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Beechcraft Lightning

The Beechcraft Model 38P Lightning was an experimental turboprop aircraft built and tested by Beechcraft in the 1980s.

History
The Model 38P (Pressurized) (also known as the model PD.336) was created by installing a Garrett AiResearch TPE-331-9 engine in the nose of a Beechcraft Baron 58P fuselage, which was mated to a Beechcraft B36TC Bonanza wing in place of the Baron's wing with two engines. shortly after the first flight with PT6A power. Several Model 38Ps were pre sold to customers by the Beechcraft dealer network, but the purchase deposits collected were returned when the decision was made not to produce the aircraft. == Variants ==
Variants
;Model 38P :One prototype modified from a Model 58P Baron with a Garrett AiResearch TPE-331-9. Plans to produce the 38P with a Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-40 were abandoned. ;Model 38P-1 :To be powered by a Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-116. Not built. ;Model 38P-2 :To be powered by a Garrett AiResearch TPE-331-9. Not built. == Specifications (Model 38P, PT6A engine, performance estimated) ==
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