ROD447 - Roden 1/48 Beechcraft GB-2 Staggerwing

ROD447 - Roden 1/48 Beechcraft GB-2 Staggerwing

The Beechcraft AT-11 is an American training aircraft from the Second World War. The AT-11 is a twin-engined all-metal low wing aircraft powered by twin Pratt-Whitney R-985-AN-1 radial engines. The flight of the civilian version of the aircraft took place in 1937, and it was commissioned by the army in 1941. The AT-11 was used to train the crews of heavy strategic bombers. More than 1,582 aircraft of this type were produced in the period 1941-1945, and 36 machines were modified to the AT-11A standard as machines for navigation training. These planes were armed with two 12.7mm rifles for training shooters. Technical data: Maximum speed: 360 km / h, maximum ceiling 7930 m, maximum range: 1850 km.