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.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Beechcraft Model 18 | 9 |
| Beechcraft Model 18 family | 2 |
| Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor canonical | 1 |
| Beechcraft Expeditor | 1 |
| civil Beechcraft Model 18 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T412066 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor Context triple: [Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum, hasAircraftOnDisplay, Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor]
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A.
North American T-28 Trojan
The North American T-28 Trojan is a post–World War II U.S. military trainer aircraft that was widely used by the Air Force and Navy and later adapted for counterinsurgency and ground-attack roles.
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B.
Beechcraft King Air
The Beechcraft King Air is a family of twin-turboprop utility aircraft widely used around the world for military, government, and civilian transport, training, and special-mission roles.
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C.
Wright J-5C Whirlwind
The Wright J-5C Whirlwind is a nine-cylinder, air-cooled radial aircraft engine renowned for its reliability and use in pioneering long-distance flights of the late 1920s.
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D.
Cessna O-2 Skymaster
The Cessna O-2 Skymaster is a military twin-boom, push-pull configuration aircraft used primarily by the U.S. Air Force for forward air control and reconnaissance during the Vietnam War.
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E.
Douglas A-26 Invader
The Douglas A-26 Invader is a World War II–era American twin‑engine light bomber and ground-attack aircraft that later saw extensive service in the Korean and Vietnam Wars.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor Target entity description: 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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A.
North American T-28 Trojan
The North American T-28 Trojan is a post–World War II U.S. military trainer aircraft that was widely used by the Air Force and Navy and later adapted for counterinsurgency and ground-attack roles.
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B.
Beechcraft King Air
The Beechcraft King Air is a family of twin-turboprop utility aircraft widely used around the world for military, government, and civilian transport, training, and special-mission roles.
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C.
Wright J-5C Whirlwind
The Wright J-5C Whirlwind is a nine-cylinder, air-cooled radial aircraft engine renowned for its reliability and use in pioneering long-distance flights of the late 1920s.
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D.
Cessna O-2 Skymaster
The Cessna O-2 Skymaster is a military twin-boom, push-pull configuration aircraft used primarily by the U.S. Air Force for forward air control and reconnaissance during the Vietnam War.
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E.
Douglas A-26 Invader
The Douglas A-26 Invader is a World War II–era American twin‑engine light bomber and ground-attack aircraft that later saw extensive service in the Korean and Vietnam Wars.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military trainer aircraft
ⓘ
military transport aircraft ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Beechcraft Model 18
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| civilianDesignation |
Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Beechcraft Model 18
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| construction | all-metal ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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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
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| maximumSpeed | around 220 mph ⓘ |
| maximumTakeoffWeight | around 8600 lb ⓘ |
| notableVariant |
AT-7 Navigator
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surface form:
AT-11 Kansan
AT-7 Navigator ⓘ SNB ⓘ |
| postwarUse |
executive transport
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mapping and survey aircraft ⓘ utility transport ⓘ |
| powerplantCount | 2 ⓘ |
| powerplantOutput | about 450 hp each ⓘ |
| primaryUser |
Royal Air Force
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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
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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
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World War II ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | low-wing monoplane ⓘ |
| wingspan | about 47 ft 8 in ⓘ |
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Subject: Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.