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Cessna introduced the Model T-50 twin engine, five-seat transport to the civil market in 1939. A year later the Army Air Force ordered a small number for testing as trainers for multi-engine pilots and designated them AT-8 and with a different engine as AT-17. The same year it was selected as a trainer for the Royal Canadian Air Force and named Crane. In 1942, the Army selected the T-50 for use as a light transport with the designation UC-78 while the Navy operated them as the JRS-1. The name Bobcat was selected in a contest run by Cessna in their factory while in Army service it got the nickname “Bamboo Bomber” for its wooden construction. Cessna built a total of 5,399 aircraft of the type for civil and military use.
Other Advanced Trainers (AT-) in collection: AT-6B, AT-7, AT-9, AT-11
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| Wingspan |
41 ft 11 in |
| Length |
32 ft 9 in |
| Height |
9 ft 11 in |
| Weight |
5,700 lbs (loaded) |
| Maximum Speed |
200 mph |
| Service Ceiling |
22,000 ft |
| Range |
750 miles |
| Engines |
2 Jacobs R-775-9 radial engines with 245 horsepower each |
| Crew |
2 with 3 passengers |
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