YC-97A
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The YC-97A was an early prototype variant of Boeing’s C-97 Stratofreighter military transport aircraft, used to test and refine the design before full production.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| YC-97A canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
aircraft prototype
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prototype military transport aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftCategory |
military aircraft
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transport aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftClass | heavy transport ⓘ |
| aircraftConfiguration | low‑wing monoplane ⓘ |
| aircraftEngineType | piston engine ⓘ |
| aircraftFamily | Boeing C-97 family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aircraftRole | military transport ⓘ |
| aircraftType | four‑engine transport aircraft ⓘ |
| basedOn | Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| designedBy | Boeing Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedFrom | Boeing B-29 Superfortress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | C-97 production variants NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDesignFeature |
large cargo hold
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pressurized fuselage ⓘ tricycle landing gear ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Boeing ⓘ |
| militaryBranchUser | United States Army Air Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | XC-97 ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | evaluation of transport configuration ⓘ |
| status | prototype ⓘ |
| usedFor |
design testing
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flight evaluation ⓘ refinement of C-97 Stratofreighter design ⓘ |
| usedIn | post‑World War II era ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter