Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor

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The Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor is a twin-engine military transport and trainer aircraft, derived from the Beechcraft Model 18, that was widely used by the United States and allied air forces from World War II through the postwar era.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military trainer aircraft
military transport aircraft
basedOn Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor self-linksurface differs
surface form: Beechcraft Model 18
civilianDesignation Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor self-linksurface differs
surface form: Beechcraft Model 18
construction all-metal
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
crew 2
cruiseSpeed around 190 mph
engineConfiguration twin-engine
engineType Pratt & Whitney R-985 Wasp Junior
enteredUSAAFService early 1940s
firstFlight 1939
fuselageType semi-monocoque
height about 9 ft 8 in
heritage operated by museums and warbird collectors
introduced 1941
landingGear retractable tailwheel landing gear
length about 34 ft 2 in
manufacturer Beechcraft
surface form: Beech Aircraft Corporation
maximumSpeed around 220 mph
maximumTakeoffWeight around 8600 lb
notableVariant AT-7 Navigator
surface form: AT-11 Kansan

AT-7 Navigator
SNB
postwarUse executive transport
mapping and survey aircraft
utility transport
powerplantCount 2
powerplantOutput about 450 hp each
primaryUser Royal Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
United States Air Force
United States Army Air Forces
United States Navy
propulsion piston engine
range around 1200 mi
role bombing trainer
crew trainer
gunnery trainer
light transport
navigation trainer
serviceCeiling around 23000 ft
status retired from military service
tailConfiguration conventional tail
typicalPassengerCapacity 6
usedInConflict Korean War
World War II
wingConfiguration low-wing monoplane
wingspan about 47 ft 8 in

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Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum hasAircraftOnDisplay Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor
Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor basedOn Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Beechcraft Model 18
Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor civilianDesignation Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Beechcraft Model 18
Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum hasNotableAircraft Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor
this entity surface form: Beechcraft Expeditor
Beechcraft notableProduct Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor
this entity surface form: Beechcraft Model 18
Netherlands Naval Aviation Service operatedAircraft Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor
this entity surface form: Beechcraft Model 18
Haitian Air Force operatedAircraft Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor
this entity surface form: Beechcraft Model 18
AT-7 Navigator basedOn Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor
this entity surface form: Beechcraft Model 18
AT-7 Navigator airframeOrigin Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor
this entity surface form: Beechcraft Model 18
AT-7 Navigator aircraftFamily Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor
this entity surface form: Beechcraft Model 18 family
SNB basedOn Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor
this entity surface form: Beechcraft Model 18
SNB developedFrom Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor
this entity surface form: civil Beechcraft Model 18
SNB aircraftFamily Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor
this entity surface form: Beechcraft Model 18 family
Pratt & Whitney R-985 Wasp Junior usedIn Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor
this entity surface form: Beechcraft Model 18