Fleetwings BT-12

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name= BT-12


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national origin = United States
type= Military basic trainer
manufacturer= Fleetwings
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The Fleetwings Model 23 was a 1940s all-metal basic training monoplane built by Fleetwings for the United States Army Air Force as the BT-12.

Development

After the United States entered the Second World War the United States Army Air Force was ill-prepared for a major war. In an effort to obtain as many aircraft as possible the USAAF contracted a specialist fabricator of sheet stainless steel to produce a basic training monoplane. A prototype Model 23 was ordered as the XBT-12. The XBT-12 was an all-metal low-wing cantilever monoplane with a fixed tailwheel landing gear and powered by a Pratt & Whitney R-985 engine. The aircraft had two identical tandem cockpits for instructor and pupil covered by a continuous canopy.

After evaluation of the XBT-12 an order for 200 production aircraft, designated BT-12 was placed. Only 24 aircraft were delivered between 1942 and 1943 when the contract was cancelled.

Variants

;Model 23:Company designation;XBT-12:Army designation for the prototype Model 23, one built.;BT-12:Army designation for the production Model 23, 24 built, 176 cancelled.

Operators

;USA:United States Army Air Force

pecifications (BT-12)

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wing area sqm=22.33
wing area sqft=240.40
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empty weight kg=1439
empty weight lb=3173
gross weight kg=2000
gross weight lb=4410
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max speed kmh=314
max speed mph=195
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range miles=550
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*Fleetwings:Model 23 • Model 33

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*list of military aircraft of the United States

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References

* John Andrade, U.S.Military Aircraft Designations and Serials since 1909, Midland Counties Publications, 1979, ISBN 0 904597 22 9 (Page 61)
* The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985), 1985, Orbis Publishing

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