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Douglas XT-30

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The Douglas XT-30 was a proposed American military advanced trainer.

Intended to replace the North American T-6 Texan, the XT-30 was conceived in 1948 for a USAF competition. It had an Template:Convert Wright R1300 radial, which was to be mounted amidships, behind the cockpit (in the fashion of the P-39),[1] in a rather squared-off fuselage.[2] The R1300 would have driven a three-bladed propellor by way of an extension shaft (driveshaft).[3] The XT-30 was to seat two in tandem, under a framed greenhouse canopy,[4] and had a straight low wing.[5]

Competing against North American's T-28 Trojan, the more complex XT-30 was not selected for production, and none were built.[6]

Specifications (projected)

Data from Francillon, René J. McDonnell Douglas aircraft since 1920. London : Putnam, 1979.</ref>

General characteristics

Performance



Notes

  1. Francillon, René J. McDonnell Douglas aircraft since 1920 (Putnam, 1979), p.714.
  2. Francillon, diagram p.714.
  3. Francillon, p.714.
  4. Francillon, diagram p.714.
  5. Francillon, diagram p.715.
  6. Francillon, p.714.

Source

  • Francillon, René J. McDonnell Douglas aircraft since 1920. London : Putnam, 1979.

See also

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