| XBT-17 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Role | Training monoplane |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Stearman Aircraft |
| First flight | 1940 |
| Number built | 1 |
The Stearman XBT-17 was a prototype 1940s American two-seat low-wing monoplane primary trainer designed and built by Stearman Aircraft (as the Model X-90). [1] It was evaluated by the United States Army Air Force in 1942 as the XBT-17. [2]
The X-90 was a low-wing cantilever monoplane with two-seats in tandem under an enclosed canopy. [1] It had a fixed conventional landing gear and was powered by a 225 hp (168 kW) Lycoming R-680 engine and first flew in 1940. [1] It had wooden wings and a steel tube forward fuselage in order to minimize use of aluminum. [3] In 1942 the aircraft was re-engined with a 450 hp (336 kW) Pratt & Whitney R-985 engine and redesignated the Model X-91. [1] The X-91 was evaluated by the United States Army Air Force as the XBT-17 but no more were built. [1] [2]
According to Edward H. Phillips, "At that time, worries at the War Department about a shortage of strategic materials such as aluminum alloy were rampant. The wood/metal composite construction of the proposed monoplane, which required more raw materials than the biplane trainers on an aircraft-by-aircraft basis, was a major factor in the Air Corps' decision not to place the XBT-17 into production, according to a Boeing technical report." [4]
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