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The North American Aviation T-6 Texan was a single-engine advanced trainer aircraft used to train pilots of the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF), United States Navy, Royal Air Force and other air forces of the British Commonwealth during World War II and into the 1970s.
Designed by North American Aviation, the T-6 is known by a variety of designations depending on the model and operating air force.
The United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) and USAAF designated it as the AT-6, the United States Navy the SNJ, and British Commonwealth air forces, the Harvard, the name it is best known by outside of the US.
After 1962, US forces designated it the T-6. It remains a popular warbird aircraft used for airshow demonstrations and static displays.
It has also been used many times to simulate the Japanese Mitsubishi Zero in movies depicting World War II in the Pacific.
General characteristics
• Crew: two (student and instructor) • Length: 29 ft (8.84 m) • Wingspan: 42 ft (12.81 m) • Height: 11 ft 8 in (3.57 m) • Wing area: 253.7 ft² (23.6 m²) • Empty weight: 4,158 lb (1,886 kg) • Loaded weight: 5,617 lb (2,548 kg) • Powerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney R-1340-AN-1 Wasp radial engine, 600 hp (450 kW)
Performance
• Maximum speed: 208 mph at 5,000 ft (335 km/h at 1,500 m) • Cruise speed: 145 mph (233 km/h) • Range: 730 miles (1,175 km) • Service ceiling: 24,200 ft (7,400 m) • Rate of climb: 1200ft/min (6.1 m/s) • Wing loading: 22.2 lb/ft² (108 kg/m²) • Power/mass: 0.11 hp/lb (kW/kg)
Armament
• Provision for up to 3× 0.30 in (7.62 mm) machine gun
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North American Aviation T-6 Texan - Desktop Nexus AircraftDownload free wallpapers and background images: North American Aviation T-6 Texan. Desktop Nexus Aircraft background ID 1773709. The North American Aviation T-6 Texan was a single-engine advanced trainer aircraft used to train pilots of the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF), United States Navy, Royal Air Force and other air forces of the British Commonwealth during World War II and into the 1970s.
Designed by North American Aviation, the T-6 is known by a variety of designations depending on the model and operating air force.
The United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) and USAAF designated it as the AT-6, the United States Navy the SNJ, and British Commonwealth air forces, the Harvard, the name it is best known by outside of the US.
After 1962, US forces designated it the T-6. It remains a popular warbird aircraft used for airshow demonstrations and static displays.
It has also been used many times to simulate the Japanese Mitsubishi Zero in movies depicting World War II in the Pacific.
General characteristics
• Crew: two (student and instructor) • Length: 29 ft (8.84 m) • Wingspan: 42 ft (12.81 m) • Height: 11 ft 8 in (3.57 m) • Wing area: 253.7 ft² (23.6 m²) • Empty weight: 4,158 lb (1,886 kg) • Loaded weight: 5,617 lb (2,548 kg) • Powerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney R-1340-AN-1 Wasp radial engine, 600 hp (450 kW)
Performance
• Maximum speed: 208 mph at 5,000 ft (335 km/h at 1,500 m) • Cruise speed: 145 mph (233 km/h) • Range: 730 miles (1,175 km) • Service ceiling: 24,200 ft (7,400 m) • Rate of climb: 1200ft/min (6.1 m/s) • Wing loading: 22.2 lb/ft² (108 kg/m²) • Power/mass: 0.11 hp/lb (kW/kg)
Armament
• Provision for up to 3× 0.30 in (7.62 mm) machine gun
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