Curtiss AT-9 Jeep

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The Curtiss-Wright AT-9 Jeep was a twin-engine advanced trainer aircraft used by the United States during World War II to bridge the gap between single-engine trainers and twin-engine combat aircraft.

The AT-9 was of a low-wing cantilever monoplane configuration, had retractable landing gear and was powered by two Lycoming R-680-9 radial engines.

General characteristics

• Crew: two - student and instructor
• Length: 31 ft 8 in (9.65 m)
• Wingspan: 40 ft 4 in (12.29 m)
• Height: 9 ft 10 in (2.99 m)
• Wing area: 233 ft² (21.7 m²)
• Empty weight: 4,494 lb (2,011 kg)
• Loaded weight: 6,060 lb (2,749 kg)
• Powerplant: 2 × Lycoming R-680-9 nine-cylinder air-cooled radial engine, 295 hp (220 kW) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 197 mph (171 knots, 317 km/h)
• Cruise speed: 175 mph (152 knots, 282 km/h)
• Range: 750 miles (652 nmi, 1,207 km)
• Service ceiling: 19,000 ft (5,791 m)
• Wing loading: 26 lb/ft² (125 kg/m²)
• Power/mass: 0.10 hp/lb (0.16 kW/kg)
• Climb to 10,000 ft (3,050 m): 8.6 min