XT-30
Role Advanced trainer
National origin United States
Manufacturer Douglas Aircraft Company
Status Not built

The Douglas XT-30 was a proposed American military advanced trainer. It was never built.

Design and development

Intended to replace the North American T-6 Texan, the XT-30 was designed in 1948 for a United States Air Force competition. The design had an 800 hp (600 kW) Wright R-1300 radial mounted amidships behind the cockpit (in the fashion of the P-39),[1] in a rather squared-off fuselage.[2] The R-1300 drove a three-bladed propeller by way of an extension shaft (driveshaft).[3] The XT-30 design seated pilot and pupil in tandem, under a framed greenhouse canopy[4] and had a straight low wing.[5]

Competing against the North American T-28 Trojan, the more complex XT-30 was not selected for production and none were built.[6]

Specifications (projected)

Data from McDonnell Douglas aircraft since 1920 : Volume I[7]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 2
  • Length: 36 ft 9.5 in (11.214 m)
  • Wingspan: 36 ft 4 in (11.07 m)
  • Gross weight: 5,999 lb (2,721 kg)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Wright R-1300 Cyclone 7 7-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine, 800 hp (600 kW)
  • Propellers: 3-bladed constant-speed propeller driven through extension shafts

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 286 mph (460 km/h, 249 kn)
  • Cruise speed: 190 mph (310 km/h, 170 kn)
  • Endurance: 6 hours 30 minutes
  • Service ceiling: 29,600 ft (9,000 m)

See also

References

Notes

  1. ↑ Francillon, René J. McDonnell Douglas aircraft since 1920 (Putnam, 1979), p.714.
  2. ↑ Francillon, diagram p.714.
  3. ↑ Francillon, p.714.
  4. ↑ Francillon diagram p.714.
  5. ↑ Francillon, diagram p.715.
  6. ↑ Francillon, p.714.
  7. ↑ Francillon, René J. (1988). McDonnell Douglas aircraft since 1920 : Volume I. London: Naval Institute Press. p. 609. ISBN 0870214284.

Bibliography

  • Francillon, René J. McDonnell Douglas aircraft since 1920. London : Putnam, 1979.
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