Douglas XT-30

XT-30
General information
Type	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

• North American T-28 Trojan

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.