N-447DM - 1942 BEECHCRAFT AT 11

1942

BEECHCRAFT

AT-11

N-447DM

AF-269

IFR

Used

5500.0

8

1942 / 1953 Beech 18 / C-45H. Airframe 5500 Hours, Engine: 700 Hours SMOH, Tulsa Aircraft Engine, 550 Hours SMOH, Tulsa Aircraft Engine, Props: Left: 20 Hours SOH (AD 81-13-06 CW), Right: 20 Hours SOH (AD 81-13-06 CW). Avionics: King KMA 24 Audio/3 Light, Apollo 2001 GPS, GNS430, King KT 76A Transponder, Mac1700/175B Nav-com, Sigtronics Intercom, Dual Glide Slope, Encoding Altimeter, Dual JPI EDM-700-9c engine monitors w/ FF, WX-900 Stormscope, Chronometer. Equipment: New panel, All instruments back-lit, Co-Pilot Instruments, Fuel Capacity, 292 Gallons (6 Tanks), APU Plug, Rotating Beacon, Dual Pitot Heat, Forward and Aft Baggage, 24 Volt Dual Battery. Exterior: Overall Crème White with Blue and Gray Accenting, Metal Control Surfaces. Interior: Sound-proofed, Excellent condition. Cloth inserts. History of Twin Beech N447DM AF-269, C45H With the onset of WWII, Beech altered the model to military configuration which included a glass nose, gun turrets and bombbays. They were used to train pilots, navigators and bombardiers. N447DM began life as such a military aircraft, an AT-11, Beech s/n 993, Mfd. 1942 and was delivered to the USAAF at their Bombardier School in Midland, Texas, 10 of Mar. 1942 as AAF 41-9567. After the war it was transferred to Victorville Air Field, CA 1946-48 and then to Norton AFB, CA where it was stored. Between 1951 and 1955, Beech, under a series of USAF contracts, put nine-hundred WWII production, AT-7 (289), AT-11 (420), C45B (13) and C45F (178) aircraft through a process of remanufacture. Many flew in for the occasion while at least 385 arrived in boxcars from Air Materiel Command bases such as Hill AFB, Ogden, UT (143) and Norton AFB, San Bernardino, CA (170). What emerged from the program of remanufacture were, 372 zero-time aircraft that had: a new model designation, C-45, new USAF serial numbers in the range 51-11444 to 51-11911, (unusual for the USAF to assign new numbers), new Beech construction numbers in the range, AF-1 to AF-468 and aircraft that outwardly resembled the D18S Not evident at a glance were: a stronger center section and landing gear, new instruments and avionics, separate flight instruments and brake systems for the pilot and copilot and electric fuel booster pumps. All of the above resulted in: 20 percent faster cruise, longer range, improved fuel consumption, gross weight of 9300 pounds (increase of 7% to 15% depending on earlier model compared to) and better handling at slow speeds, single engine climb and on the ground. This particular aircraft, designated as a C45G, Beech s/n AF-269, USAF 51-11712 was delivered to the USAF Strategic Air Command at MacDill AFB, Tampa, FL on 23 of Jan. 1953. It subsequently served The Strategic Air Command at Robins AFB, GA, Hunter AFB, GA and Glendale AFB. In Dec. 1957 it was converted to a C45H model by the substitution of Hamilton Standard propellers (as well as an engine mod or new engines) at Hunter AFB. It was sent to Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ in Dec. 58 and was authorized for disposal in Feb. 59. By late 1961 it was civil registered as N8182H to Aviation Sales Inc, FL. (Probably reg'd first in 1959 but first list I have found is Nov. 61) The conventional gear was replaced with the tri-gear in the early 60’s and a Conrad 10,100 Airline Training modification was done. The short exhaust stacks are part of this modification and add horsepower--and noise. It tankers 292 gallons of fuel with eight people and luggage at 170 knots true airspeed (195 mph), giving us a range of over 1000 nautical miles with an hour of reserve fuel. FOR SALE OR TRADE: 1942 / 1953 Beech 18 / C-45H

Airframe 5500 Hours

700

550

SMOH

SMOH

Engine: 700 Hours SMOH, Tulsa Aircraft Engine, 550 Hours SMOH, Tulsa Aircraft Engine

Props: Left: 20 Hours SOH (AD 81-13-06 CW), Right: 20 Hours SOH (AD 81-13-06 CW).

The conventional gear was replaced with the tri-gear in the early 60’s and a Conrad 10,100 Airline Training modification was done. The short exhaust stacks are part of this modification and add horsepower--and noise. It tankers 292 gallons of fuel with eight people and luggage at 170 knots true airspeed (195 mph), giving us a range of over 1000 nautical miles with an hour of reserve fuel. Burns 18 to 19 GPH per engine.

King KMA 24 Audio/3 Light, Apollo 2001 GPS, GNS430, King KT 76A Transponder, Mac1700/175B Nav-com, Sigtronics Intercom, Dual Glide Slope, Encoding Altimeter, Dual JPI EDM-700-9c engine monitors w/ FF, WX-900 Stormscope, Chronometer. Equipment: New panel, All instruments back-lit, Co-Pilot Instruments.

Fuel Capacity, 292 Gallons (6 Tanks), APU Plug, Rotating Beacon, Dual Pitot Heat, Forward and Aft Baggage, 24 Volt Dual Battery.

Overall Crème White with Blue and Gray Accenting, Metal Control Surfaces.

1998

Sound-proofed, Cloth inserts and in excellent condition.

1998

In current annual and flying weekly. Never a freight hauler.