Beechcraft Model 18

Beechcraft Model 18
Tüüp	Kerglennuk
Tootja	Beechcraft
Riik	Ameerika Ühendriigid
Muud kasutajad	Loend
Tootmisaastad	1937–1970
Toodanguarv	9000+
Meeskond	2
Reisijaid	6
Pikkus	10,4 m
Tiivaulatus	14,5 m
Tiivapindala	32,4 m2
Tühimass	2,5 t
Maksimaalne stardimass	3,4 t
Mootor	2 radiaalmootorit Pratt & Whitney R-985-AN-1 "Wasp Junior"
Tippkiirus	362 km/h
Lennulagi	7,9 km
Lennukaugus	1900 km

Beechcraft Model 18 on Ameerika Ühendriikide kerglennuk. Sellel on kaks mootorit ning ruumi kuni 11 inimesele. Lennukit tootis ettevõte Beechcraft toonased rekordilised 32 aastat (1937–1969). Valmistati üle 9000 ühiku ning Model 18 oli üks maailma enimkasutatud kerglennukeid. Seda on nii tsiviil- kui militaarvaldkonnas kasutatud era-, mitmeotstarbelise, kauba- ja reisilennukina.

Teises maailmasõjas osales üle 4500 Model 18 transpordi-, pommitus-, treening- ja luureülesannetes. Model 18 oli kasutuses ka droonide emalaevana. See oli Ameerika Ühendriikide armee lennuväe põhiline õppelennuk.

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↑ "Beechcraft D18S Twin Beech." National Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Retrieved: 17 December 2014.
↑ "Fact Sheet: Beech C-45H Expeditor." National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio. Retrieved: 5 August 2017.
↑ "Twin Beech: The 1930s airplane that set Beech Aircraft Corporation on a course towards 50 years of success" Flying Magazine, February 1982, pp. 26-30, Retrieved: 5 August 2017

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