Bonanza A36AT, "AT" means what?

[gnx99]

What does the "AT" mean at the end of a Bonanza A36AT?

 

[vclean]

All Terrain

 

[Gulfstream 200]

auto-throttle

 

[bart]

I dunno' B36TC is for the turbocharged version. Maybe somebody turbo-normalized it and made up a model number.

Or maybe Beech is building a new airplane...

Maybe you took it out of context as in "there is a Bonanza A36 AT our airport today."

 

[PonchoMan]

AT= Anti-Tank

 

[Weasil]

All Terrain

Hahahaha...

 

[GeorgeTG]

A36 AT

Airline Trainer

4 seats facing forward,
skypointer AI,
2 Inverters and King 581 RMI...

I belive AT is Beechcraft internal designation only...

Cheers
George

 

[VADriver]

Airlife's General Aviation Refernce book, pages 38 and 42 yield no result

Email Markus..
http://www.wingsonline.com/marpos.html

or Klaus
http://www.beech-hlw.de/lfz07.htm

oder Ernst
http://www.aso.com/i.aso/AircraftView.jsp?aircraft_id=70199

oh All right..here it is....

The "AT" portion of the model designation stands for Airline Trainer. The airplane was developed based on an order by Lufthansa German Airlines, which operates pilot training schools in Bremen, Germany, and Goodyear, Arizona. Lufthansa specializes in ab initio training in which a nonpilot spends about two years and 190 flight hours preparing to become a second officer on a Lufthansa Boeing 737 or Airbus A320.

http://www.theplaneexchange.com/reviews/bonanzaquiet.html

It seems the Germans have made a kleine Lufthansa trainer....how cute....

 

[gnx99]

Thanks

 

[QuietBirdMan]

We use them at KLM as well. So does ANA.

 

[abexpilot]

There are several turboprop models out there. Could possible mean Allison Turboprop.

 

[MetroSheriff]

Automatic Transmission.

They are a lot easier to fly what without having to shift gears on the takeoff roll and what not....

 

[sstearns2]

I think IFTA in Bakerfield, CA uses those too. They have about 30 Bonanzas and 5 Barons. (and nice dorms, tennis court, pool, and instructors that pull 50K a year)

Scott

 

[dan74iel]

Actually the Bonanza's here in Bakersfield do not meet the qualifications for the AT designation, and we currently operate 17 Bonanaza's and 8 Baron's.

We train for All Nippon Airways, Air Nippon (a subsidiary)
and EVA Air.