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UC-45 Expeditor · Length
Single source34 ft 3 in (10.44 m)[source]
KT-1 · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Beechcraft Model 18 | KAI KT-1 Woongbi |
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| Type | Trainer , transport aircraft and utility aircraft[source] | Basic trainer and light attack aircraft[source] |
| National origin | United States[source] | South Korea[source] |
| Manufacturer | Beech Aircraft Corporation[source] | Korea Aerospace Industries[source] |
| Status | In service[source] | In service |
10.3 m (33 ft 10 in)[source]
UC-45 Expeditor · at 160 mph (260 km/h; 140 kn) and
Single sourceUC-45 Expeditor · Range
Single source1,200 mi (1,900 km, 1,000 nmi) at 160 mph (260 km/h; 140 kn) and 5,000 ft (1,500 m)[source]
Ferry; KT-1 · at 6,100 m (20,013 ft) with max internal and external fuel (30 minutes reserve)
Single sourceKT-1 · at 7,620 m (25,000 ft) with max internal fuel (30 minutes reserve)
Single sourceUC-45 Expeditor · 2 × Pratt & Whitney R-985-AN-1 "Wasp Junior" radial engines each
Single source2 × Pratt & Whitney R-985-AN-1 "Wasp Junior" radial engines , 450 hp (340 kW) each[source]
KT-1 · 1 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-62 turboprop engine
Single source1 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-62 turboprop engine, 708.4 kW (950.0 hp)[source]
KT-1 · < at 6,100 m (20,013 ft) with max internal fuel (
Single sourceKT-1 · reserve
Single source<4 hours at 6,100 m (20,013 ft) with max internal fuel (30 minutes reserve)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Primary users | United States Army Air Forces United States Navy Royal Air Force Royal Canadian Air Force[source] | Republic of Korea Air Force Indonesian Air Force Turkish Air Force Peruvian Air Force Senegalese Air Force[source] |
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| Number built | 9,000+[source] | 186[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1937–1970[source] | 1999–present[source] |
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| Introduction date | 1937[source] | 2000[source] |
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| First flight | 15 January 1937[source] | November 1991[source] |
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| Capacity | 6 passengers[source] | — |
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| Designer | — | Agency for Defence Development Korea Aerospace Industries[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 551 L (146 US gal; 121 imp gal) in two wing tanks with provision for two 189 L (50 US gal; 42 imp gal) drop-tanks on the inboard pylons[source] |
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| Aspect ratio | — |
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| Airfoil | — | root: NACA 63-218 ; tip: NACA 63-212[source] |
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| Maximum fuel weight | — | 408 kg (899 lb)[source] |
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| Propellers | — | 4-bladed Hartzell HC-E4N-2/E9512CB-1, 2.44 m (8 ft 0 in) diameter constant-speed fully feathering reversible propeller[source] |
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| Stall speed | — | 132 km/h (82 mph, 71 kn) flaps down[source] |
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| Never exceed speed | — | 648 km/h (403 mph, 350 kn)[source] |
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| g limits | — | + 7 - 3.5 (aerobatic, clean)[source] |
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| Wing loading | — | 206.8 kg/m 2 (42.4 lb/sq ft) with external stores[source] |
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| Power/mass | — | 0.2137 kW/kg (0.1300 hp/lb)with external stores[source] |
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Maximum take-off; KT-1 · (and Maximum Landing Weight)with external stores
Single source