Beechcraft Model 18 Twin Beech (AT-7 Navigator, C-45 Expeditor, AT-11 Kansan, UC-45J Navigator, JRB Expeditor, SNB-1 Kansan)
Technical Information
Background
The Beechcraft Model 18 Twin Beech was a passenger aircraft with two pilots capable of carrying six passengers that had a twin-engined, low-wing, twin tail light aircraft. Nicknamed "Twin Beech" for the twin tail.
Production
A total of
9,000+ were built by Beech Aircraft Corporation of Wichita, Kansas.
U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) Designations
AT-7 Navigator, C-45 Expeditor and AT-11 Kansan.
U.S. Navy JRB Expeditor
UC-45J Navigator, JRB Expeditor and SNB-1 Kansan.
Technical Details (UC-45 Expeditor)
Crew 2 pilots, 6 passengers
Engine 2 × Pratt & Whitney R-985-AN-1 "Wasp Junior" radial engines, 450 hp each
Span 47' 8" (14.53 m)
Length 34' 2" (10.41 m)
Height 9' 8" (2.95 m)
Maximum Speed 225 mph
Range 1,200 miles
Armament None
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