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Beechcraft Model 18 The Beechcraft Model 18 (or "Twin Beech", as it is also

Model 18

known) is a 6- to 11-seat,[2] twin-engined, low-wing, tailwheel light aircraft manufactured by the Beech Aircraft Corporation of Wichita, Kansas. Continuously produced from 1937 to November 1969 (over 32 years, a world record at the time), over 9,000 were built, making it one of the world's most widely used light aircraft. Sold worldwide as a civilian executive, utility, cargo aircraft, and passenger airliner on tailwheels, nosewheels, skis or floats, it was also used as a military aircraft.[3][4][5] During and after World War II, over 4,500 Beech 18s saw military service—as light transport, light bomber (for China), aircrew trainer (for bombing, navigation and gunnery), photoreconnaissance, and "mother ship" for target drones— including United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) C-45

Instructor and pilot in an AT-7 doing navigation training at Kelly Field, Texas.

Expeditor, AT-7 Navigator, AT-11 Kansan; and United

Role

States Navy (USN) UC-45J Navigator, SNB-1 Kansan, and

National origin United States

others. In World War II, over 90% of USAAF bombardiers and

Manufacturer

Beech Aircraft Corporation

First flight

January 15, 1937

In the early postwar era, the Beech 18 was the pre-eminent

Introduction

1937

"business aircraft" and "feeder airliner." Besides carrying

Primary users

United States Army Air Forces United States Navy Royal Air Force Royal Canadian Air Force

Produced

1937–1970

stunt aircraft. Many are now privately owned, around the

Number built

9,000+

world, with 240 in the U.S. still on the FAA Aircraft Registry in

Unit cost

D18S: US$78,050 in 1952[1]

navigators trained in these aircraft.[3][4][6]

passengers, its civilian 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 drugsmuggling, engine testbed, skywriting, banner towing, and

Trainer and utility aircraft

August 2017.[3][5][7][8]

Contents 1

Design and development

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Operational history 2.1 Spar problems

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Variants 3.1 Manufacturer models 3.2 Military versions 3.2.1 USAAC/USAAF Designations 3.2.2 US Navy Designations 3.2.3 RAF/RCAF Lend-lease Designations 3.2.4 Post-war RCAF designations 3.3

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Operators 4.1 Civil 4.2 Military Aircraft on display 5.1 Argentina 5.2 Australia 5.3 Belgium 5.4 Brazil 5.5 Canada 5.6 Chile 5.7 India 5.8 Italy 5.9 Malta 5.10 Netherlands 5.11 New Zealand 5.12 Portugal 5.13 Spain 5.14 Turkey 5.15 United Kingdom 5.16 United States

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Notable appearances in media

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Specifications (UC-45 Expeditor)

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See also

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References 9.1 Notes 9.2 Bibliography

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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 semimonocoque construction with fabric-covered control surfaces and tailwheel undercarriage. Less conventional was the twintailfin 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 &

Beech 18 on floats in Manitoba, 1986

Whitney R-985 became the definitive engine from the prewar C18S onwards. The Beech 18 prototype first flew on January 15, 1937. Prior to the Pearl Harbor attack, the Beech 18 was outsold by the Lockheed 12 by two-to-one. However, war priorities forced Lockheed to concentrate on its heavier aircraft, and Beechcraft received a major boost through wartime contracts. 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 about 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 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beechcraft_Model_18

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airframe component has been modified. In 1955, deliveries of the Model E18S commenced; the E18S featured a fuselage that was extended 6 in (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

Beechcraft AT-11 over the West Texas prairies, c. 1944

modified with this.[9][10] Construction of the Beechcraft Model 18 ended in 1970 with a final Model H18 going to Japan Airlines. 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, trigear, 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.[11]

Private Beech H18 with the optional tricycle undercarriage visiting Lannion, France

Operational history Production got an early boost when Nationalist China paid the company US$750,000 for six M18R light bombers,[12] 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.[9][13] 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 (USAF) Strategic Air Command had Model 18 variants (AT-11 Kansans, C-45 Expeditors, F-2 Expeditors (the

Beechcraft 18 on floats

"F" standing for "Fotorecon", short for "photographic reconnaissance"), 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 undercarriages 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 and Air Force serial numbers.[14] The USN had many of its surviving aircraft remanufactured as well, these being redesignated as SNB-5s and SNB-5Ps. The C-45 flew in USAF service until 1963, the USN retired its last SNB in 1972, while the U.S. Army flew its C-45s until 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.[15] 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).[16][17] The increase was achieved by several airframe modifications, including increased horizontal stabilizer angle-of-incidence, redesigned undercarriage doors,

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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).[16]

Spar problems The wing spar of the Model 18 was fabricated by welding an assembly of tubular steel. The configuration of the tubes in combination with drilled holes from aftermarket STC modifications on some of these aircraft have allowed the spar to become susceptible to corrosion and cracking while in service.[18] This prompted the FAA to issue an Airworthiness Directive in 1975, mandating the fitting of a spar strap to some Model 18s. This led, in turn, to the retirement of a large number of STC-modified Model 18s when owners determined the aircraft were worth less than the cost of the modifications. The corrosion on unmodified spars was not a problem, and occurred due to the additional exposed surface area created through the STC hole-drilling process. Further requirements have been mandated by

Engineless Hamilton Westwind conversion at an airfield in Tennessee

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.[19][20][21]

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)[22][23] Model S18A

Version of Model 18A capable of being fitted with skis or Edo 55-7170 floats; MTOW: 7,200 lb (3,300 kg)[23] Model 18B Improved model with increased range and useful load, fitted with 285 hp (213 kW) Jacobs L5 engines[22][24][25] 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).[26] Model S18D

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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[26] Model SA18D

Seaplane version of Model A18D, but same MTOW as S18D, fitted with Edo 55-7170 floats[26] Model A18A Version fitted with Pratt and Whitney R-985 engines of 450 horsepower (340 kW), MTOW: 7,500 lb (3,400 kg)[26] Model SA18A

Seaplane version of Model A18A, fitted with Edo 55-7170 floats, MTOW: 7,170 lb (3,250 kg)[26] 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[12][22] 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[27] Model D18S First post-World War II variant introduced in 1945, with seating for eight passengers and MTOW of 8,750 lb (3,970 kg), 1,035 built[28][29] 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.[28][30] Model E18S Variant with redesigned wing and MTOW of 9,300 lb (4,200 kg); 403 built[28] Model E18S-9700 Variant of E18S with MTOW of 9,700 lb (4,400 kg); 57 built[28] Model G18S Superseded E18S, MTOW of 9,700 lb (4,400 kg); 155 built[28][29] Model G18S-9150 Lightweight version of G18, MTOW of 9,150 lb (4,150 kg); one built[28][29] 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[9][28][29] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beechcraft_Model_18

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Military versions USAAC/USAAF Designations

C-45

Six-seat staff transport based on C18S;[27] 11 built[31][32]

C-45A Eight-seat utility transport based on C18S;[27] 20 built[31]

A Model G18S arrives at the 2016 RIAT, England

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, redesignated UC-45B in 1943[27][32] C-45C Two Model 18S aircraft impressed into the USAAF, redesignated UC-45C in January 1943[2][22][33] C-45D Designation given to two AT-7 aircraft converted as passenger transports during manufacture, redesignated UC-45D in January 1943[33][34] C-45E Designation given to two AT-7 and four AT-7B aircraft converted as passenger transports during manufacture, redesignated UC-45E in January 1943[33][34] C-45F Standardized seven-seat version based on C18S, with longer nose than preceding models;[27] 1,137 ordered, redesignated UC-45F[32] C-45G AT-7s and AT-11s remanufactured in the early 1950s for the USAF to similar standard as civil D18S with autopilot and R-985-AN-3 engines; 372 aircraft rebuilt[14][35] TC-45G Multiengine crew trainer variant of C-45G; AT-7s and AT11s remanufactured in the early 1950s for the USAF to similar standard as civil D18S, 96 aircraft rebuilt[14][35] C-45H AT-7s and AT-11s remanufactured in the early 1950s for the USAF to similar standard as civil D18S, with no autopilot and R-985-AN-14B engines; 432 aircraft rebuilt[14][36]

C-45F at the Barksdale Global Power Museum

C-45H/AT-7 CAF, Platte Valley Airpark, Hudson, CO, June 2007

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TC-45J [28] In 1962 all surviving U.S. Navy SNB-5s were redesignated TC-45J. UC-45J [28] AT-7 Navigator Navigation trainer based on C18S,[27] with an astrodome and positions for three students, powered by 450-hp Pratt & Whitney R-985-25 engines; 577 built[31][32] AT-7A Floatplane version of AT-7; six built[31] AT-7B Winterised AT-7; nine built[31]

AT-11 at the Barksdale Global Power Museum

AT-7C Based on C18S[27] with R-985-AN3 engines; 549 built[31] 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 .30cal AN-M2 in a Beechcraft-manufactured top turret, later models used a Crocker Wheeler twin .30-cal 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.[37][38] AT-11A Conversion of AT-11 as navigation trainer; 36 converted[38] CQ-3 Conversion of UC-45F, modified to act as drone control aircraft, redesignated as DC-45F in June 1948 F-2

Photo-reconnaissance version based on B18[2]

F-2A Improved version F-2B US Navy Designations

JRB-1 Photographic aircraft, based on the C18S,[27] fitted with fairing over cockpit for improved visibility, 11 built[39]

F-2s in Alaska, 1941

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Utility transport version, equivalent to UC-45F'; 328 built.[39] JRB-6 [28] SNB-1 Similar to AT-11;[40] 110 built[41] SNB-2 Navigation trainer[40] similar to AT-7, 299 built SNB-2C Navigation trainer[40]

SNB-2 Navigator

SNB-2H Ambulance conversion[40] SNB-2P Photo-reconnaissance trainer[40] SNB-3 Navigation trainer SNB-3Q Electronic counter-measures trainer SNB-5 [28] SNB-2s and SNB-2Cs were remanufactured, and designated SNB-5. SNB-5P [28] Photo-reconnaissance trainer RAF/RCAF Lend-lease Designations

Expeditor I C-45Bs supplied to the RAF under Lend-Lease. 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 Post-war RCAF designations C-45Ds delivered between 1951 and 1952.[42]

Expeditor 3N navigation trainer - 88 built[43] Expeditor 3NM navigational trainer that could be converted to a transport - 59 built[44] Expeditor 3NMT 3NM converted to a transport aircraft - 67 built[45] Expeditor 3NMT(Special) navigation trainer/personnel transport - 19 built[46] Expeditor 3TM transport with fittings so it could be converted to a navigation trainer - 44 built[43] Expeditor 3TM(Special) modified RCAF Expeditors used overseas in conjunction with Project WPB6 - three built.[47] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beechcraft_Model_18

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Conversions PAC Super 18S Tradewind Custom conversion of Beech D-18S/C-45 to five- to 11-seat executive transport by Pacific Airmotive Hamilton HA-1 conversion of a TC-45J aircraft Hamilton Little Liner Modification of D18S with aerodynamic improvements and new, retractable tailwheel, capable of carrying 11 seats[48] Hamilton Westwind Turboprop conversions with various engines Hamilton Westwind II STD Stretched conversion powered by two 840-hp PT6As, and with accommodation for up to 17 passengers.[49] Hamilton Westwind III two 579-hp PT6A-20s or 630-hp PT6A-27s or 630-hp Lycoming LTS101s. Hamilton Westwind IV two 570-hp Lycoming LTP101s or 680-hp PT6A-28s or 750-hp PT6A-34s or 1020-hp PT6A45s Volpar (Beechcraft) Model 18 Conversion of Model 18 with nosewheel undercarriage[50][51] Volpar (Beechcraft) Super 18 Volpar (Beechcraft) Turbo 18 Beech Model 18s equipado con el tren de rodaje de tres ruedas Volpar MkIV y propulsado por dos motores turbohélice Garrett TPE331-1-101B de 705 caballos de fuerza , con capacidad nominal de 605 hp (451 kW), conducción Hartzell HC-B3TN-5 de tres palas, reversible- hélices de cabeceo de paso constante y velocidad constante [51] Volpar (Beechcraft) Super Turbo 18 2x 705 hp (526 kW) Garrett TPE331 Volpar (Beechcraft) C-45G Aeronave C-45G modificada con tren de rodaje triciclo Volpar (Beechcraft) Turboliner Versión para 15 pasajeros del Turbo 18 con fuselaje extendido, con 2 Garrett TPE331-1101Bs de 2 705 caballos de fuerza [52] Volpar (Beechcraft) Turboliner II Turboliners modificados para cumplir con SFAR 23 [52]

Operadores Civil A partir de 2012 , Beechcraft Model 18 sigue siendo popular entre las compañías de vuelos chárter y las pequeñas líneas aéreas de conexión en todo el mundo.

Militar Argentina Fuerza Aérea Argentina [53] Aviación Naval Argentina [53] [54]

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Fuerza Aérea Boliviana [55]

Brasil Fuerza Aérea Brasileña [55]

Canadá Royal Canadian Air Force 394 ejemplos de 1941-1972 [56] Royal Canadian Navy 10 ejemplos de 19521960 [57]

Operadores del Modelo Militar 18

Chile Fuerza Aérea de Chile [58] Ejército de Chile Marina de Chile

China / Taiwán Colombia Fuerza Aérea Colombiana

Armada Argentina C-45

Costa Rica Côte d'Ivoire República Dominicana Fuerza Aérea Dominicana [59]

Ecuador El Salvador Fuerza Aérea de El Salvador [60]

Francia

Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor en RCAF Air Transport Command marksings

Fuerza Aérea Francesa

Guatemala Fuerza Aérea Guatemalteca [61]

Haití Cuerpo de aviación [61]

C-45 utilizado por la Fuerza Aérea suiza para misiones de fotografía aérea civil

Honduras Fuerza aérea hondureña [62]

Indonesia Ejército de Indonesia Fuerza Aérea de Indonesia

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La fuerza aérea italiana operó 125 aviones desde 1949 hasta la década de 1970 [63]

Japón Fuerza de Autodefensa Marítima de Japón Guardacostas de Japón

Méjico Fuerza Aérea Mexicana [64]

ROC de la Fuerza Aérea AT-11

Países Bajos Fuerza aérea real de los Países Bajos Servicio de Aviación Naval Holandesa

Nicaragua Fuerza Aérea Nicaragüense

Níger Níger Fuerza Aérea

Nigeria Paraguay

Haya 18 / C-45 en el Museo Nacional de la Fuerza Aérea de los Estados Unidos

Fuerza Aérea Paraguaya [65]

Perú Fuerza Aérea Peruana [65]

Filipinas Cuerpo Aéreo del Ejército de Filipinas

Portugal

Beechcraft UC-45F en vuelo

Forca Aerea Portuguesa

Somalia Fuerza Aérea de Somalia - Retirada en 1991

Sudáfrica Fuerza Aérea Sudafricana

Vietnam del Sur Fuerza aérea de la República de Vietnam

Fuerza de autodefensa marítima de Japón SNB-4

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Suecia Fuerza aérea sueca [66]

Suiza Fuerza aérea suiza

Tailandia Royal Thai Air Force [67]

Tonga Fuerza Marítima Tongana

Turquía Turkish Air Force[67]

United Kingdom Royal Air Force Royal Navy – Fleet Air Arm

United States United States Army United States Army Air Corps United States Army Air Forces United States Air Force United States Marine Corps United States Navy

Uruguay Venezuela Zaire

Aircraft on display Argentina AT-11A 3495 - at the Museo Nacional de Aeronáutica de Argentina in Buenos Aires.[68] C-45H 5621 - at the Museo Nacional de Aeronáutica de Argentina in Buenos Aires.[69] C-45H AF-555 - at the Museo Nacional de Aeronáutica de Argentina in Buenos Aires.[70] H18S c/no. BA-752 (former LV-JFH) - at the Museo Nacional de Aeronáutica de Argentina in Buenos Aires.[71]

Australia E18S c/no. BA-81 (former N3781B) - at the Queensland Air Museum in Caloundra, Queensland.[72]

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3NM floatplane c/no CA-191 (former C-FGNR) - at Pairi Daiza.[73]

Brazil AT-11 4615 - at the Museu Aeroespacial in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[74][75] C-45F 2856 - at the Museu Aeroespacial in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[76][77]

Canada C-45H 459 - at the Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Tail code CF-MJY[78][79] 3TM 8034 - at the Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.[80] D18S c/no. A-141 (former CF-MPH)- at the RCMP Academy, Depot Division in Regina, Saskatchewan.[81] D18S c/no. A-142 (former CF-MPI) - at the Bomber Command Museum of Canada in Nanton, Alberta.[81][82] D18S c/no. A-156 - at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum in Hamilton, Ontario.[83] D18S 3TM 6596 (former CF-SIF, former RCAF 1387) - at the Reynolds-Alberta Museum in Wetaskiwin, Alberta 3N c/no. A-652 (former RCAF 1477) - at the Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada in Winnipeg, Manitoba.[81][84] 3NMT c/no. A-700 - at the Canadian Air Land Sea Museum at Toronto/Markham Airport in Markham, Ontario.[81] 3NM c/no. A-710 - at the North Atlantic Aviation Museum in Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador.[81][85] 3NMT c/no. A-782 (former CF-CKT) - at the Canadian Museum of Flight in Langley, British Columbia.[86][87] 3NMT c/no. A-872 - at the TransCanada Highway in Ignace, Ontario.[81][88] 3NM c/no. A-895 - at the Alberta Aviation Museum in Edmonton, Alberta.[81][89]

Chile D-18S c/no. A-1024 (former FACh 465) - at the Museo Aeronautico y del Espacio in Santiago, Chile.[90][91]

India D18S identity unknown - at the Hotel Mayfair Lagoon in Bhubaneswar, Orissa.[92]

Italy C-45F 6668 - suspended inside the Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport passenger terminal in Olbia, Sardinia.[93] This was the first aircraft owned by Alisarda Airlines and was used in the filming of the movie The Last Emperor.[94]

Malta C-45H 8304 - under restoration at the Malta Aviation Museum in Ta' Qali, Malta.[95][96]

Netherlands C-45G 51-11665 - at the Aviodrome in Lelystad, Netherlands.[97]

New Zealand AT-11 3691 - at the Museum of Transport and Technology in Auckland, New Zealand.[98]

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Portugal AT-11 2504 - at the Museu do Ar in Sintra, Portugal.[93]

Spain C-45H AF-752 - at Fundación Infante de Orleans in Madrid, Spain.[99]

Turkey AT-11 Kansan 6390/9-930 - at Istanbul Aviation Museum.[100]

United Kingdom E18S c/no. BA-111 (former N575C) - at the National Museum of Flight in East Lothian, Scotland.[101][102]

United States AT-11 41‐27561 -at the National Museum of the USAF in Dayton, Ohio.[103][104] or 42-37493[93] AT-11B 41-27616 -at the Travis Air Force Base Heritage Center at Travis AFB, California.[93][105] AT-11 42-36887 - at the Barksdale Global Power Museum in Bossier City, Louisiana.[106] AT-11 42-37240 - at the Lone Star Flight Museum in Galveston, Texas.[107][108] UC-45 42-37496 - at the Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum in Denver, Colorado. This aircraft was originally an AT-11 before being remanufactured.[109] UC-45F 44-47342 - at the Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum in Anchorage, Alaska.[110][111] TC-45H 51-11529 - at the Tri-State Warbird Museum in Batavia, Ohio.[112] C-45H 51-11696 - at the Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington.[113] C-45G 51-11795 - at the Air Mobility Command Museum in Dover, Delaware.[114] C-45G 51-11897 - at the Castle Air Museum in Atwater, California.[115][116] C-45H 52-10539 - at the 1941 Historical Aircraft Group Museum in Geneseo, New York.[117][118] C-45H 52-10865 - at the Travis Air Force Base Heritage Center at Travis AFB, California.[119][120] C-45H 52-10893 - at the National Museum of the USAF in Dayton, Ohio.[121] UC-45J 23774 - at Laughlin AFB in Del Rio, Texas.[93] RC-45J 51233 - at the Tennessee Museum of Aviation in Sevierville, Tennessee.[122][123] UC-45J 51242 - at the CAF Central Texas Wing in San Marcos, Texas.[124] UC-45J 51291 - at the Aerospace Museum of California in Sacramento, California.[125] UC-45J 51338 - at the Minnesota Air National Guard Museum in St. Paul, Minnesota.[126] S18D c/no. 178 - at the Beechcraft Heritage Museum in Tullahoma, Tennessee.[127] D18S c/no. A-935 - at the Beechcraft Heritage Museum at Tullahoma Regional Airport in Tullahoma, Tennessee.[127] C-45H AF-824 - at the Beechcraft Heritage Museum in Tullahoma, Tennessee.[127] E18S c/no. BA-453 - at the Beechcraft Heritage Museum in Tullahoma, Tennessee.[127] H18 c/no. BA-670 - at the Lone Star Flight Museum in Galveston, Texas.[128]

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General characteristics Crew: 2 pilots Capacity: 6 passengers Length: 34 ft 2 in (10.41 m) Wingspan: 47 ft 8 in (14.53 m) Height: 9 ft 8 in (2.95 m) Wing area: 349 ft² (32.4 m²) Empty weight: 6,175 lb (2,800 kg) Loaded weight: 7,500 lb (3,400 kg) Max. takeoff weight: 8,727 lb (3,959 kg) Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney R-985-AN-1 "Wasp Junior" radial engines, 450 hp (336 kW) each

Performance Maximum speed: 225 mph (195 knots, 360 km/h) Range: 1,200 mi (1,000 NM, 1,900 km) at 160 mph (260 km/h) Service ceiling: 26,000 ft (7,930 m) Rate of climb: 1,850 ft/min (9.4 m/s)

See also Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era Airspeed Oxford Avro Anson Barkley-Grow T8P-1 Cessna AT-17 Bobcat De Havilland Dove Evangel 4500 Fairchild AT-21 Gunner Lockheed Model 10 Electra Lockheed Model 12 Electra Junior Siebel Si 204

Related lists List of aircraft of World War II List of military aircraft of the United States

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External links Experimental Aircraft Association (Chapter 1000) Beech E18S overview and pictorial tour (http://www.eaa1000.av. org/pix/beech18/beech18.htm) 1941 AT-11, 'Tantalizing Takeoff'. A hi-res panoramic look inside (http://i-ota.net/AT-11Kansan/) Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beechcraft_Model_18&oldid=810959610" This page was last edited on 18 November 2017, at 16:19. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization.

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