A tractor towing the detachable cargo compartment from the XC-120 Packplane. A detachable-fuselage transport airplane was demonstrated recently by the United States Air Force at Hagerstown, Maryland. Known as the Fairchild XC-120 Packplane the twin-engined, high-wing monoplane carries a removable "pod" which can carry 36 litter patients, 64 fully equipped troops, or 20,000 pounds of cargo. In operation, the airplanes is designed to fly into a forward area, have its fuselage or "pod' detached in
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