Basler BT-67

BT-67
	A Kenn Borek Air Basler BT-67 at Williams Field, Antarctica (2008)
Role	Cargo aircraft
Manufacturer	Basler Turbo Conversions
Introduction	January 1990
Number built	58
Developed from	Douglas DC-3

The Basler BT-67 is a utility aircraft produced by Basler Turbo Conversions of Oshkosh, Wisconsin. It is a remanufactured and modified Douglas DC-3; the modifications designed to significantly extend the DC-3's serviceable lifetime. The conversion includes fitting the airframe with new Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67R turboprop engines, lengthening the fuselage, strengthening the airframe, upgrading the avionics, and making modifications to the wings' leading edges and wing tips.

Due to the slightly higher fuel consumption of the turbine engines of the BT-67, compared to the original piston designs fitted to the standard DC-3, range on the standard fuel tank, with 45 minute reserve, is reduced from 1,160 to 950 nautical miles (2,150 to 1,760 km). Basler provides a long-range fuel tank which increases the aircraft range to 2,140 nmi (3,960 km).^[2]

Gunship version

The Basler BT-67 has a gunship version used by the Air Forces of Colombia^[3] and El Salvador.^{[citation needed]} The Colombian gunships are equipped with a FLIR ball capable of monitoring the ground even in darkness.^[4]

Basler Turbo Conversions offered its BT-67 gunship with FLIR ball sensors and night-vision goggle (NVG) compatible cockpit to the Philippines on 12 October 2016.^[5]

Operators

Civilian operators

Aerocontractors, United States
Antarctic Logistics Centre International (ALCI), South Africa
Antarctic Logistics & Expeditions LLC (ALE), United States
Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Germany
Bell Geospace Aviation, Inc, United States
North Star Air, Canada
Kenn Borek Air, Canada
Polar Research Institute of China, China^[6]
Spectrem Air Surveys, South Africa
United States Forest Service, United States
World Air Logistics, Thailand

Military operators

Bolivia

Bolivian Air Force^{[citation needed]}

Colombia

El Salvador

El Salvador Air Force^[9]

Guatemala

Guatemalan Air Force^[10]

Malawi

Malawi Air Force^{[citation needed]}

Mali

Mali Air Force

Mauritania

Mauritanian Air Force^[11]

Thailand

Royal Thai Air Force^[12]

United States

United States Air Force^{[citation needed]}

Accidents and incidents

Specifications (BT-67)

Data from Born Again Basler^[13] and Jane's Civil and Military Aircraft Upgrades 1994–95^[14]

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

Maximum speed: 285 kn (328 mph, 528 km/h)
Cruise speed: 210 kn (240 mph, 390 km/h)
Range: 2,140 nmi (2,460 mi, 3,960 km) with 45 minute reserve and long-range fuel tank
Service ceiling: 25,000 ft (7,600 m)

References

^ "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.
^ http://www.baslerturbo.com/power-and-performance.html
^ "Aeronave AC47 Fantasma culmina fase de inspección mayor en CAMAN". Colombian Air Force. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
^ "Colombia's AC-47T Fantasmas Are Still Going Strong". War Is Boring. 3 October 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
^ http://www.janes.com/article/64580/basler-offers-bt-67-gunship-to-philippines
^ "China to facilitate aviation support in Antarctic research expeditions". Retrieved 9 January 2014.
^ Hoyle 2015, p. 35.
^ Rivas 2015, p. 120.
^ Hoyle 2015, p. 37.
^ Hoyle 2015, pp. 38–39.
^ Hoyle 2015, p.43.
^ Hoyle 2015, p. 50.
^ Flight International 24–30 April 1991, p. 42.
^ Michell 1994, pp. 245–246.

"Born Again Basler". Flight International. Vol. 139, no. 4264. 24–30 April 1991. pp. 40–43.
Hoyle, Craig (8–14 December 2015). "World Air Forces Directory". Flight International. Vol. 188, no. 5517. pp. 26–53. ISSN 0015-3710.
Michell, Simon (1994). Jane's Civil and Military Upgrades 1994–95. Coulsdon, Surrey, UK: Jane's Information Group. ISBN 0-7106-1208-7.
Rivas, Santiago (October 2015). "Fighting Colombia's Drug War". Air International. Vol. 89, no. 4. pp. 118–121. ISSN 0306-5634.

External links

[1] "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.

[2] ttp://www.baslerturbo.com/power-and-performance.html

[3] "Aeronave AC47 Fantasma culmina fase de inspección mayor en CAMAN". Colombian Air Force. Retrieved 10 August 2017.

[4] "Colombia's AC-47T Fantasmas Are Still Going Strong". War Is Boring. 3 October 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2017.

[5] ttp://www.janes.com/article/64580/basler-offers-bt-67-gunship-to-philippines

[6] "China to facilitate aviation support in Antarctic research expeditions". Retrieved 9 January 2014.

[7] Hoyle 2015, p. 35.

[8] Rivas 2015, p. 120.

[9] Hoyle 2015, p. 37.

[10] Hoyle 2015, pp. 38–39.

[11] Hoyle 2015, p.43.

[12] Hoyle 2015, p. 50.

[fi91_p40-13] Flight International 24–30 April 1991, p. 42.

[jup94_p245-6-14] Michell 1994, pp. 245–246.

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