The Pacific War Online Encyclopedia: AT-11 Kansan, American Trainer (original) (raw)
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Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan
| Crew | 4 |
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| Dimensions | 47'8" by 34'2" by 9'8"14.53m by 10.41m by 2.95m |
| Weight | 9300 lbs fully loaded4200 kg fully loaded |
| Maximum speed | 215 mph346 km/h |
| Service ceiling | 20,000 feet6100m |
| Power plant | 2 450 hp Pratt & Whitney R-985 Wasp Junior nine-cylinder radial engines |
| Armament | 2 0.30 machine guns |
| Range | 745 miles at 150 mph1200 km at 240 km/h |
| Production | 1582 of all types |
| Variants | 36 aircraft were modified as AT-11A navigation trainers. |
The AT-11 was used to train 90% of American bombardiers during the Second World War. It was a militarized version of the Beechcraft Model 18 commercial transport equipped with a transparent nose, bomb bay, and provisions for flexible guns for gunnery training. However, the AT-11 was not equipped with the Norden Bombsight until late 1943.
References
National Museum of the USAF (2011; accesssed 2012-5-14)
The Pacific War Online Encyclopedia © 2012 by Kent G. Budge. Index
