Cessna T-50 / AT-17 / UC-78 / JRC-1 Bobcat
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T-50 / AT-17 / UC-78 / JRC-1 Bobcat
Trainer / Transport Aircraft
The Cessna T-50 is a twin-engined five-seat light transport aircraft produced by the US-American manufacturer Cessna Aircraft Company.
| Crew | 2 | |
| Passengers | 3 | |
| Propulsion | 2 Radial Engines | |
| Engine Model | Jacobs R-755-9 | |
| Engine Power (each) | 336 kW | 450 hp |
| max. Cruise Speed | 270 km/h | 146 kts 168 mph |
| max. Speed (vne) | 322 km/h | 174 kts 200 mph |
| Service Ceiling | 6.706 m | 22.000 ft |
| Range | 1.208 km | 652 NM 750 mi. |
| Empty Weight | 1.588 kg | 3.500 lbs |
| max. Takeoff Weight | 2.585 kg | 5.700 lbs |
| Wing Span | 12,78 m | 41,9 ft |
| Wing Area | 27,4 m | 295 ft |
| Length | 9,98 m | 32,7 ft |
| Height | 3,02 m | 9,9 ft |
| First Flight | 1939 | |
| Production Status | out of production | |
| Total Production | >5400 | |
| FAA TCDS | A-722 | |
| Data for (Version) | Cessna UC-78 | |
| Variants | AT-8, AT-17, AT-17A, AT-17B, AT-17C, AT-17D, AT-17E, AT-17F, AT-17G, C-78, UC-78, UC-78A, UC-78B, UC-78C, JRC-1, Crane I, Crane II | |
Remarks
Cessna Model T-50 was the commercial version. Military variants were designated as follows:
United States Army Air Corps: AT-8 and AT-17 Bobcat
United States Army Air Forces: C-78 and UC-78 Bobcat
United States Navy : JRC-1
Royal Canadian Air Force: Crane
| Weblinks | Extras |
| Cessna Aircraft Company |
print view| [Photo-ID: 5378] Karsten Palt 2012-01-11 | |
 | Cessna UC-78B Bobcat US Army Air Force (USAAF) Reg.: 42-71626 c/n: 4322 |
| National Museum of the United States Air Force [Dayton, Ohio / USA (Wright-Patterson AFB)] | |
| [Photo-ID: 6269] Karsten Palt 2012-06-12 | |
 | Cessna UC-78B Bobcat Reg.: NC46617 c/n: 5193 ex USAAF 43-7673, ex US Navy BuNo 64469 |
| Yanks Air Museum [Chino, CA] | |