Basler BT-67
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| Basler BT-67 | |
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 A Basler BT-67 at Williams Field, Antarctica. |
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| Type | Cargo aircraft |
| Manufacturer | Basler Turbo Conversions |
| Introduced | January, 1990 |
| Unit cost | US$4.5 million |
| Developed from | Douglas DC-3 |
The Basler BT-67 is a fixed-wing aircraft produced by Basler Turbo Conversions. It is built on a retrofitted Douglas DC-3 airframe, with modifications designed to improve the DC-3's serviceable lifetime. The conversion includes fitting the airframe with Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67R turboprop engines, lengthening the fuselage, strengthening the airframe, upgrading the avionics, and making modifications to the wings' leading edge and wing tip.
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[edit] Operators
[edit] Civilian operators
- Aerocontractors, United States
- Antarctic Logistics Centre International (ALCI), South Africa
- Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Germany
- Kenn Borek Air, Canada
- Spectrum Air Surveys, South Africa
- United States Forest Service, United States
[edit] Military operators
[edit] Incidents
- On 22 December 2007, the Basler BT-67 operated by Kenn Borek Air for the United States Antarctic Program crashed on take off from a field camp near Mount Patterson, West Antarctica. There were no serious injuries, but the aircraft sustained heavy damage.[1][2] The aircraft was repaired by Kenn Borek Air technicians and, thirty days to the day after the incident, it was successfully flown off the ice to its home base in Calgary, Alberta.[citation needed]
[edit] Specifications (BT-67)
This aircraft article is missing some (or all) of its specifications. If you have a source, you can help Wikipedia by adding them.General characteristics
- Crew: Two (pilot & co-pilot)
- Length: 67 ft 8 in (20.65 m)
- Wingspan: 95 ft 8 in (29.16 m)
- Height: 18 ft 3 in (5.56 m)
- Empty weight: 15,750 lb (7,100 kg)
- Max takeoff weight: 28,750 lb (13,000 kg)
- Powerplant: 2× Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67R turboprops, 1,424 hp (1,062 kW) each
- Propellers: 5-bladed Hartzell
Performance
- Maximum speed: 215 knots (247 mph, 398 km/h)
- Cruise speed: 205 knots (236 mph, 380 km/h)
- Range: 1,860 nm (2,140 mi, 3,440 km)
- Power/mass: 0.099 hp/lb (163 W/kg)
[edit] References
- Basler Turbo Conversions, LLC
- The Antarctic Sun "A Timeless Machine Returns"
- The Antarctic Sun "Modern plane and old history maker, are birds of a feather"
- http://www.borekair.com/index.php?cat=fleet
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