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Description
| Manufacturer: | Beech | |
| Base model: | SNB | |
| Designation: | SNB | |
| Version: | -5 | |
| Nickname: | Navigator | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Navy / Marines | |
| Designation Period: | 1939-1948 | |
| Basic role: | Scout trainer | |
| See Also: | C-45 | |
Specifications
| Length: | 35' 12" | 10.9 m | |
| Height: | 9' 4" | 2.8 m | |
| Wingspan: | 49' 8" | 15.1 m | |
| Wingarea: | 360.7 sq ft | 33.5 sq m | |
| Empty Weight: | 5,680 lb | 2,575 kg | |
| Max Weight: | 9,900 lb | 4,489 kg | |
Propulsion
| No. of Engines: | 2 | ||
| Powerplant: | Pratt & Whitney R-985-AN-3 | ||
| Horsepower (each): | 450 | ||
Performance
| Range: | 1,626 miles | 2,618 km | |
| Cruise Speed: | 207 mph | 333 km/h | 180 kt |
| Max Speed: | 234 mph | 376 km/h | 203 kt |
| Climb: | 1,490 ft/min | 454 m/min | |
| Ceiling: | 23,300 ft | 7,101 m | |
Examples of this type may be found at
| Museum | City | State |
| The Air Museum "Planes of Fame" | Chino | California |
TC-45J on display
The Air Museum "Planes of Fame" |
Recent comments by our visitors
| Sandy Lovell Fredericksburg, VA | To: WxBY ORL/MCO, HI
My email address is hooshur1@aol.com. Thank you for sharing your story. I am glad I found it. 03/16/2008 @ 10:27 [ref: 20042] |
| Sandy Lovell Fredericksburg, VA | WxBY
ORL/MCO, HI I was looking around for information on my dad and you mentioned his name and my mother's - Earl Lovell (spouse - Alda). Can you contact me at my email address and tell me everything you can remember about his work life. A huge thank you by a loving daughter! 03/16/2008 @ 10:11 [ref: 20041] |
| TERRY SMALLWOOD RIVERDALE, GA | I SAW THAT MR. BOB HANSEN WAS AT DOUGLAS GA. SO WAS MY DAD JOSEPH MAXWELL SMALLWOOD, HE WAS A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR THERE. I WAS HOPING MR HANSEN MIGHT HAVE HEARD OF HIM THERE.AFTER THE WAR MY DAD ALSO WORKED FOR AERO CORP. IN ATLANTA, AND LATER RETIRED FROM AVIATION SUPPLY CORP. IN ATLANTA. HE WAS CONSIDERED TO BE ONE OF THE BEST PILOTS AT ATLANTA AIRPORT.I CONSIDERED HIM TO BE ONE OF THE BEST FATHERS. 01/12/2008 @ 18:42 [ref: 19272] |
| Bob Hansen Greenwood, IN | In early 1944 I was stationed at Douglas Army Air Field at Douglas,Arizona. This was advanced training for the Army Air Force. We flew AT17's and AT9's. I spent all my hours in the AT17 (Bamboo Bomber). Compared to the AT9 it was like flying a kite. 07/17/2007 @ 13:01 [ref: 17157] |
| John Elledge , CA | My father known either as Raymond or John Elledge, USMC, per his Log Book, November 1961, flew this plane. He was probably rank of Capt-Maj by this time. Maybe Cherry Point, Quantico,El Toro, Pennsocola
Looking for anybody who may of known him? 03/17/2007 @ 19:05 [ref: 15927] |
| WxBY -- addenda ORL/MCO, FL | .......follow-up on the 'bamboo bomber' reference........
Cessna T-50 (civil) -- AT-17 "Bobcat" (military) C. 1939 and, it did have extensive wood in the airframe -- spruce, mostly, lotsa plywood......fabric covered......... 02/02/2007 @ 09:43 [ref: 15385] |
| WxBY ORL/MCO, HI | It is amazing that more folks haven't responded here about the double-breasted bug-crusher!
MANY! Naval Aviators had instrument training in this venerable ol' beast while in the Pensacola area. If I remember correctly, they were based at Forest Sherman Field as part of METG -- multi-engine training group. I don't have my log books handy but I believe we learned to fly at Saufley Field, in the Beech T-34B, went out to Whiting Field for mucho fun-flying in the North American T-28B and C's.....formation, night flying, cross-countries (day VFR), very elemental gunnery and.......carrier quals! From Whiting Field, we moved our residence back to Main Side and began training in the SNB, out at Forest Sherman. My co-pilot was another NavCad, Kirk Stubbs, and our (superb!) instructor was a USMC Captain by the name of Earl Lovell (spouse Alda). "Solo' in the SNB was two student pilots going up in the ol' crates without an instructor also on board. On Kirk's and my first solo hop, we had wandered around the PNS area for a few minutes when the tower transmitted an immediate 'Weather Recall' -- all aircraft return to their respective bases ASAP due to foul weather forming up. Before Kirk and I got even close to getting back to home-plate, the weather troughout the panhandle of Florida had turned to shit. We were in a bit of a bind, even worse than we knew at the time. Fortunately, Capt. Lovell was up in another aircraft and heard the radio chatter so he came up on the air. He told us to listen closely to the instructions we were going to receive from tha ground and follow them as precisely as possible. He then got us set up for a GCA, of which Kirk and I knew absolutely nothing about! We had previously had NO training or even ground school about the procedure! The guys on the ground knew they/we had a situation with two very green student pilots up there, but they talked us down, never letting on how serious the ops had become. We were zero/zero, PURE IFR (even though we did not have any real idea of all that that entailed). They talked us down and we greased the ol' tail-dragger onto the strip about 300 feet past the numbers.......... Sure as hell made a believer out of me as far as instrument flying was concerned. Up to this point, we were still in 'basic/primary' training. From the SNB and basic training, we went our separate ways to advanced training. I went out north of PNS to Ellyson Field for helicopter training. Incidentally, I think the nickname 'Bamboo Bomber' was more aptly applied to an earlier Cessna twin-engine trainer. 01/03/2007 @ 01:18 [ref: 15077] |
| WxBY ORL/MCO, HI | It is amazing that more folks haven't responded here about the double-breasted bug-crusher!
MANY! Naval Aviators had instrument training in this venerable ol' beast while in the Pensacola area. If I remember correctly, they were based at Forest Sherman Field as part of METG -- multi-engine training group. I don't have my log books handy but I believe we learned to fly at Saufley Field, in the Beech T-34B, went out to Whiting Field for mucho fun-flying in the North American T-28B and C's.....formation, night flying, cross-countries (day VFR), very elemental gunnery and.......carrier quals! From Whiting Field, we moved our residence back to Main Side and began training in the SNB, out at Forest Sherman. My co-pilot was another NavCad, Kirk Stubbs, and our (superb!) instructor was a USMC Captain by the name of Earl Lovell (spouse Alda). "Solo' in the SNB was two student pilots going up in the ol' crates without an instructor also on board. On Kirk's and my first solo hop, we had wandered around the PNS area for a few minutes when the tower transmitted an immediate 'Weather Recall' -- all aircraft return to their respective bases ASAP due to foul weather forming up. Before Kirk and I got even close to getting back to home-plate, the weather troughout the panhandle of Florida had turned to shit. We were in a bit of a bind, even worse than we knew at the time. Fortunately, Capt. Lovell was up in another aircraft and heard the radio chatter so he came up on the air. He told us to listen closely to the instructions we were going to receive from tha ground and follow them as precisely as possible. He then got us set up for a GCA, of which Kirk and I knew absolutely nothing about! We had previously had NO training or even ground school about the procedure! The guys on the ground knew they/we had a situation with two very green student pilots up there, but they talked us down, never letting on how serious the ops had become. We were zero/zero, PURE IFR (even though we did not have any real idea of all that that entailed). They talked us down and we greased the ol' tail-dragger onto the strip about 300 feet past the numbers.......... Sure as hell made a believer out of me as far as instrument flying was concerned. Up to this point, we were still in 'basic/primary' training. From the SNB and basic training, we went our separate ways to advanced training. I went out north of PNS to Ellyson Field for helicopter training. Incidentally, I think the nickname 'Bamboo Bomber' was more aptly applied to an earlier Cessna twin-engine trainer. 01/03/2007 @ 01:17 [ref: 15076] |
| Bill Woodward Titusville, FL | hello, i have an original "pilot's handbook" for the
SNB-2. upper right corner - AN 01-90KA-1 lower left corner - WF-0-18 FEB 46, 300 "revised 2 Janurary 1946" it is in a "Bureau of Aeronautics, Technical Publications" folder i'm trying to determine its worth for an estate? thanks, bill woodward titusville, florida 321-268-0948 11/14/2006 @ 15:50 [ref: 14738] |
| steve griffith , GA | Sorry about the typos it is too late for me to up. But I stumbled across this site and noticed there are some guys out there that know alot more than me about this old aircraft. I have included my email address also this time. Keep'em flying I hope.
Regards Steve 06/27/2006 @ 21:21 [ref: 13612] |
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