Basler BT-67

BT-67

A Kenn Borek Air Basler BT-67 at Williams Field, Antarctica.
Role	Cargo aircraft
Manufacturer	Basler Turbo Conversions
Introduction	January 1990
Number built	58^[1]
Unit cost	US$4.5 million, US$6.5 million as of 2012.^[2]
Developed from	Douglas DC-3

The Basler BT-67 is a fixed-wing aircraft produced by Basler Turbo Conversions of Oshkosh, Wisconsin. 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.

Operators

Civilian operators

Basler BT-67 conversion No.1, N200AN of World Air Logistics, at Missoula Montana in 2000

Basler BT-67 operated by ALCI at Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station

Aerocontractors, United States
Antarctic Logistics Centre International (ALCI), South Africa
Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Germany
Bell Geospace Aviation, Inc, United States
Kenn Borek Air, Canada
Polar Research Institute of China, China^[3]
Spectrem Air Surveys, South Africa
United States Forest Service, United States
World Air Logistics, Thailand

Military operators

Bolivia

Bolivian Air Force

Colombia

Colombian Air Force
Colombian National Police

El Salvador

El Salvador Air Force

Guatemala

Guatemalan Air Force

Malawi

Malawi Air Force

Mali

Mali Air Force

Mauritania

Mauritanian Air Force

Thailand

Royal Thai Air Force

United States

United States Air Force

Accidents and incidents

Further information: List of accidents and incidents involving the DC-3

Specifications (BT-67)

Data from Born Again Basler^[4] and Jane's Civil and Military Aircraft Upgrades 1994–95^[5]

General characteristics

Crew: Two (pilot & co-pilot)
Capacity: 38 Passengers
Length: 67 ft 9 in (20.65 m)
Wingspan: 95 ft 0 in (28.95 m)
Height: 16 ft 11 in (5.15 m)
Empty weight: 15,700 lb (7,121 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 28,750 lb (13,041 kg)
Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67R turboprop engines, 1,281 shp (955 kW) each
Propellers: 5-bladed Hartzell constant speed propellers, 9 ft 7 in (2.92 m) diameter

Performance

Cruise speed: 210 kn (242 mph; 389 km/h)
Range: 1,000 nmi (1,151 mi; 1,852 km)
Service ceiling: 25,000 ft (7,600 m)

References

↑ "FAA Registry Name Inquiry Results". FAA. 2012-03-12. Retrieved March 12, 2012. Name inquiry with FAA for "Basler Turbo" returns 26 Douglas DC-3/C-47 conversions.
↑ "Eight FAQs". web site. Basler Turbo Conversions, LLC. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
↑ "China to facilitate aviation support in Antarctic research expeditions". Retrieved 9 January 2014.
↑ Flight International 24–30 April 1991, p. 42.
↑ Michell 1994, pp. 245–246.

"Born Again Basler". Flight International 139 (4264): pp. 40–43. 24–30 April 1991.
Michell, Simon (1994). Jane's Civil and Military Upgrades 1994–95. Coulsdon, Surrey, UK: Jane's Information Group. ISBN 0-7106-1208-7.

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United States military transport aircraft designations, Army/Air Force and Tri-Service systems

Army/Air Force sequence (1925-1962)	C-1 C-2 C-3 C-4 C-5 C-6 C-7 C-8 C-9 C-10 C-11 C-12 C-13¹ C-14 C-15 C-16 C-17 C-18 C-19 C-20 C-21 C-22 C-23 C-24 C-25 C-26 C-27 C-28 C-29 C-30 C-31 C-32 C-33 C-34 C-35 C-36 C-37 C-38 C-39 C-40 C-41/A C-42 C-43 C-44 C-45 C-46 C-47/T C-48 C-49 C-50 C-51 C-52 C-53 C-54 C-55 C-56 C-57 C-58 C-59 C-60 C-61 C-62 C-63 C-64 C-65 C-66 C-67 C-68 C-69 C-70/A/B/C/D C-71 C-72 C-73 C-74 C-75 C-76 C-77/B-D C-78 C-79 C-80 C-81 C-82 C-83 C-84 C-85 C-86 C-87 C-88 C-89 C-90 C-91 C-92 C-93 C-94 C-95 C-96 C-97/KC-97 C-98 C-99 C-100 C-101 C-102 C-103 C-104 C-105 C-106 C-107 C-108 C-109 C-110 C-111 C-112 C-113 C-114 C-115 C-116 C-117 C-118 C-119 C-120 C-121/F C-122 C-123/A C-124 C-125 C-126 C-127 (I) C-127 (II) C-128 C-129 C-130/J C-131 C-132 C-133 C-134 C-135/KC-135 C-136 C-137 C-138¹ C-139¹ C-140 C-141 C-142

Tri-service sequence (1962-present)	C-1 C-2 C-3 C-4 C-5 C-6 C-7/B C-8 C-9 C-10 C-11 C-12 C-13¹ C-14 C-15 C-16¹ C-17 C-18 C-19 C-20A-D/F-H C-21 C-22 C-23 C-24 C-25 C-26 C-27/J C-28 C-29 C-30¹ C-31 C-32 C-33 C-34¹ C-35 C-36 C-37 C-38 C-40 C-41 C-42¹ C-43¹ C-44¹ C-45 C-46

Revived original sequence (2005-present)	C-143 C-144 C-145 C-146

Non-sequential designations	C-767 C-880

¹ Not assigned See also: AC-47 • AC-119 • AC-130 • DC-130 • EC-130 • HC-130 • KC-130 • LC-130 • MC-130 • WC-130

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