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The XT-36 was intended for use in both trainer and transport roles. It utilised a low-wing design, with twin [[Pratt & Whitney R-2800]] radial engines providing power; the design specified a pressurised cabin, capable of carring either an instructor and three students in the training role, or two crewmembers and up to twelve passengers in a transport configuration.<ref>Ball 1995, p.143.</ref> Top speed was expected to be around {{convert|350|mph}} at over {{convert|30000|ft}}.<ref name="Flight">"[http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1952/1952%20-%200054.html The Beechcraft T-36]. ''Flight'', 4 January 1952, p.20.</ref> The aircraft was intended to become a standard [[United States Air Force]] type,<ref name="Flight"/> as well as licensed production being set up by [[Canadair]] as the '''CL-15'''.<ref>''[http://books.google.com/books?ei=GxQDUcSDGZSC9QSs4YGoAQ&id=inAPAAAAIAAJ&dq=Beechcraft+%22XT-36%22&q=%22XT-36%22#search_anchor Air Pictorial and Air Reserve Gazette]'', Volume 20. Air League of the British Empire, 1958. p.395.</ref><ref>Howe 1952, p.22.</ref>
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The XT-36 was intended for use in both trainer and transport roles. It utilised a low-wing design, with twin [[Pratt & Whitney R-2800]] radial engines providing power; the design specified a pressurised cabin, capable of carring either an instructor and three students in the training role, or two crewmembers and up to twelve passengers in a transport configuration.<ref>Ball 1995, p.143.</ref> Top speed was expected to be around {{convert|350|mph}} at over {{convert|30000|ft}}.<ref name="Flight">"[http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1952/1952%20-%200054.html The Beechcraft T-36]. ''Flight'', 4 January 1952, p.20.</ref> The aircraft was intended to become a standard [[United States Air Force]] type,<ref name="Flight"/> as well as licensed production being set up by Canadair as the '''CL-15'''.<ref>''[http://books.google.com/books?ei=GxQDUcSDGZSC9QSs4YGoAQ&id=inAPAAAAIAAJ&dq=Beechcraft+%22XT-36%22&q=%22XT-36%22#search_anchor Air Pictorial and Air Reserve Gazette]'', Volume 20. Air League of the British Empire, 1958. p.395.</ref><ref>Howe 1952, p.22.</ref>
   
 
The project was started in 1951, with the rising demand for new aircrew due to the [[Korean War]], Beechcraft was awarded a contract for the construction of the type, and built a new assembly plant for the production line.<ref>Hamlin 1952, p.77.</ref> Orders totaled 193 aircraft; Canadair was contracted for 227 examples. However, in 1953, however, shortly before the first flight of the prototype was to occur,<ref>Murphy 2003</ref> changing priorities resulted in the cancelation of the programme.<ref>"[http://books.google.com/books?id=YgEnAAAAMAAJ&q=Beechcraft+%22T-36%22&dq=Beechcraft+%22T-36%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=KhQDUbaAK5DW8gS_m4HgBA&ved=0CDcQ6AEwAg The U.S.A.F. Budget and Canada]". ''[[Aeroplane Magazine|The Aeroplane]]'', Volume 85, 1953. p.162.</ref>
  
The project was started in 1951, with the rising demand for new aircrew due to the [[Korean War]], Beechcraft was awarded a contract for the construction of the type, and built a new assembly plant for the production line.<ref>Hamlin 1952, p.77.</ref> Orders totaled 193 aircraft; Canadair was contracted for 227 examples. However, in 1953, however, shortly before the first flight of the prototype was to occur,<ref>Murphy 2003</ref> changing priorities resulted in the cancelation of the programme.<ref>"[http://books.google.com/books?id=YgEnAAAAMAAJ&q=Beechcraft+%22T-36%22&dq=Beechcraft+%22T-36%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=KhQDUbaAK5DW8gS_m4HgBA&ved=0CDcQ6AEwAg The U.S.A.F. Budget and Canada]". ''[[Aeroplane Magazine|The Aeroplane]]'', Volume 85, 1953. p.162.</ref>

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XT-36
Role Trainer-transport
National origin United States
Manufacturer Beechcraft
Status Cancelled

The Beechcraft XT-36 (company designation Model 46) was an American twin-engine trainer-transport aircraft project of the early 1950s. Due to a change in requirements, the project was cancelled before any examples of the type were built.

Design and development

The XT-36 was intended for use in both trainer and transport roles. It utilised a low-wing design, with twin Pratt & Whitney R-2800 radial engines providing power; the design specified a pressurised cabin, capable of carring either an instructor and three students in the training role, or two crewmembers and up to twelve passengers in a transport configuration.[1] Top speed was expected to be around 350 miles per hour (560 km/h) at over 30,000 feet (9,100 m).[2] The aircraft was intended to become a standard United States Air Force type,[2] as well as licensed production being set up by Canadair as the CL-15.[3][4]

The project was started in 1951, with the rising demand for new aircrew due to the Korean War, Beechcraft was awarded a contract for the construction of the type, and built a new assembly plant for the production line.[5] Orders totaled 193 aircraft; Canadair was contracted for 227 examples. However, in 1953, however, shortly before the first flight of the prototype was to occur,[6] changing priorities resulted in the cancelation of the programme.[7]

Variants

XT-36A
Military designation for Beech Model 46 trainer for the USAF; prototype completed but not flown.
CL-15
Licensed production by Canadair.

Specifications (estimated)

Data from The Beechcraft T-36[2]

General characteristics

  • Crew: two to four
  • Capacity: 12 passengers
  • Wingspan: 70 ft (21 m)
  • Gross weight: 25,000 lb (11,340 kg)
  • Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney R-2800 radial piston engines, 2,300 hp (1,700 kW) each

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 350 mph (563 km/h; 304 kn)
  • Cruise speed: 300 mph (261 kn; 483 km/h)
  • Range: 650 mi (565 nmi; 1,046 km)
  • Service ceiling: 34,000 ft (10,363 m)

See also

References

Notes
  1. ↑ Ball 1995, p.143.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "The Beechcraft T-36. Flight, 4 January 1952, p.20.
  3. ↑ Air Pictorial and Air Reserve Gazette, Volume 20. Air League of the British Empire, 1958. p.395.
  4. ↑ Howe 1952, p.22.
  5. ↑ Hamlin 1952, p.77.
  6. ↑ Murphy 2003
  7. ↑ "The U.S.A.F. Budget and Canada". The Aeroplane, Volume 85, 1953. p.162.
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