Convair NC-131H Samaritan

NC-131H Samaritan
Convair NC-131H at the Airpark section of the National Museum of the United States Air Force
General information
TypeIn-Flight Simulator
ManufacturerConvair
StatusRetired, on display at the National Museum of the United States Air Force
Primary userUnited States Air Force
Number built1
History
ManufacturedLate 1960s
Introduction date1971
First flight1970
Retired2008
Developed fromConvair C-131 Samaritan

The Convair NC-131H Samaritan, also known as the Total In-Flight Simulator (TIFS), is a modified Convair C-131 Samaritan that was used to study aircraft handling characteristics. Built as a C-131B, the aircraft underwent extensive conversion and modification by the United States Air Force, NASA, Calspan and others from the late 1960s until the 2000s. TIFS' maiden flight was in 1970.

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