Aircraft Research BT-11

XBT-11
General information
Type	Trainer aircraft
Manufacturer	Aircraft Research Corp
Status	Cancelled
Primary user	United States Army Air Corps
Number built	0

The Aircraft Research XBT-11 was to have been a basic trainer constructed by the Aircraft Research Corporation (formerly the Vidal Research Corporation) of Bendix, New Jersey, by molding "Weldwood", a "plastic" plywood composite material made of heat and pressure-processed phenol phenol-formaldehyde resins and wood similar to the Duramold process. The Duramold and Haskelite processes were first developed in 1937, followed by Eugene L. Vidal's Weldwood in 1938. ^[1] A production contract, proposed in 1940, was cancelled before any were built. ^[2]

Specifications

Data from ^[3]

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Length: 27 ft 6 in (8.38 m)
• Wingspan: 42 ft (13 m)
• Gross weight: 4,431 lb (2,010 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney R-985-25 radial engine, 450 hp (340 kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 169 mph (272 km/h, 147 kn)

See also

• Timm PT-160 A wood composite trainer.

References

1. Richard Ballard (April 1942). "Plastic Airplanes". The Ohio State Engineer: 24.
2. Fahey, James C. US Army Aircraft 1908-1946, 1946. Ships and Aircraft. New York.
3. "U.S. Army and Air Force Trainers 1925-Present". Designation-Systems.net. Archived from the original on 6 July 2010. Retrieved 24 April 2010.

External links

• https://web.archive.org/web/20100411065456/http://personal.psu.edu/users/d/o/dob104/aviation/us/btrainer.html