Aircraft_Research_BT-11 Knowpia

XBT-11
Role	Trainer aircraft
Manufacturer	Aircraft Research Corp
Status	Cancelled
Primary user	United States Army Air Corps
Number built	0

The Aircraft Research XBT-11 was to have been a basic trainer constructed by the Aircraft Research Corporation (formerly the Vidal Research Corporation) of Bendix, New Jersey, by molding "Weldwood", a "plastic" plywood composite material made of heat and pressure-processed phenol phenol-formaldehyde resins and wood similar to the Duramold process. The Duramold and Haskelite processes were first developed in 1937, followed by Eugene L. Vidal's Weldwood in 1938.^[1] A production contract, proposed in 1940, was cancelled before any were built.^[2]

Specifications edit

Data from ^[3]

General characteristics

Crew: 2
Length: 27 ft 6 in (8.38 m)
Wingspan: 42 ft (13 m)
Gross weight: 4,431 lb (2,010 kg)
Powerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney R-985-25 radial engine, 450 hp (340 kW)

Performance

Maximum speed: 169 mph (272 km/h, 147 kn)

References edit

^ Richard Ballard (April 1942). "Plastic Airplanes". The Ohio State Engineer: 24.
^ Fahey, James C. US Army Aircraft 1908-1946, 1946. Ships and Aircraft. New York.
^ "U.S. Army and Air Force Trainers 1925-Present". Designation-Systems.net. Archived from the original on 6 July 2010. Retrieved 24 April 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)