North American T-6 Texan

The North American T-6 was the apparatus of standard drive of the fighter pilots, during the Second world war, of the allied nations. It was known like SNJ within the US Navy, AT-6 in USAAC and Harvard in the air forces of the the Commonwealth. It gained a gigantic business success and was produced with 15  495 specimens, all confused versions.

History

T-6 goes down from the prototype NA-16, which flew for the first time, on April 1st 1935. The NA-26 of it was derived to answer the competition " BASIC Combat" , of March 1937, which it gained. The USAAC then ordered of them 180 specimens under designation BC-1, US Navy went it purchaser of 16 SNJ-1, then of 61 SNJ-2, equipped with a more powerful engine, but the largest order had placed by the Royal Air Force, which did not buy any less than 400 specimens.

Thereafter, 92 BC-1A and 3 BC-2 were still produced before the designation of the apparatus does not change for AT-6 ( avanced to trail ). At-6 was distinguished from its ancestor by the square shape of its its rudder and wing tips. Indicated by the British, Harvard II , it was employed in very great number (1  173 specimens) by RAF and RCAF, within the framework of the lease-lend.

The NA-77, produced under the name of AT-6A, succeeded to him, it was propelled by a Pratt & Whitney R-1340-49 Wasp. USAAF used 1  of it; 549 and US Navy, 270 under the name of SNJ-3. It was followed, by at-6B, was intended for the drive with the air shooting of the machine gunners, with back station equipped with a machine-gun of gauge .30, which introduced also engine R-1340-AN-1. With the Canada, Noorduyn Aviation then produced a version of at-6A, been driven by this engine, the USAAF, ordered it from 1  500 specimens under the name of AT-16 and the RAF, with 2  485 specimens under the designation of Harvard IIB.

In same time, North American, left the NA-88, which was the prototype of 2  970 AT-6C, 2  400 SNJ-4. It was followed by 3  713 AT-6D, 1  357 SNJ-5. The RAF accepted it 726 Harvard IIA (AT-6C) and 351 Harvard III (AT-6D) and Fleet Air ARM, it accepted 564 Harvard III. The NA-121 was the last American evolution of the model, 25 AT-6F and 931 SNJ-5 derived from it. During years 1950, Canada Because and Foundry left an ultimate version Harvard 4, which entered in service within the RCAF, USAF and the Bundeswehr.

In service

During, the War of Korea and even that of the Vietnam, T-6 were used like plane of advanced air control, to guide the fighter-bombers on their objectives on the ground. They were also abundantly used by the Air force, like planes of fight against the guerilla, during the Guerre of Algeria. With the cinema, as T-6 made up amongst other things served to simulate the hunters Japanese Mitsubishi A6M.

Alternatives

    prototype
  • NA-16 of the series, train fixes nonducted engine of 225 cv.
  • NA-19 42 specimens ordered by the USAAC, under designation BT-9 (BASIC training)
  • NA-56 50 specimens BT-9B for nationalist China.
  • NA-57 230 BT-9B for France.
  • NA-41 35 BT-9C for the USAAC
    • entirely metal
  • NA-58 fuselage, indicated BT-14 by the USAAC.
  • NA-64 230 BT-14 intended for France.
  • NA-16-1E, version with retractable train of the NA-16, engine of 550 cv.
  • NA-26 or BC-1
  • NA-49 or Harvard I 400 specimens of the NA-26 intended for the RAF.
  • NA-59 or BC-1A, version with retractable train of the NA-58.
  • BC-2
  • AT-6A
  • AT-6B
  • AT-6C
  • AT-6D
  • AT-6F
  • T-6G modernization 2068 T-6, started in 1949.
  • SNJ-1
  • SNJ-2
  • SNJ-3
  • SNJ-4
  • SNJ-5
  • Wirraway or NA-33, version of armed recognition, produced with 757 specimens, until June 1946 by the Commonwealth Aircarft Corporation, in Australia.
  • Harvard I
  • Harvard II
  • Harvard III
  • Harvard 4  555 specimens produces by Canadian Because and Foundry, until in 1954.

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