A vintage video introducing the latest civilian transport aircraft; the Mitsubishi MC-20.
The name, MC, was inspired by the Douglas series of transports like the DC-2 and the DC-3 and it naturally meant"Mitsubishi Commercial".
It should be noted that as a name it was an one-off, i.e. there were no "MC-19" or "MC-22". The civilian version of he Mitsubishi Ki-21 "Sally" bomber is sometimes reffered to as "MC-21" but the Army was unwilling to adopt a civilian-based designation and opted, at least officially, for "M-21" instead.
The Army version of the MC-20 was the Ki-57. More about the type, here.
Of particular interest is the overall look of the aircraft fresh out of the factory, with some parts painted gray and others seemed to be left unpainted.
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