Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor

E56447

military trainer aircraft military transport aircraft

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.

Aliases (1)

Beechcraft Model 18 ×2

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military trainer aircraft → military transport aircraft →
basedOn	Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor → surface form: "Beechcraft Model 18"
civilianDesignation	Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor → 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 →

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor → basedOn → Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor →

this entity surface form: "Beechcraft Model 18"

Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor → civilianDesignation → Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor →

this entity surface form: "Beechcraft Model 18"

Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum → hasAircraftOnDisplay → Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor →