A developing digital reference collection for the Convair XC-99, arranged in a compendium-style structure: Manuals / Photos / Reports / Video. Coverage is partial and will be expanded as additional material is curated. This is not a complete aircraft, engine or accessory documentation set.
Manuals
Aircraft
- Handbook of Flight Operating Instructions, USAF XC-99 Airplane — serial number 43-52436; manufacturer model designation 37; Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation, San Diego Division; dated 31 March 1949. The title page specifies Pratt & Whitney R4360-25 engines.
Related engine references
- Parts Catalog for Models R-4360-41 and -41A Aircraft Engines — AN 02A-10HF-4; 1 April 1952, revised 15 December 1952; supplied revision-notice page dated 4 May 1953.
- Preliminary Instructions, R-4360-4 Wasp Major Production — Pratt & Whitney Aircraft; October 1944.
The engine references cover variants other than the R4360-25 specified on the supplied XC-99 handbook. They are related Wasp Major family material, not a claim of exact installation applicability. Engine, carburettor and accessory coverage remains under development.
Related propeller references
- Instruction Manual for Curtiss Electric Propellers — Curtiss-Wright Corporation, Propeller Division, Caldwell, New Jersey; date and model not shown on the supplied cover.
- Pilot's Manual — Curtiss Electric Propeller — date and model not shown on the supplied cover.
- Curtiss Electric Propeller — Automatic Synchronizer — “Transvision” technical presentation by Jordanoff; date not shown on the supplied cover.
- The Curtiss Electric Propeller — date and model not shown on the supplied title-page image.
Propeller references are listed by their supplied covers. Exact XC-99 installation and model applicability are not established by these covers.
Photos
A separate photographic section is planned. Its contents are not yet specified in this partial-edition manifest.
Sicuro Publishing Reports
A separate editorial research section is in preparation. Report selection and technical verification remain in progress; no report titles are represented here as confirmed contents of this edition. Editorial reports are distinct from original factory and government manuals and are not approved operating or maintenance data.
Video
A separate video section is planned. No video title or link is specified in the present manifest.
Format & Delivery
Digital PDF reference material; no physical books or shipping. Where supplied in compressed RAR/ZIP archives, extract the archive before opening the PDFs. Free extraction tools include 7-Zip for Windows and The Unarchiver for Mac. The final download package is to be reconciled with this partial-edition manifest before release.
Historical Reference Notice
For historical research and documentary study. This collection is not current approved airworthiness data and does not authorize aircraft operation, maintenance, repair or return to service. Applicability, revisions and surviving documentary coverage vary by source and edition.
Legal Notice
This digital compilation, structure, indexing and presentation are © Sicuro Publishing. Rights in individual source documents remain with their respective holders. Manufacturer names identify the historical material; no manufacturer or government affiliation or endorsement is implied.