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Cessna AT-17 Bobcat
Trainer · WWII (1939–1945)
The Cessna AT-17 Bobcat or Cessna Crane is a twin-engine advanced trainer aircraft designed and made in the United States, and used during World War II to bridge the gap between single-engine trainers and larger multi-engine combat aircraft. The commercial version was the Model T-50, from which the military versions were developed. Additional versions and names include the AT-8 trainer, UC-78 transport and bomber, and the Crane Mk.I in Canadian service.
Specifications
- Category
- Fixed Wing
- Sub-Category
- Trainer
- Domain
- Civil
- Era
- WWII (1939–1945)
- Engine
- 2× seven-cylinder, air-cooled, radial piston engine
- Thrust / Power
- 245 hp each
- Length (ft)
- 33
- Wingspan (ft)
- 42
- Empty Weight (lb)
- 3500
- MTOW (lb)
- 6062
- Service Ceiling (ft)
- 22000
- Range (mi)
- 750
- Max Speed (mph)
- 195