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Beechcraft F-2 'Expeditor'

Description
  Manufacturer:Beechcraft


Control Panel
  Base model:F-2
  Designation:F-2
  Nickname:Expeditor
  Equivalent to: AT-7 AT7AT-7 AT-11 AT11AT-11 C-45 C45C-45
  Designation System:U.S. Air Force
  Designation Period:1930-1947
  Basic role:Photographic
 
 
 

Specifications
  Length: 34' 3" 10.4 m
  Height:9' 4" 2.8 m
  Wingspan: 47' 8" 14.5 m
  Wingarea: 349.0 sq ft 32.4 sq m
  Empty Weight: 5,208 lb 2,361 kg
  Gross Weight: 7,200 lb 3,265 kg

Propulsion
  No. of Engines: 2
  Powerplant: Pratt & Whitney R-985-19
  Horsepower (each): 450

Performance
  Range: 930 miles 1,497 km
  Max Speed: 225 mph 362 km/h 195 kt
  Ceiling: 26,200 ft 7,985 m

Known serial numbers
39-142 / 39-155, 40-682 / 40-695


 

Recent comments by our visitors
 Bogdan ATAMAN
 Warsaw, OTH
For gods sake, have mercy, this page belongs to the Beechcraft F-2 photografic category aircraft of WW II.
What does here photo of jet ?
I'd like to be sure that Your photos are realy F-2 version ; serial numbers can't be seen so it may be F-2, F-2 A, F-2 B, any of C-45 or JRB.
04/25/2004 @ 18:08 [ref: 7297]
 Cdr. Larry Nevels USN RET
 Fredericksburg,, TX
I flew the last Navy RC45J on it's last flight. This was out of Cubi Point in the Phillippines in 1971. The next Navy Beechcraft was the T-44 (Beeech 90) which I flew on it's first flight in 1977.
12/29/2001 @ 11:26 [ref: 3926]
 W. Scott Frazeur
 , OR
The RC45J was the designated vertical and oblique photo airplane for the U.S. Navy. Two vertical port and starboard vertical holes and mounts for 10" K-17 with six or twelve inch lens. I flew many hours while in VP-31 and VU-7 at NAS North Island, San Diego,
Californie.

W. Scott Frazeur
PHC (AC)
USNR-R Retired
05/28/2001 @ 19:31 [ref: 2374]

 

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