Beechcraft XT-36

The Beechcraft XT-36 (company designation Model 46) was an American twin-engine trainer-transport aircraft project of the early 1950s. Planned to carry two crew and 12 passengers as a transport, or one instructor and three students as a trainer, the aircraft was intended to become a standard United States Air Force type, as well as licensed production being set up by Canadair as the CL-16.

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. In 1953, however, shortly before the first flight of the prototype was to occur, changing priorities resulted in the cancelation of the programme.^[1]

Variants

XT-36A

Military designation for Beech Model 46 trainer for the USAF; prototype completed but not flown.

CL-16

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 0 in (21.34 m)
• Gross weight: 25,000 lb (11,360 kg)
• Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney R-2800 radial, 2,300 hp (1,716 kW) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 350 mph (564 km/h)
• Cruise speed: 300 mph (483 km/h)
• Range: 650 miles (1,047 km)
• Service ceiling: 34,000 ft (10,370 m)

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era

• T-7 Navigator
• T-29 Flying Classroom
  

Related lists

• List of military aircraft of the United States
  

References

Notes

Bibliography

External links

• U.S. Military Aircraft and Weapon Designations