Douglas XT-30 explained

The Douglas XT-30 was a proposed American military advanced trainer. It was never built.

Design and development

Intended to replace the North American T-6 Texan, the XT-30 was designed in 1948 for a United States Air Force competition. The design had an 800hp Wright R-1300 radial mounted amidships behind the cockpit (in the fashion of the P-39),^[1] in a rather squared-off fuselage.^[2] The R-1300 drove a three-bladed propeller by way of an extension shaft (driveshaft).^[3] The XT-30 design seated pilot and pupil in tandem, under a framed greenhouse canopy^[4] and had a straight low wing.^[5]

Competing against the North American T-28 Trojan, the more complex XT-30 was not selected for production and none were built.^[6]

See also

• North American T-28 Trojan

References

Bibliography

• Francillon, René J. McDonnell Douglas aircraft since 1920. London : Putnam, 1979.

Notes and References

1. Francillon, René J. McDonnell Douglas aircraft since 1920 (Putnam, 1979), p.714.
2. Francillon, diagram p.714.
3. Francillon, p.714.
4. Francillon diagram p.714.
5. Francillon, diagram p.715.
6. Francillon, p.714.