The Cessna AT-17 Bobcat or Cessna Crane is a twin-engine advanced
trainer aircraft
A trainer is a class of aircraft designed specifically to facilitate flight training of pilots and aircrews. The use of a dedicated trainer aircraft with additional safety features—such as tandem flight controls, forgiving flight characteristi ...
designed and made in the United States, and used during
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
to bridge the gap between single-engine trainers and larger multi-engine combat aircraft. The commercial version was the Model T-50, from which the military versions were developed.
Design and development
![Cessna T-50 NC67094 (4722764164)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9a/Cessna_T-50_NC67094_%284722764164%29.jpg)
In 1939, three years after
Clyde Cessna
Clyde Vernon Cessna (; December 5, 1879 – November 20, 1954) was an American aircraft designer, aviator, and early aviation entrepreneur. He is best known as the principal founder of the Cessna Aircraft Corporation, which he started in 1927 i ...
retired, the Cessna T-50 made its first flight, becoming the company's first twin-engine airplane, and its first
retractable undercarriage
Landing gear is the undercarriage of an aircraft or spacecraft that is used for takeoff or landing. For aircraft it is generally needed for both. It was also formerly called ''alighting gear'' by some manufacturers, such as the Glenn L. Martin ...
airplane. The prototype T-50 first flew on 26 March 1939,
[Wixley, 1984, p.13] and was issued Approved
Type Certificate
A type certificate signifies the airworthiness of a particular category of aircraft, according to its manufacturing design (''type design''). It confirms that the aircraft of a new type intended for serial production, is in compliance with applica ...
722 on 24 March 1940.
[Juptner, 1994, pp.85-88]
The AT-8, AT-17, C-78, UC-78 and Crane were military versions of the commercial Cessna T-50 light transport. The
Cessna Airplane Company first produced the wood and tubular steel, fabric-covered T-50 in 1939 for the civilian market, as a lightweight and lower cost twin for personal use where larger aircraft such as the
Beechcraft Model 18
The Beechcraft Model 18 (or "Twin Beech", as it is also known) is a 6- to 11-seat, twin-engined, low-wing, tailwheel light aircraft manufactured by the Beech Aircraft Corporation of Wichita, Kansas. Continuously produced from 1937 to Novem ...
would be too expensive. A low-wing
cantilever
A cantilever is a rigid structural element that extends horizontally and is supported at only one end. Typically it extends from a flat vertical surface such as a wall, to which it must be firmly attached. Like other structural elements, a cant ...
monoplane
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A monoplane has inherently the highest efficiency and lowest drag of any wing con ...
, it featured
retractable main landing gear and trailing edge wing
flaps, both electrically actuated via chain-driven screws. The retracted main landing gear left some of the wheels extended below the engine
nacelle
A nacelle ( ) is a "streamlined body, sized according to what it contains", such as an engine, fuel, or equipment on an aircraft. When attached by a pylon entirely outside the airframe, it is sometimes called a pod, in which case it is attached ...
for emergency wheel-up landings. The wing structure was built around laminated spruce spar beams,
truss
A truss is an assembly of ''members'' such as beams, connected by ''nodes'', that creates a rigid structure.
In engineering, a truss is a structure that "consists of two-force members only, where the members are organized so that the assembl ...
-style spruce and plywood ribs, and plywood wing leading edges and wing tips. The fixed
tailwheel
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is not steerable, but can be locked straight. The Curtiss Reed metal fixed-pitch propellers were soon replaced with
Hamilton Standard
Hamilton Standard was an American aircraft propeller parts supplier. It was formed in 1929 when United Aircraft and Transport Corporation consolidated Hamilton Aero Manufacturing and Standard Steel Propeller into the Hamilton Standard Propeller C ...
2B-20-213 hydraulically-actuated,
constant-speed,
non-featherable propellers. Power was provided by two
Jacobs
Jacobs may refer to:
Businesses and organisations
*Jacob's, a brand name for several lines of biscuits and crackers in Ireland and the UK
*Jacobs (coffee), a brand of coffee
* Jacobs Aircraft Engine Company, former American aircraft engine compan ...
L-4MB engines rated at for takeoff. Production began in December 1939.
[Shiel, 1995, pp.15-16]
Operational history
![Cessna UC-78 Bobcat in flight](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c5/Cessna_UC-78_Bobcat_in_flight.jpg)
US Military
On 19 July 1940,
United States Assistant Secretary of War
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Louis A. Johnson ordered 33 AT-8 trainers, based on the T-50 for the
United States Army Air Corps
The United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) was the aerial warfare service component of the United States Army between 1926 and 1941. After World War I, as early aviation became an increasingly important part of modern warfare, a philosophical r ...
(USAAC). Modifications included cockpit roof windows, more powerful
Lycoming R-680 engines and military radios. The first AT-8 was delivered to the USAAC in December 1940, and in late 1941, the US Army ordered an additional 450 AT-17s, based on the T-50. Modifications included additional cockpit windows and
Jacobs R-755
The Jacobs R-755 (company designation L-4) is a seven-cylinder, air-cooled, radial engine for aircraft manufactured in the United States by the Jacobs Aircraft Engine Company.
Design and development
The R-755 was first run in 1933 and was sti ...
-9 engines.
[ Production for the U.S. Army Air Corps continued under the designation AT-17 reflecting a change in equipment and engine types. In 1942, the U.S. Army Air Force (the successor to the Air Corps from June 1941) ordered the Bobcat as a light transport as C-78s, which were redesignated as UC-78s on 1 January 1943. By the end of World War II, Cessna had produced more than 4,600 Bobcats for the U.S. Army, 67 of which were transferred to the ]United States Navy
The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage ...
as JRC-1s. It was given the nickname the "Bamboo Bomber" in US service. Few Bobcats were still in service with the United States Air Force when it was formed in September 1947, and the type was declared obsolete in 1949.[Swanborough, 1989, p.? ]
Royal Canadian Air Force
In September 1940, the Royal Canadian Air Force
The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF; french: Aviation royale canadienne, ARC) is the air and space force of Canada. Its role is to "provide the Canadian Forces with relevant, responsive and effective airpower". The RCAF is one of three environm ...
ordered 180 Crane Mk.I trainers, Cessna's largest order to date. Modifications for the RCAF included Hartzell fixed-pitch wooden propellers, removable cylinder head baffles, and oil heater
An oil heater, also known as an oil-filled heater, oil-filled radiator, or column heater, is a common form of convection heater used in domestic heating. Although filled with oil, it is electrically heated and does not involve burning any oil ...
s. The first Crane Mk.I was delivered to the RCAF in November 1940, and Cessna then received an additional order from the RCAF for 460 more Crane Mk.Is. An additional 182 AT-17A were received by the RCAF through lend-lease, operated under the designation Crane Mk.IA, bringing the total produced for the RCAF to 822, which were operated under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP).[Phillips, 1985, p.? ]
Other operators
In addition to military orders, the Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA, precursor to the FAA) ordered 13 T-50s, and Pan American Airways
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ordered 14 T-50s. Aircraft operated by the US military and by the RCAF were retired shortly after the end of the war and many were exported worldwide including to Brazil
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and the Nationalist Chinese.
After the war, surplus AT-17s and UC-78s could be converted with CAA-approved kits to civilian-standard aircraft allowing their certification under the original T-50 approved type certificate.[ They were used by small airlines, charter and bush operators, and private pilots. Some were operated on floats. By the 1970s, the number of airworthy aircraft had dwindled as they were made obsolete by more modern types and by the maintenance required by their aging wood wing structures and fabric covering. Since then, several have been restored by antique airplane enthusiasts.
As of December 2017, FAA records show 52 T-50s, two AT-17s, and five UC-78s listed on its registration database.
]
Notable appearances in media
It was featured in the popular television
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series ''Sky King
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The series had strong Western elements. King usually captured criminals and spies and found lost hikers, ...
'' of the early-to-mid 1950s.[ The aircraft was replaced in later episodes by the T-50's successor, the all-metal ]Cessna 310
The Cessna 310 is an American four-to-six-seat, low-wing, twin-engine monoplane produced by Cessna between 1954 and 1980. It was the first twin-engine aircraft that Cessna put into production after World War II.
Development
The 310 first fle ...
.
Variants
Company designations
;T-50:fitted with Jacobs L-4MB radial piston engines.
;P-7: experimental T-50 with more powerful Jacobs L-6MB engines, and plywood covered tailplane and wings, one built, first flown 2 June 1941.
;P-10: 1941 advanced bomber trainer with modified fuselage, sliding canopy and Jacobs engines, one built.
USAAC/USAAF designations
;AT-8: Military advanced trainer with two Lycoming R-680-9
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radial piston engines, 33 built.
;AT-17: As per AT-8 but powered by Jacobs R-755-9 (L-4) engines, 450 built, some later converted to AT-17E.
;AT-17A: As per AT-17 but with metal propellers
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and reduced weight, 223 built. 182 to Canada
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as Crane Mk.IAs and later conversions to AT-17Fs.
;AT-17B: As per AT-17A but with equipment changes, wooden propellers and reduced weight, 466 built. Subsequent aircraft were built as UC-78Bs.
;AT-17C: As per AT-17A but different radio equipment
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, 60 built.
;AT-17D: As per AT-C with equipment changes, 131 built.
;AT-17E: AT-17 with gross weight limited to .
;AT-17F: AT-17A with gross weight limited to .
;AT-17G: AT-17B with gross weight limited to .
;C-78: Transport with variable-pitch propellers, became UC-78 in 1943, 1354 built.
;UC-78: C-78 redesignated in 1943
;UC-78A: 17 civilian T-50s impressed.
;UC-78B: AT-17B redesignated, 1806 built.
;UC-78C: AT-17D redesignated, 131 AT-17Ds redesignated and 196 built.
USN designation
;JRC-1: Navy light transport version of the UC-78 with two Jacobs -9 engines, 67 delivered.
RCAF designations
;Crane Mk.I: 640 T-50s with minor equipment changes.
;Crane Mk.IA: 182 AT-17As delivered to RCAF under lend-lease.
Operators
;
* Brazilian Air Force (operated 39 from 1943 to 1956)
;
* Royal Canadian Air Force
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(operated 822 from 1941 to 1949)
**No. 3 Service Flying Training School RCAF (SFTS) — Calgary, Alberta
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[Milberry, 1990, pp.456-459]
**No. 4 SFTS — RCAF Station Saskatoon
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World War II (1940-5)
On 16 Septemb ...
[
**No. 10 SFTS — RCAF Station Dauphin][
**No. 11 SFTS — ]RCAF Station Yorkton
RCAF Station Yorkton was a Second World War air training station located near Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada.
History
World War II
The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), opened No. 11 Service Flying Training School (SFTS) at RCAF Station Yorkton o ...
[
**No. 12 SFTS — RCAF Station Brandon][
**No. 15 SFTS — ]RCAF Station Claresholm
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History World War II
No. 15 Service Flying Training School (SFTS) ...
[
**No. 1 Flying Instructor School — ]RCAF Station Trenton
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[
**No. 2 Flying Instructor School — ]RCAF Station Vulcan
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/RCAF Station Pearce
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History World War ...
[
**No. 3 Flying Instructor School — RCAF Station Arnprior][
**Central Flying School — ]RCAF Station Trenton
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[
* Queen Charlotte Airlines
;
* Air Force of Costa Rica (operated one in 1948)
;
* ]Ethiopian Air Force
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(operated two from 1946 to 1965)
;
* French Air Force
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and French Navy
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(operated eight from 1943 to 1951)
;
* Guatemalan Air Force
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(received one in 1949)
;
*Haiti Air Corps
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(operated four from 1943 to 1995)
;
* Nicaraguan Air Force
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In 19 ...
(received two in 1947)
;
* Yemeni Air Force
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(operated three from 1950 to 1958)
;
* Republic of China Air Force
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(operated 15 from 1946 to 1950)
;
* Peruvian Air Force
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(operated nine from 1945 to 1958)
;
* LOT Polish Airlines
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(operated 14 in 1946-1950)[Jońca, 1985, p.12]
;
* Civil Aeronautics Authority
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* United States Army Air Corps
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/United States Army Air Forces
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* United States Navy
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* Northern Consolidated Airlines
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* Wiggins Airways
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[Bridgman, 1952, p.28]
* Wisconsin Central Airlines
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Survivors and Museum aircraft
*7729 Crane Mk.I at Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada Winnipeg, Manitoba
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[Skaarup, 2020]
*7829 Crane Mk.I at Western Development Museum
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Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
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[
*7862 Crane Mk.I at ]Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum
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Hamilton, Ontario
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*8676 Crane Mk.I at ]Canada Aviation and Space Museum
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Ottawa, Ontario
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[
*8778 Crane Mk. IA ]Reynolds-Alberta Museum
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, Wetaskiwin, Alberta
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[
*8841 Crane ]Memorial Military Museum
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, Campbellford, Ontario[
*Cessna Crane (serial unknown) (CF-HGM) Crane at ]Bomber Command Museum of Canada
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Nanton, Alberta
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[
*Cessna Crane (serial unknown) at ]Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum
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Brandon, Manitoba
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[
*42-72157 UC-78B Bobcat at ]Pima Air & Space Museum
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Tucson, Arizona
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*42-71626 UC-78B Bobcat at National Museum of the United States Air Force
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Dayton, Ohio
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*43-32549 UC-78 Bobcat at the National WASP WWII Museum at Avenger Field
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in Sweetwater, Texas
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