Beechcraft Model 18 Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Conversions=== [[File:Beech E-18.jpg|thumb|PacAero Tradewind]] ;Conrad 9800 :Modification increasing the gross weight to 9,800 pounds with a single piece windshield <ref>{{cite magazine |last=Sweeney |first=Richard |date=December 1960 |title=Conrad 9800 |magazine=Flying |pages=48, 49, 102 }}</ref> ;Dumod I : Executive conversion with Volpar tricycle landing gear, new wing tips, enlarged fight deck and refurbished 6–7 seat cabin with larger windows. Originally named '''Infinité I'''. 37 converted by 1966.<ref name="jawa67 p250">Taylor 1967, p. 250.</ref> ;Dumod Liner :Stretched airliner conversion. Similar to Dumod I but with forward fuselage stretched by {{convert|6|ft|3|in}}, allowing up to 15 passengers to be carried. Originally named '''Infinité II'''.<ref name="jawa67 p250"/> ;Hamilton HA-1 :conversion of a TC-45J aircraft ;Hamilton Little Liner :Modification of D18S with aerodynamic improvements and new, retractable tailwheel, capable of carrying 11 seats<ref name="JAWA65 p280">Taylor 1965, p. 280.</ref> ;Hamilton Westwind :Turboprop conversions with various engines [[File:N432U.JPG|thumb|Hamilton Westwind III conversion at an airfield in Tennessee]] ;Hamilton Westwind II STD: Stretched conversion powered by two 840-hp [[Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A|PT6A]]s, and with accommodation for up to 17 passengers<ref name="JAWA76 p300">Taylor 1976, p. 300.</ref> ;Hamilton Westwind III:two 579-hp [[Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-20|PT6A-20]]s or 630-hp [[Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27|PT6A-27]]s or 630-hp [[Lycoming LTS101]]s. ;Hamilton Westwind IV:two 570-hp [[Lycoming LTP101]]s or 680-hp [[Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-28|PT6A-28]]s or 750-hp [[Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34|PT6A-34]]s or 1020-hp [[Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-45|PT6A-45]]s ;PacAero Tradewind :Conversion of Beech D18S/C-45 to five- to 11-seat executive transport with single fin by [[Pacific Airmotive]] ;Rausch Star 250 :Built as C-45F 44-47231, this aircraft was re-manufactured at Wichita by Beech in 1952, to become TC-45G 51-11544. From 1959 Rausch Engineering Inc. of South San Francisco, California, converted N8186H to tricycle undercarriage, using forward retracting main gear from a P-51 and rearward-retracting nose-leg from a T-28, adding a {{cvt|3|ft|2}} nose extension, {{cvt|4|ft|2}} rear fuselage extension, re-roofed fuselage for increased headroom and enlarged cabin windows. The modifications did not obtain FAA certification despite 58 hours of flight testing, with the aircraft eventually being broken up at Antioch, CA, in 1978.<ref name="aerofiles Ra">{{cite web |url=http://aerofiles.com/_ra.html |title=American airplanes: ra - ri |publisher=Aerofiles.com |date=18 January 2009 |access-date=2011-03-16}}</ref> ;SFERMA-Beechcraft PD.18S :Modification of Beech 18S powered by two [[Turboméca Bastan]] [[turboprop]]s<ref name="jawa61p67">Taylor 1982, p. 67.</ref> ;Volpar (Beechcraft) Model 18 :Conversion of Model 18 with nosewheel undercarriage<ref name="JAWA 65 p316">Taylor 1965, p. 316.</ref><ref name="JAWA 82-3 p483">Taylor 1982, p. 483.</ref> ;Volpar (Beechcraft) Super 18: ;Volpar (Beechcraft) Turbo 18:Beech Model 18s fitted with the Volpar MkIV tricycle undercarriage and powered by two 705-hp [[Garrett TPE331-1-101B]] turboprop engines, flat-rated to {{convert|605|hp|kW|abbr=on}}, driving [[Hartzell HC-B3TN-5]] three-bladed, reversible-pitch, constant-speed feathering propellers<ref name="JAWA 82-3 p483"/> ;Volpar (Beechcraft) Super Turbo 18 :2x {{convert|705|hp|kW|abbr=on}} [[Garrett TPE331]] ;Volpar (Beechcraft) C-45G :C-45G aircraft modified with tricycle undercarriage ;Volpar (Beechcraft) Turboliner : 15-passenger version of the Turbo 18 with extended fuselage, powered by 2 705-hp [[Garrett TPE331-1-101B]]s<ref name="JAWA 82-3 p484">Taylor 1982, p. 484.</ref> ;Volpar (Beechcraft) Turboliner II :Turboliners modified to meet [[SFAR 23]]<ref name="JAWA 82-3 p484"/> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page