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Description
| Manufacturer: | Beechcraft |
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| 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
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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