Stoddard-Hamilton T-9 Stalker

T-9 Stalker
General information
Type	Turboprop military training aircraft
National origin	United States
Manufacturer	Stoddard-Hamilton Aircraft
Number built	1
History
First flight	24 July 1988
Developed from	Stoddard-Hamilton Glasair III

The Stoddard-Hamilton T-9 Stalker, Tactical Trainer, was an American military training monoplane designed and built by Stoddard-Hamilton Aircraft of Arlington, Washington and based on the Stoddard-Hamilton Glasair III. ^[1]

Design and development

First flown on 24 July 1988 the Stalker is a military training version of the Glasair III, an all-composite, cantilever, low-wing monoplane. The Stalker is powered by a 420 hp (313 kW) Allison 250-B17D turboprop driving a three-bladed metal tractor propeller. It has a retractable tricycle landing gear and the enclosed cockpit has two seats side-by-side with dual controls and a zero/zero pilot extraction system. The Stalker has two underwing hardpoints outboard of the landing gear for military ordnance. ^[1] The prototype was destroyed in a fatal accident on 29 May 1989.

Specifications

Data fromJane's All the World's Aircraft 1989–90 ^[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Length: 21 ft 9.5 in (6.64 m)
• Wingspan: 23 ft 3.5 in (7.10 m)
• Height: 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)
• Wing area: 81.2 sq ft (7.54 m²)
• Empty weight: 1,500 lb (680 kg)
• Gross weight: 2,700 lb (1,225 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × Allison 250-B17D turboprop , 420 hp (313 kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 403 mph (649 km/h, 350 kn)
• Cruise speed: 366 mph (589 km/h, 318 kn)
• Stall speed: 70 mph (113 km/h, 61 kn)
• Range: 1,587 mi (2,554 km, 1,379 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 37,000 ft (11,280 m)
• g limits: +6.9/-4
• Rate of climb: 3,325 ft/min (1,689 m/s)

References

Notes

1. Taylor 1989, pp. 520–521

Bibliography

• Taylor, John W.R., ed. (1989). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1989–90. London, United Kingdom: Jane's Yearbooks. ISBN   0-7106-0896-9.