"The Convair C-131 Samaritan was an American military transport produced from 1954 to 1956 by Convair. It is the military version of the Convair CV-240."@en . "1410.0"^^ . . "391"^^ . "The United States military began to operate CV-240s in 1950, under the designation T-29. These were used to train Air Force and Navy pilots in navigation, and were used until the 1970s, when they were replaced by the more modern T-43 . CV-240s were also used as transports under the name Samaritan until purpose-built versions began to be delivered in 1954. These were designated C-131, and saw service with the Air Force, Navy, and Coast Guard. Several were given to NASA during the Space Race to use as \"Vomit Comets\", or zero-gravity training aircraft for astronauts. The C-131 was also the first aircraft to be fitted as a gunship, albeit only experimentally. The Samaritan started being phased out of service in the 1970s, first by the Air Force. These were replaced with C-9 Nightingales. The Coast Guard retired it in 1983, while the Navy continued to operate it until 1990, by which time most had been replaced with C-12 Hurons and C-130 Hercules."@en . "The United States military began to operate CV-240s in 1950, under the designation T-29. These were used to train Air Force and Navy pilots in navigation, and were used until the 1970s, when they were replaced by the more modern T-43 . CV-240s were also used as transports under the name Samaritan until purpose-built versions began to be delivered in 1954. These were designated C-131, and saw service with the Air Force, Navy, and Coast Guard. Several were given to NASA during the Space Race to use as \"Vomit Comets\", or zero-gravity training aircraft for astronauts. The C-131 was also the first aircraft to be fitted as a gunship, albeit only experimentally."@en . "Military transport"@en . . . "1865.0"^^ . "4"^^ . . . "2413.0"^^ . "1990"^^ . . . "32.11 m"@en . . . . . "85.5"^^ . "Pratt & Whitney R-2800-99 \"Double Wasp\""@en . "2500.0"^^ . . "1949-09-22"^^ . "2"^^ . "United States Military Aircraft since 1909"@en . . . "18"^^ . . "The Convair C-131 Samaritan was an American military transport produced from 1954 to 1956 by Convair. It is the military version of the Convair CV-240."@en . "8.59 m"@en . "24.14 m"@en . "24500.0"^^ . . "920.0"^^ . "221"^^ . "255"^^ . "29248.0"^^ . "48"^^ . . . "293.0"^^ . "7.2"^^ . . "450.0"^^ . . . "prop"@en . "1950"^^ . "7,470 m"@en . "13294.0"^^ . "512"^^ . "254.0"^^ . . "47000.0"^^ . . "21363.0"^^ . "plane"@en . . "Convair"@en . "858.5200000000001"^^ . . . "Convair C-131 Samaritan"@en . "3210.56"^^ . . "Paraguayan Air Force"@en .