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Description
| Manufacturer: | Fleetwings |
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| Base model: | BT-12 | ||
| Designation: | BT-12 | ||
| Designation System: | U.S. Air Force | ||
| Designation Period: | 1930-1947 | ||
| Basic role: | Basic Trainer | ||
| Crew: | 2 | ||
Specifications
| Length: | 29' 2" | 8.8 m | |
| Wingspan: | 40' 0" | 12.1 m | |
| Gross Weight: | 4,497 lb | 2,039 kg | |
Propulsion
| No. of Engines: | 1 | ||
| Powerplant: | Pratt & Whitney R-985-AN-1 | ||
| Horsepower (each): | 450 | ||
Performance
| Max Speed: | 170 mph | 273 km/h | 147 kt |
Known serial numbers
Recent comments by our visitors
| Dennis , OH | A friend is writing a book on World War II aircraft and is including a chapter on the BT-12. He would like to make contact with anyone who has logged war-era time in one. Contact me and I will put you in contact. 03/15/2006 @ 05:05 [ref: 12808] |
| Bill Offutt Bethesda, Md., MD | On the evening of July 9, 1943, a BT-12 was abandoned by its two-man crew after getting lost on a cross country flight to Washington, D.C., and crashed into a group of Victory Gardens in Bethesda, Md. There were no injuries except to tomatoes and squash. 04/25/2005 @ 08:36 [ref: 10033] |
| Aaron Wilmington, NC | On October 1941,a Fleetwings BT-12 crashed near Luke Field,Airazona,killing the two pilots.The plane went into a spin and crashed. 06/01/2004 @ 21:35 [ref: 7524] |
