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| Role | Advanced trainer
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| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Douglas Aircraft Company |
| Status | Not built |
The Douglas XT-30 was a proposed American military advanced trainer. It was never built.
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-1300 radial 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]
Data from McDonnell Douglas aircraft since 1920 : Volume I[7]
General characteristics
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United States trainer aircraft designations, Army/Air Force and Tri-Service systems
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| Advanced Trainer (1925–1948) |
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