Douglas XT-30

XT-30
Role	Advanced trainer
National origin	United States
Manufacturer	Douglas Aircraft Company
Status	Not built

The Douglas XT-30 was a proposed American military advanced trainer. It was never built.

Design and development

Intended to replace the North American T-6 Texan, the XT-30 was designed in 1948 for a United States Air Force competition. The design had an 800 hp (600 kW) Wright R-1300 radial mounted amidships behind the cockpit (in the fashion of the P-39),^[1] in a rather squared-off fuselage.^[2] The R-1300 drove a three-bladed propeller by way of an extension shaft (driveshaft).^[3] The XT-30 design seated pilot and pupil in tandem, under a framed greenhouse canopy^[4] and had a straight low wing.^[5]

Competing against the North American T-28 Trojan, the more complex XT-30 was not selected for production and none were built.^[6]

Specifications (projected)

Data from Francillon, René J. McDonnell Douglas aircraft since 1920. London : Putnam, 1979.

General characteristics

• Crew: two (student and instructor)
• Length: 36 ft 9½ in (11.214 m)
• Wingspan: 36 ft 4 in (11.07 m)
• Height: ()
• Max takeoff weight: 5,999 lb (2,721 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × Wright R-1300 radial engine, 800 hp (600 kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 286 mph (460 km/h)
• Cruise speed: 190 mph (306 km/h)
• Range: 6½ hours at 190 mph (306 km/h)
• Service ceiling: 29,600 ft (9,020 m)
• Rate of climb: ft/min (m/s)
• Wing loading: lb/ft² (kg/m²)
• Power/mass: hp/lb (kW/kg)

See also

• T-28 Trojan

References

Notes

1. ^ Francillon, René J. McDonnell Douglas aircraft since 1920 (Putnam, 1979), p.714.
2. ^ Francillon, diagram p.714.
3. ^ Francillon, p.714.
4. ^ Francillon diagram p.714.
5. ^ Francillon, diagram p.715.
6. ^ Francillon, p.714.

Bibliography

• Francillon, René J. McDonnell Douglas aircraft since 1920. London : Putnam, 1979.