Beechcraft Model 18

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Beech 18 on floats in Manitoba, 1986
Beechcraft AT-11 over the west Texas prairies, c. 1944.
Private Beech H18 with the optional tricycle undercarriage visiting Lannion, France.

The Beechcraft Model 18, or "Twin Beech", as it is better known, is a 6–11 seat,[2] twin-engined, low-wing, tailwheel aircraft that was manufactured by the Beech Aircraft Corporation of Wichita, Kansas. This model saw military service during and after World War II in a number of versions including the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) C-45 Expeditor, AT-7 Navigator, AT-11 Kansan; and for the United States Navy (USN), UC-45J Navigator and the SNB-1 Kansan.

In addition to carrying passengers the aircraft's uses have included aerial spraying, sterile insect release, fish seeding, dry ice cloud seeding, aerial firefighting, air mail delivery, ambulance service, numerous movie productions, skydiving, freight, weapon- and drug-smuggling, engine testbed, skywriting and banner towing. Many are now in private hands.

Design and development

By the late 1930s, Beechcraft management speculated that a demand would exist for a new design dubbed the Model 18 which would have a military application, and increased the main production facilities. The design was mainly conventional for the time, including twin radial engines, all-metal semi-monocoque construction with fabric-covered control surfaces and tailwheel undercarriage. Less conventional was the twin-tailfin configuration. The Model 18 can be mistaken for the larger Lockheed Electra series of airliners which closely resemble it. Early production aircraft were powered either by two 330 hp (250 kW) Jacobs L-6s or 350 hp (260 kW) Wright R-760Es. The 450 hp (336 kW) Pratt & Whitney R-985 became the definitive engine from the prewar C18S onwards. The Beech 18 prototype first flew on 15 January 1937.

Prior to the Pearl Harbor attack, the Beech 18 was outsold by the Lockheed 12 by 2-to-1. However, war priorities forced Lockheed to concentrate on its heavier aircraft, and Beechcraft received a major boost through wartime contracts.[citation needed]

The aircraft has used a variety of engines and has had a number of airframe modifications to increase gross weight and speed. At least one aircraft was modified to a 600 hp (447 kW) Pratt & Whitney R-1340 powerplant configuration. With the added weight of approximately 200 lb (91 kg) per engine, the concept of a Model 18 fitted with R-1340 engines was deemed unsatisfactory due to the weakest structural area of the aircraft being the engine mounts. Nearly every airframe component has been modified.

In 1955 deliveries of the Model E18S commenced; the E18S featured a fuselage that was extended 6 inches (150 mm) higher for more headroom in the passenger cabin. All later Beech 18s (sometimes called Super 18s) featured this taller fuselage and some earlier models (including one AT-11) have been modified to this larger fuselage. The Model H18, introduced in 1963, featured optional tricycle undercarriage. Unusually, the undercarriage was developed for earlier-model aircraft under an STC by Volpar, and installed in H18s at the factory during manufacture. A total of 109 H18s were built with tricycle undercarriage, and another 240 earlier-model aircraft were modified with this.[3][4]

Construction of the Beechcraft Model 18 ended in 1970 with a final Model H18 going to Japan Airlines. Beechcraft set a record that still stands today for the longest continuous production of a piston engine aircraft.[citation needed] Through the years, 32 variations of the basic design had flown, over 200 improvement modification kits were developed, and almost 8,000 aircraft were built. In one case the aircraft was modified to a triple tail, tri-gear, humpbacked configuration and appeared similar to a miniature Lockheed Constellation. Another distinctive conversion was carried out by PacAero as the Tradewind. This featured a lengthened nose to accommodate the tricycle nosewheel, and the Model 18's twin tailfins were replaced by a single fin.[5]

Operational history

Beechcraft 18 on floats

Production got an early boost when Nationalist China paid the company US$750,000 for six M18R light bombers,[6] but by the time of the U.S. entry into World War II, only 39 Model 18s had been sold, of which 29 were for civilian customers.[3][7] Work began in earnest on a variant specifically for training military pilots, bombardiers and navigators. The effort resulted in the Army AT-7 and Navy SNB. Further development led to the AT-11 and SNB-2 navigation trainers and the C-45 military transport. The United States Air Force Strategic Air Command had Beechcraft Model 18 (AT-11 Kansans, C-45 Expeditors, F-2 Expeditors (the "F" standing for "Fotorecon"), and UC-45 Expeditors) from 1946 until 1951. From 1951 to 1955 the USAF had many of its aircraft remanufactured with new fuselages, wing center sections and undercarriage to take advantage of the improvements to the civil models since the end of World War II. Eventually 900 aircraft were remanufactured to be similar to the then-current Model D18S and given new designations, constructor's numbers (c/nos.) and Air Force serial Numbers (s/nos).[8] The USN had many of its surviving aircraft remanufactured as well, these being re-designated as SNB-5s and SNB-5Ps.[citation needed] The C-45 flew in U.S. Air Force service until 1963, the USN retired their last SNB in 1972 while the U.S. Army flew their C-45s through 1976. In later years the military called these aircraft "bug smashers" in reference to their extensive use supplying mandatory flight hours for desk-bound aviators in the Pentagon.[9]

Some of the modifications created by independent engineering entrepreneurs were adopted in concept by the factory in later production versions, in similar fashion to the current practice of Harley Davidson copying custom motorcycles built in the 1960s and 1970s.

Among the most notable cooling air and exhaust modifications were those engineered by Benjamin Israel while employed by Conrad Conversions. His modifications were based largely on creating a more efficient use of cooling air to reduce drag, a major detriment to cruise performance. Cruise performance was improved 10% or more at the same power settings as before the modifications. These modifications were largely copied on the factory produced G and H models. Beech 18s were used extensively by Air America during the Vietnam War; initially more-or-less standard ex-military C-45 examples were used, but then the airline had 12 aircraft modified by Conrad Conversions in 1963 and 1964 to increase performance and load-carrying capacity. The modified aircraft were known as Conrad Ten-Twos, as the maximum takeoff weight (MTOW) was increased to 10,200 lb (4,600 kg).[10][11] The increase was achieved by several airframe modifications, including increased horizontal stabilizer angle-of-incidence, redesigned undercarriage doors, and aerodynamically-improved wingtips. Air America then had Volpar convert 14 aircraft to turboprop power, fitted with Garrett AiResearch TPE-331 engines; modified aircraft were called Volpar Turbo Beeches and also had a further increase in MTOW to 10,286 lb (4,666 kg).[10]

Engineless Hamilton Westwind conversion at an airfield in Tennessee

A factory option at one point was the addition of JATO bottles on each engine nacelle which added the equivalent of 200 horsepower (150 kW) per engine for about 12 seconds. The most successful powerplant upgrade was that of the Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6 turbine engine and Hartzell propeller. This conversion was carried out by Hamilton Aircraft in the 1960s and 70s as the Hamilton Westwind, successfully extending the commercial life of the aging aircraft. The Westwind II added a fuselage stretch to provide seating for 17 passengers, the Westwind III seated eight and used the remainder of the extra room for cargo, and the Westwind IV added an extra stretch and a large cargo door.

Spar problems

The wing spar of the Model 18 was fabricated by welding an assembly of tubular steel. The configuration of the tubes and inadequate corrosion inhibitors, along with holes from aftermarket STC modifications have allowed the spar to become susceptible to corrosion and cracking while in service.[12] This prompted the FAA to issue an Airworthiness Directive in 1975, mandating the fitting of a spar strap to Model 18s. This led in turn to the retirement of a large number of Model 18s when owners determined that the aircraft were worth less than the cost of the modifications. Further requirements have been mandated by the FAA and other national airworthiness authorities, including regular removal of the spar strap to allow the strap to be checked for cracks and corrosion and the spar to be X-rayed. In Australia the airworthiness authority has placed a life limit on the airframe, beyond which aircraft are not allowed to fly.[13][14][15]

Variants

Manufacturer Models

Unless otherwise noted, the engines fitted are Pratt & Whitney R-985 radials.

Model 18A
First production model with seating for two pilots and seven or eight passengers, fitted with Wright R-760E-2 engines of 350 horsepower (260 kW). MTOW: 6,700 lb (3,000 kg).[16][17]
  • Model S18A
Version of Model 18A capable of being fitted with skis or Edo 55-7170 floats; MTOW: 7,200 lb (3,300 kg).[17]
Model 18B
Improved model with increased range and useful load, fitted with 285 hp (213 kW) Jacobs L-5 engines.[16][18][19]
  • Model S18B
Version of Model 18B capable of being fitted with skis or floats.
Model 18D
Variant with seating for two pilots and nine passengers, fitted with Jacobs L-6 engines of 330 horsepower (250 kW). MTOW: 7,200 lb (3,300 kg).[20]
  • Model S18D
Version of Model 18D capable of being fitted with skis or Edo 55-7170 floats; MTOW: 7,170 lb (3,250 kg).[7][20]
Model A18D
Variant of 18D with MTOW increased by 300 lb (140 kg) to 7,500 lb (3,400 kg), fitted with Pratt and Whitney R-985 engines with 450 hp each.[20]
  • Model SA18D
Seaplane version of Model A18D but same MTOW as S18D, fitted with Edo 55-7170 floats.[20]
Model A18A
Version fitted with Pratt and Whitney R-985 engines of 450 horsepower (340 kW). MTOW: 7,500 lb (3,400 kg).[20]
  • Model SA18A
Seaplane version of Model A18A, fitted with Edo 55-7170 floats; MTOW: 7,170 lb (3,250 kg).[20]
Model 18R
Model with Pratt and Whitney R-985-A1 engines with dual stage blower for increased power at higher operating altitudes. 450 horsepower (340 kW); seven built, one to Sweden as an air ambulance, six to Nationalist China as M18R light bombers.[6][16]
Model 18S
Nine-passenger pre-World War II civil variant, served as basis for USAAF C-45C.[2]
Model B18S
Nine-passenger pre-World War II civil variant, served as basis for USAAF F-2.[2]
Model C18S
Variant of B18S with seating for eight passengers, and equipment and minor structural changes.[21]
Model D18S
First post-World War II variant introduced in 1945 with seating for eight passengers and Maximum Take Off Weight (MTOW) of 8,750 lb (3,970 kg). 1,035 built.[22][23]

There were 280 D Models made for the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), and they were delivered between 1951 and 1952. (Their serial numbers ranged from CA-1 to CA-280.)[24] Seating for RCAF was for 5 passengers, or two RCAF Navigator students and 1 RCAF Navigator Instructor.[25] MTOW for RCAF was 9300 lbs.[26]

    • 3N: Fitted as a navigation trainer with astrodome and two trainee stations in the cabin; 88 built[27]
    • 3NM: Fitted primarily as a navigational trainer, and is fitted with floor lugs to accept transport seats on removal of navigation equipment; 59 built[28]
    • 3NMT: Basically a 3NM, converted to a transport aircraft; 67 built[29]
    • 3NMT(Special): Fitted as a navigation trainer personnel transport. First navigation training position retained, slightly modified ie: removal of API (Air Position Indicator) and replaced with Radio Compass and Indicator from removed second navigation position. In addition, three reclining type chairs fitted; 19 built[30]
    • 3TM: Normally fitted with transport type seats but has the necessary wiring, plumbing and fittings for conversion to a navigation trainer, including provisions for fitting an astrodome; 44 built[27]
    • 3TM(Special): Specifically modified RCAF Expeditor under Project WPB6, and it refers specifically to Overseas Expeditors; 3 built[31]
Model D18C
Variant with Continental R9-A engines of 525 horsepower (391 kW) and MTOW of 9,000 lb (4,100 kg), introduced in 1947. 31 built.[22][32]
Model E18S
Variant with redesigned wing and MTOW of 9,300 lb (4,200 kg); 403 built.[22]
Model E18S-9700
Variant of E18S with MTOW of 9,700 lb (4,400 kg); 57 built.[22]
Model G18S
1959-built G18S in 2011
Superseded E18S, MTOW of 9,700 lb (4,400 kg); 155 built.[22][23]
Model G18S-9150
Lightweight version of G18, MTOW of 9,150 lb (4,150 kg); 1 built.[22][23]
Model H18
Last production version, fitted with optional tricycle undercarriage developed by Volpar and MTOW of 9,900 lb (4,500 kg); 149 built, of which 109 were manufactured with tricycle undercarriage.[3][22][23]

Military versions

C-45
Six seat staff transport based on C18S;[21] 11 built.[33][34]
C-45A
Eight seat utility transport based on C18S;[21] 20 built.[33]
RC-45A
Redesignation of all surviving F-2, F-2A and F-2B aircraft by the USAF in 1948.
C-45B
Based on C18S but with modified internal layout; 223 ordered. Re-designated UC-45B in 1943.[21][34]
    • Expeditor I: Some C-45Bs were supplied to the RAF under Lend-Lease.
C-45C
Two Model 18S aircraft impressed into the USAAF. Re-designated UC-45C in January 1943.[2][16][35]
C-45D
Designation given to two AT-7 aircraft converted as passenger transports during manufacture. Re-designated UC-45D in January 1943.[35][36]
C-45E
Designation given to two AT-7 and four AT-7B aircraft converted as passenger transports during manufacture. Re-designated UC-45E in January 1943.[35][36]
C-45F
Standardised seven-seat version based on C18S, with longer nose than preceding models;[21] 1,137 ordered. Redesignated UC-45F.[34]
    • Expeditor II: C-45Fs supplied to the RAF and Royal Navy under Lend-Lease.
    • Expeditor III: C-45Fs supplied to the RCAF under Lend-Lease.
C-45G
AT-7s and AT-11s remanufactured in early 1950s for the United States Air Force (USAF) to similar standard as civil D18S with autopilot and R-985-AN-3 engines; 372 aircraft rebuilt.[8][37]
TC-45G
Multi-engine crew trainer variant of C-45G; AT-7s and AT-11s remanufactured in early 1950s for the USAF to similar standard as civil D18S. 96 aircraft rebuilt.[8][37]
C-45H/AT-7 CAF, Platte Valley Airpark, Hudson, CO, June 2007
C-45H
AT-7s and AT-11s remanufactured in early 1950s for the USAF to similar standard as civil D18S, with no autopilot and R-985-AN-14B engines; 432 aircraft rebuilt.[8][38]
TC-45H [22]
RC-45J [22]
In 1962 all surviving U.S. Navy SNB-5Ps were redesignated RC-45J.
TC-45J [22]
In 1962 all surviving U.S. Navy SNB-5s were redesignated TC-45J.
UC-45J [22]
AT-7 Navigator
Navigation trainer based on C18S,[21] with an astrodome and positions for three students. Powered by 450 hp (336 kW) Pratt & Whitney R-985-25 engines; 577 built.[33][34]
AT-7A
Floatplane version of AT-7; six built.[33]
AT-7B
Winterised AT-7; nine built.[33]
AT-7C
Based on C18S[21] with R-985-AN3 engines; 549 built.[33]
AT-11 Kansan
Bombing and gunnery trainer for USAAF derived from AT-7. Fuselage had small circular cabin windows, bombardier position in nose, and bomb bay; Gunnery trainers were also fitted with two or three .30 caliber machine guns. Early models, (the first 150 built), had a single .30 AN-M2 in a Beechcraft-manufactured top turret, Later models utilized a Crocker Wheeler twin .30 caliber top turret. A bottom tunnel gun was used for tail gunner training. 1,582 built for USAAF orders, with 24 ordered by Netherlands repossessed by USAAF and used by the Royal Netherlands Military Flying School at Jackson, Mississippi.[39][40]
AT-11A
Conversion of AT-11 as navigation trainer; 36 converted.[40]
CQ-3
Conversion of UC-45F, modified to act as drone control aircraft. Re-designated as DC-45F in June 1948.[citation needed]
F-2s in Alaska, 1941
F-2
Photo-reconnaissance version based on B18.[2]
F-2A
Improved version.
F-2B
JRB-1
Photographic aircraft for the U.S. Navy, based on the C18S,[21] fitted with fairing over cockpit for improved visibility. 11 built.[41]
JRB-2
Light transport for the U.S. Navy, based on the C18S;[21] 15 built.[41]
JRB-3
Photographic version, similar to C-45B; 23 built.[41]
JRB-4
Utility transport version, equivalent to UC-45F; 328 built.[41]
JRB-6 [22]
C-45 in U.S. Navy markings
SNB-1
Variant for the U.S. Navy, similar to AT-11;[42] 110 built.[43]
SNB-2
Navigation trainer for the U.S. Navy.[42] Similar to AT-7; 299 built.
SNB-2C
Variant for the U.S. Navy, similar to AT-7C.[42]
SNB-2H
Ambulance conversion for the U.S. Navy.[42]
SNB-2P
Photo reconnaissance trainer for the U.S. Navy.[42]
SNB-3
Variant for the U.S. Navy, similar to AT-7C.
SNB-3Q
Electronic counter-measures trainer for the U.S. Navy.
SNB-5 [22]
SNB-2s and SNB-2Cs were remanufactured, and designated SNB-5 by the U.S. Navy.
SNB-5P [22]
Photographic-reconnaissance trainer for the U.S. Navy.

Conversions

PAC Super 18S Tradewind
Custom conversion of Beech D-18S/C-45 to 5–11 seat executive transport by Pacific Airmotive
Hamilton HA-1
conversion of a TC-45J aircraft.
Hamilton Little Liner
Modification of D.18S with aerodynamic improvements and new, retractable tailwheel, capable of carrying 11 seats.[44]
Hamilton Westwind
Turboprop conversions with various engines
Hamilton Westwind II STD
two 840 hp (630 kW) PT6A.
Hamilton Westwind III
two 579 hp (432 kW) PT6A-20 or 630 hp (470 kW) PT6A-27 or 630 hp (470 kW) Lycoming LTS101.
Hamilton Westwind IV
two 570 hp (430 kW) Lycoming LTP101 or 680 hp (510 kW) PT6A-28 or 750 hp (560 kW) PT6A-34 or 1,020 hp (760 kW) PT6A-45.
Volpar (Beechcraft) Model 18
Conversion of Model 18 with nosewheel undercarriage.[45][46]
Volpar (Beechcraft) Super 18
Volpar (Beechcraft) Turbo 18
Beech Model 18s fitted with the Volpar MkIV tri-cycle undercarriage and powered by two 705 hp (526 kW) Garrett TPE331-1-101B turboprop engines, flat-rated to 605 hp (451 kW), driving Hartzell HC-B3TN-5 3-bladed reversible pitch constant speed feathering propellers.[46]
Volpar (Beechcraft) Super Turbo 18
2x 705 hp (526 kW) Garrett TPE331
Volpar (Beechcraft) C-45G
C-45G aircraft modified with tricycle undercarriage.
Volpar (Beechcraft) Turboliner
15 passenger version of the Turbo 18 with extended fuselage, powered by 2x 705 hp (526 kW) Garrett TPE331-1-101B.[46]
Volpar (Beechcraft) Turboliner II
Turboliners modified to meet SFAR 23.[46]

Operators

Civil

As of 2012, the Beechcraft Model 18 remains popular with air charter companies and small feeder airlines worldwide.

Military

Military Model 18 operators
Argentine Navy C-45
Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor in Royal Canadian Air Force Air Transport Command markings
C-45 as used by the Swiss Air Force for civilian aerial photography missions
ROC Air Force AT-11
Beech 18/C-45 at the National Museum of the United States Air Force
Beechcraft UC-45F in flight.
 Argentina
 Bolivia
 Brazil
 Canada
 Chile
 China/ Taiwan
 Colombia
 Costa Rica
 Côte d'Ivoire
 Dominican Republic
 Ecuador
 El Salvador
 France
 Guatemala
 Honduras
 Indonesia
 Iran
 Italy
 Japan
 Mexico
 Netherlands
 Nicaragua
 Niger
  • Niger Air Force
 Nigeria
 Paraguay
  • Paraguayan Air Force
 Peru
 Philippines
 Portugal
 Somalia
 South Africa
 South Vietnam
 Spain
 Sri Lanka
 Sweden
  Switzerland
 Thailand
 Tonga
 Turkey
 United Kingdom
 United States
 Uruguay
 Venezuela
 Zaire

Aircraft on display

Notable appearances in media

Flies through an advertising billboard in the 1964 American movie It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It's_a_Mad,_Mad,_Mad,_Mad_World

Specifications (UC-45 Expeditor)

Data from Jane's Fighting Aircraft of World War II[81]

General characteristics

Performance

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era
Related lists

References

Notes

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