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 800 hp (600 kW)
Wright R-1300radial 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]
Specifications (projected)
Data from McDonnell Douglas aircraft since 1920 : Volume I[7]