Picture of the Convair NC-131H TIFS (580) aircraft

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Aircraft Taken at More: USA - Air Force More: Convair NC-131H TIFS (580) More: Niagara Falls - International (IAG / KIAG) More: USA - New York, August 11, 2007 Remark Photographer N793VS (cn 245) Operated by Calspan Flight Research. I had thought this aircraft had gone the way of the dodo bird. I remember seeing it fly around years ago. It is called a TIFS (Total In-Flight Simulator) and was made from a Convair C-131. The front cockpit could be set up with the cockpit of anything and through computers the aircraft can be made to handle as that particular aircraft. This aircraft was used a lot to train shuttle astronauts early in the program on how to fly the orbitor. More: Wayne Dippold Contact Wayne Dippold Link to me!

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A visitor from United States posted Tue August 14, 2007: This is the first picture I've seen of aircraft giving birth.
A visitor from Switzerland posted Tue August 14, 2007: Nice odd bird!
A visitor from Sweden posted Tue August 14, 2007: Very exciting plane. I´ve never saw such a thing before. :o)

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