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The ATL-98 Carvair is a truly unusual aircraft. Converted from 19 C-54 World War II transport planes and two DC-4 airliners into a small fleet of air ferries by Aviation Traders of Southend, England, the Carvair allowed commercial air passengers to accompany their automobiles onboard the aircraft. The planes were dispersed throughout the world, operating for 75 airlines and transporting cars, royalty, rock groups, refugees, whales, rockets, military vehicles, gold, and even nuclear material. After more than 45 years, two Carvairs were in 2008 still in service.
This comprehensive history of the ATL-98 Carvair, begins with corporate histories and profiles of key players, including William Patterson, Donald Douglas, and Freddie Laker. Four chapters illustrate the evolution of the car-ferry as a viable aircraft, the history of Aviation Traders, engineering details incorporated into the Carvair's production, and major Carvair operators. Chapters on each of the fleet's 21 planes provide individual histories and anecdotes. Seven appendices provide several kinds of data and the book is fully indexed.
Contents
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Foreword by Michael O'Callaghan
Preface
Introduction
Part I: Getting Off the Ground
1. Corporate History
2. Car-Ferry Evolution
3. Aviation Traders Engineering Limited
4. Engineering
5. Carvair Operators
Part II: Individual Aircraft Histories
6. Carvair Zero
7. Carvair One
8. Carvair Two
9. Carvair Three
10. Carvair Four
11. Carvair Five
12. Carvair Six
13. Carvair Seven
14. Carvair Eight
15. Carvair Nine
16. Carvair Ten
17. Carvair Eleven
18. Carvair Twelve
19. Carvair Thirteen
20. Carvair Fourteen
21. Carvair Fifteen
22. Carvair Sixteen
23. Carvair Seventeen
24. Carvair Eighteen
25. Carvair Nineteen
26. Carvair Twenty
27. Carvair Twenty-One
Epilogue
Appendix 1: Carvair's DC-4 Airframes
Appendix 2: Individual Aircraft Dated Histories
Appendix 3: DC-4 Owners and Operators
Appendix 4: ATL-98 Carvair Owners, Operators, Liveries
Appendix 5: DC-4 Registration
Appendix 6: Carvair Registration
Appendix 7: Aircraft Names
Glossary
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
