Bushmaster 2000 (aircraft)

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2000
Type Airliner
Manufacturer Bushmaster Aircraft
Maiden flight 1964
Number built 2

The Bushmaster 2000 was a small commuter airliner built in the United States in an attempt to revive the Ford Trimotor design. Work began in 1953 by testing a vintage Trimotor and eleven years later, the first prototype of the new design flew. The Bushmaster 2000 featured significant modernisation of the original 1920s design, particularly in the choice of materials and construction techniques. However, even with modern engines and propellers, the aircraft's performance did not compare favourably with contemporary designs of similar capacity, and no sales ensued. Even so, a second prototype was constructed nearly twenty years later, but no sales followed from this either. This second machine was destoyed in a crash in 2004.



[edit] Specifications

General characteristics

  • Crew: Two
  • Capacity: 23 passengers
  • Length: 8 ft 15.44 in (50 m)
  • Wingspan: 77 ft 11 in (23.75 m)
  • Height: 13 ft 5 in (4.09 m)
  • Wing area: 852 ft² (79.1 m²)
  • Empty weight: 7,500 lb (3,402 kg)
  • Gross weight: 12,500 lb (6,750 kg)
  • Powerplant: 3 × Pratt & Whitney R-985-AN-1, 450 hp (336 kW) each

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 125 mph (210 km/h)
  • Range: 700 miles (1,127 km)

[edit] References

  • Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions, 225. 
  • World Aircraft Information Files. London: Bright Star Publishing, File 890 Sheet 101. 
  • O'Leary, Michael (December 2004). "Bushmaster Lost". Air Classics. 

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