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Beechcraft 17 Staggerwing
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This historic warbird has quite a history. Built as a UC-43B (military version of the Beech 17 Staggerwing) for the US Navy as BuNo 23689 (probably not applied) and then allocated serial 44-67724. It passed to the Royal Navy under Lend-Lease agreement becoming FT475 and operating from Scotland.
After the war it returned to the US Navy as BuNo 32874 before becoming civilian owned, carrying registrations NC1193V and N1193V.
The aircraft arrived at TFC in December 2005 |
| Crew | | 4 | | Construction | | Metal, fabric covered | | Engine | | One Pratt & Whitney R-985-AN-14B nine cylinder air cooled radial, 450hp | | Performance | | Maximum Speed | 341 km/h | 212 mph | | Range | 1078 km | 670 miles | | Service Ceiling | 7620 m | 25000 ft | | Dimensions | | Wing Span | 9.7536 m | 32 ft 0" | | Length | 8.2 m | 26 ft 10" | | Height | 2.46 m | 8 ft 0" | | Weight empty | 1152 kg | 2540 lb | | Weight loaded | 1905 kg | 4200 lb |
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