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Aircraft Research BT-11 XBT-11 Role - Trainer aircraft Manufacturer - Aircraft Research Corp Status - Cancelled Primary user - United States Army Air Corps Number built - 0 The Aircraft Research XBT-11 was to have been a basic trainer constructed by the Aircraft Research Corporation (formerly the Vidal Research Corporation) of Bendix, New Jersey, by molding "Weldwood", a "plastic" plywood composite material made of heat and pressure-processed phenol phenol-formaldehyde resins and wood similar to the Duramold process. The Duramold and Haskelite processes were first developed in 1937, followed by Eugene L. Vidal's Weldwood in 1938. A production contract, proposed in 1940, was cancelled before any were built. Specifications General characteristics Crew: 2 Length: 27 ft 6 in (8.38 m) Wingspan: 42 ft (13 m) Gross weight: 4,431 lb (2,010 kg) Powerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney R-985-25 radial engine, 450 hp (340 kW) Performance Maximum speed: 169 mph (272 km/h, 147 kn) Timm PT-160 - A wood composite trainer. |