The Basler BT-67 is a fixed-wing aircraft produced by Basler Turbo Conversions of Oshkosh, Wisconsin. It is built on a retrofitted Douglas DC-3 airframe, with modifications designed to improve the DC-3's serviceable lifetime. The conversion includes fitting the airframe with Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67R turboprop engines, lengthening the fuselage, strengthening the airframe, upgrading the avionics, and making modifications to the wings' leading edge and wing tip.
Operators[edit]
Civilian operators[edit]
Basler BT-67 conversion No.1, N200AN of World Air Logistics, at Missoula Montana in 2000
Basler BT-67 operated by ALCI at Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station
Military operators[edit]
Bolivia
Colombia
El Salvador
Guatemala
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Thailand
United States
Accidents and incidents[edit]
Specifications (BT-67)[edit]
Data from Born Again Basler[3] and Jane's Civil and Military Aircraft Upgrades 1994–95[4]
General characteristics
- Crew: Two (pilot & co-pilot)
- Capacity: 38 Passengers
- Length: 67 ft 9 in (20.65 m)
- Wingspan: 95 ft 0 in (28.95 m)
- Height: 16 ft 11 in (5.15 m)
- Empty weight: 15,700 lb (7,121 kg)
- Max takeoff weight: 28,750 lb (13,041 kg)
- Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67R turboprop engines, 1,281 shp (955 kW) each
- Propellers: 5-bladed Hartzell constant speed propellers, 9 ft 7 in (2.92 m) diameter
Performance
- Cruise speed: 210 kn (242 mph; 389 km/h)
- Range: 1,000 nmi (1,151 mi; 1,852 km)
- Service ceiling: 25,000 ft (7,600 m)
See also[edit]
- Related development
- Related lists
References[edit]
- ^ "FAA Registry Name Inquiry Results". FAA. 2012-03-12. Retrieved March 12, 2012. "Name inquiry with FAA for "Basler Turbo" returns 26 Douglas DC-3/C-47 conversions."
- ^ "Eight FAQs". web site. Basler Turbo Conversions, LLC. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
- ^ Flight International 24–30 April 1991, p. 42.
- ^ Michell 1994, pp. 245–246.
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