North American T-6 Texan
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The North American T-6 Texan is a single-engine advanced trainer aircraft widely used by the United States and allied air forces from the late 1930s through the post–World War II era.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| North American T-6 Texan canonical | 2 |
| North American T‑6 Texan | 1 |
Statements (67)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single-engine aircraft
ⓘ
trainer aircraft ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
AT-6
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Harvard ⓘ SNJ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| armamentCapability |
light bombs
ⓘ
light machine guns ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crew | 2 ⓘ |
| currentUse |
airshow display aircraft
ⓘ
civilian aerobatics ⓘ heritage flight aircraft ⓘ warbird ⓘ |
| emptyWeight | 1,880 kg ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | single radial engine ⓘ |
| engineType | Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
World War II era
ⓘ
post–World War II era ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1935-04-01 ⓘ |
| grossWeight | 2,548 kg ⓘ |
| height | 3.56 m ⓘ |
| introduced | 1938 ⓘ |
| landingGear | retractable tailwheel landing gear ⓘ |
| length | 8.84 m ⓘ |
| manufacturer | North American Aviation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed |
208 mph
ⓘ
335 km/h ⓘ |
| notableVariant |
Harvard Mk II
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Harvard Mk IV NERFINISHED ⓘ SNJ-5 NERFINISHED ⓘ T-6G Texan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | 15000+ ⓘ |
| powerOutput | 600 hp ⓘ |
| powerplant | 1 × Pratt & Whitney R-1340-AN-1 radial engine ⓘ |
| primaryUser |
United States Army Air Forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionPeriod | 1937–1954 ⓘ |
| range |
1,000 km
ⓘ
620 mi ⓘ |
| role | advanced trainer ⓘ |
| serviceCeiling |
24,000 ft
ⓘ
7,300 m ⓘ |
| status | retired from military service ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Brazilian Air Force
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Japanese Air Self-Defense Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Luftwaffe ⓘ Mexican Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Portuguese Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Air Force ⓘ Royal Canadian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ South African Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Army Air Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ |
| usedFor |
bombing training
ⓘ
counter-insurgency operations ⓘ forward air control ⓘ gunnery training ⓘ pilot training ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Algerian War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Greek Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ Indonesian National Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ Korean War NERFINISHED ⓘ Portuguese Colonial War NERFINISHED ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | low-wing monoplane ⓘ |
| wingspan | 12.81 m ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
North American T‑6 Texan