Beechcraft L-23 Seminole - Variants

Variants

YL-23

Four Model 50 Twin Bonanzas evaluated by the US Army as Serial Numbers 52-1800 to 52-1803; 52-1801 subsequently converted to L-23A standard.

L-23A

55 delivered to the US Army, many subsequently converted to L-23D standard.

L-23B

40 delivered to the US Army, many subsequently converted to L-23D standard.

XL-23C

One aircraft for evaluation by the US Air Force.

L-23D

100 delivered new to the US Army plus 93 L-23As and Bs rebuilt to L-23D standard.

RL-23D

variant with belly-mounted radar. Eleven new-build aircraft delivered to the US Army, plus 29 converted from L-23Ds.

L-23E

Six delivered to the United States Army.

L-23F

24 aircraft based on the Beechcraft Queen Air delivered to the US Army.

U-8D

L-23D redesignated in 1962.

RU-8D

RL-23D redesignated in 1962, plus 15 U-8Ds converted after 1962.

U-8E

L-23E redesignated in 1962.

U-8F

L-23F redesignated in 1962 and 46 new-build aircraft delivered to the US Army, plus single Beechcraft Model 87 delivered used as NU-8F in 1964 and one Queen Air purchased second-hand in 1966. In addition, one U-8F was delivered to the Pakistan Army instead of the US Army and two Queen Airs confiscated from drug runners were added to the US Army inventory in 1981 as U-8Fs.

NU-8F

US military designation assigned to a modified commercial Queen Air converted as the protoype Model 65-90 King Air, and fitted with two 500 shp Pratt & Whitney PT6A-6 turboprop engines. The aircraft was evaluated by the US Army in 1964.

U-8G

XL-23C, seven U-8Ds and four U-8Es modified with more powerful engines and enlarged cabin for six passengers.