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C-45
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Photo:
Robert Deering 10/26/2018
Dallas
Executive Airport (RBD)
Dallas, Texas |
The Air Corps
ordered eleven Beech Model B18S aircraft in
late 1939 and designated them C-45. The
planes were essentially identical to the
civilian version of the aircraft and used by
the Army for light transport, staff and
liaison missions.
The plane was
powered by two Pratt & Whitney Wasp Junior
radials and cruised at 211 mph, carrying a
maximum of six passengers and crew.
The Air Corps
ordered more than 1,300 C-45s with most
produced as the C-45F. During the early
1950s, Beech completely rebuilt 900 C-45s
for the Air Force. They received new serial
numbers and were designated C-45Gs and
C-45Hs, remaining in service until 1963 for
administrative and light cargo duties.
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SPECIFICATIONS:
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PERFORMANCE: |
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47 ft. 8 in.
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Maximum speed:
225 mph
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Length:
34 ft. 3 in.
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Cruising speed:
211 mph
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Height:
9 ft. 2 in.
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Range:
1,200 miles
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Empty Weight:
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Service ceiling:
18,500 ft.
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Gross Weight:
7,660 lbs. loaded weight |
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Crew:
1 or 2 pilots and up to five
passengers |
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Engines:
Two Pratt & Whitney R-985-17 Wasp Junior
radials of 450 hp each
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Armament:
None |
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SOURCE:
Museum of the United States Air
Force |
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Photo:
Robert Deering 10/18/2012
National Museum of
the USAF
Wright-Patterson AFB (FFO)
Dayton, Ohio |
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