOCKHEED-REPORT-ON-THE-EVALUATION-OF-THE-CHASE-C-122-AS-A-FEEDERLINE-AIRPLANE-/290776274557?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item43b39dd67d
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Just a small point - the YC-122 was a powered development of the XCG-18. The XCG-20 gave rise to the C-123.
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Jos Heyman said:
Absolutely. In my haste I forgot to make this clear: Avitruc was the name used by Chase for both the MS-7 (YC-122/A/B/C) and MS-8 (XCG-20, XC-123, C-123A and early C-123B), but not the MS-6 (XCG-18A). Only when Fairchild took over the C-123B did the name change to Provider.
