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Cessna O-2T
Does anybody know the identity of the airplane that was converted to the Turbine version? It carried the registration of N6309F and had civil 1969 paint job. I can't find any reference to the US reg on any register. When did it fly and what happened to it. Any info most welcome.
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05-06-04, 11:40 AM
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There is more than one. There is an airplane operating in California, for NOAA I believe, with a single turbine engine in the back, and sensor equipment where the front engine used to be.
There is/was also an outfit at Kalispell Municipal (Montana) that converted a 337 to a single turbine engine in front, and put the batteries and luggage space where the rear engine use to be. It seems like you are referring to an O-2 conversion. I don't know if the NOAA airplane was originally an O-2 or not, I know the Kalispell airplane was a 337 to start with. Sorry, I am not much good for information like this, but if these breadcrumbs are of any use, you are welcome to them. Kevin
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05-06-04, 11:42 AM
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I believe it is being converted back to standard engines. There is a web page somewhere on the restoration. I saw it a long time ago, so it may have been completed by now.
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05-06-04, 11:48 AM
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The one I'm talking about is the proof of concept done for the military on the O-2A. It had two turboprops, and if they'd done the whole conversion, it would have had a new greenhouse as well.
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05-11-04, 07:55 PM
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Cessna O-2T
I am almost sure that the O-2T in question started life as a 337A.
Cessna construction # 337-0309. My guess is that it was retained by the factory for O-2 testing. I can find nothing referring to this airframe on the US civil register or anywhere else, for that matter.
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05-25-04, 05:55 PM
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This O-2T was allocated the Cessna model number of 348.
The prototype had side-by-side seating, however, the production units (O-2TT) were intended to have tandem seating. First flew in Autumn 1969. Wing span increase to 43ft, Length increase to 32ft 3 1/2 in, Height to 10ft 1 3/8in, Wing area to 220sq ft. Pity they did not go into production, would have been a "hot-rod" on the civil market now-a-days.
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