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The Conroy Virtus was a proposed American large transport aircraft intended to transport the Space Shuttle. Designed beginning in 1974 by John M. Conroy of the Turbo-Three Corporation, it was to incorporate a pair of Boeing B-52 Stratofortress fuselages to form a new craft utilizing existing parts for cost-savings. While the project was seriously considered, it proved impractically large, and NASA chose to develop the Boeing 747-based Shuttle Carrier from surplus commercial aircraft instead.

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  • Conroy Virtus
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  • The Conroy Virtus was a proposed American large transport aircraft intended to transport the Space Shuttle. Designed beginning in 1974 by John M. Conroy of the Turbo-Three Corporation, it was to incorporate a pair of Boeing B-52 Stratofortress fuselages to form a new craft utilizing existing parts for cost-savings. While the project was seriously considered, it proved impractically large, and NASA chose to develop the Boeing 747-based Shuttle Carrier from surplus commercial aircraft instead.
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ceiling ft
  • 35000(xsd:integer)
max takeoff weight lb
  • 850000(xsd:integer)
Status
  • Canceled
range miles
  • 3000(xsd:integer)
eng1 type
  • high-bypass turbofans
primary user
Type
  • Outsized cargo aircraft
Unit Cost
  • 1.25E7
wing area sqft
  • 22166(xsd:integer)
See Also
  • * Antonov An-225 Mriya * Scaled Composites Stratolaunch * C-5 Shuttle Carrier
National Origin
  • United States
Related
  • * Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
aspect ratio
  • 9(xsd:integer)
Developed From
span ft
  • 450(xsd:integer)
cruise speed mph
  • 300(xsd:integer)
prime units?
  • imp
eng1 lbf
  • 45800(xsd:integer)
similar aircraft
  • * Myasishchev VM-T * Shuttle Carrier Aircraft
Builder
eng1 name
  • Pratt & Whitney JT9D-3A
Designer
ref
  • Lowther 2012
eng1 number
  • 4(xsd:integer)
abstract
  • The Conroy Virtus was a proposed American large transport aircraft intended to transport the Space Shuttle. Designed beginning in 1974 by John M. Conroy of the Turbo-Three Corporation, it was to incorporate a pair of Boeing B-52 Stratofortress fuselages to form a new craft utilizing existing parts for cost-savings. While the project was seriously considered, it proved impractically large, and NASA chose to develop the Boeing 747-based Shuttle Carrier from surplus commercial aircraft instead.
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