| XG-18/YC-122 Avitruc | |
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| YC-122C | |
| Role | Military transport aircraft |
| Manufacturer | Chase |
| Designer | Michael Stroukoff |
| First flight | 18 December 1947 |
| Produced | 1947–1953 |
| Number built | 18 |
| Developed from | Chase CG-14 |
| Developed into | Hiller X-18 |
The Chase XCG-18A and YC-122 Avitruc (known internally as the Chase MS.7) was a military transport aircraft designed by Chase Aircraft and produced in limited numbers in the United States in the late 1940s, initially as a glider, but definitively in powered form. The design was based on the CG-14 cargo glider but was substantially larger and featured all-metal construction. It was a high-wing cantilever monoplane. The fuselage was of rectangular cross-section and featured a loading ramp at its rear. The main undercarriage units were carried at the sides of the fuselage and were fixed, while the nosewheel was retractable. In its powered form, two radial engines were fitted in nacelles in the wings.