Nanchang CJ-6A (CJ-5) Yak-18 US Presidential Fleet Arthur "Kit" Murray flew the

Arthur "Kit" Murray flew the same aircraft to a new altitude record of 90

severely harming both Lockheed and the TriStar sales program

747 were built in Canada (the majority being DH 82c's with enclosed cockpits

and the affectionate nickname "Sandy")

National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger's trips to secretly meet with officials from North Vietnam were also aboard this aircraft

Nanchang CJ-6A (CJ-5) Yak-18 US Presidential Fleet Arthur "Kit" Murray flew theCJ 6 airplane model. Built under license in China, the basic Yak 18 was known as the Nanchang CJ 5. Produced at the Nanchang Aircraft Factory from 1954 through 1958, the design showed deficiencies for jet pilot training that led the Chinese to independently revise the basic Yak 18 design to feature a retractable undercarriage, with the main gear folding inward toward the fuselage, and the nose wheel retracting backward into the fuselage. The wings