Cessna AT-17 Bobcat – fotografie a videá

Komisia Cessna AT-17 Bobcat bolo dvojmotorové pokročilé cvičné lietadlo navrhnuté a vyrobené v Spojených štátoch a používané počas druhej svetovej vojny na preklenutie priepasti medzi jednomotorovými trenažérmi a dvojmotorovými bojovými lietadlami. AT-17 bol poháňaný dvoma radiálnymi motormi Jacobs R-755-9. Komerčnou verziou bol model T-50, z ktorého bol vyvinutý AT-17.

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The Cessna AT-17 Bobcat was a twin-engine advanced trainer aircraft that was designed and manufactured by Cessna Aircraft Company in the United States. It was used during World War II by the US Army Air Forces and other allied air forces to train pilots for multi-engine aircraft. The Bobcat was also known as the Cessna Crane in Canada, where it was used by the Royal Canadian Air Force. The civilian version of the Bobcat was the Cessna T-50, a five-seat light transport and utility aircraft that first flew in 1939. The Bobcat had a low-wing monoplane design with retractable landing gear and electrically operated flaps. It was powered by two Jacobs R-755 radial engines that produced 245 hp each. The Bobcat had a maximum speed of 314 km/h, a range of 1,200 km, and a service ceiling of 6,700 m. The Bobcat could carry up to four passengers or 450 kg of cargo. The Bobcat was also used for liaison, reconnaissance, ambulance, and light bombing missions. A total of 5,422 Bobcats were built between 1939 and 1944.