North American T-28 Trojan

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The North American T-28 Trojan is a post–World War II U.S. military trainer aircraft that was widely used by the Air Force and Navy and later adapted for counterinsurgency and ground-attack roles.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military trainer aircraft
propeller-driven aircraft
single-engine aircraft
armamentCapability bombs
machine guns
rockets
cockpitConfiguration tandem seating
configuration low-wing monoplane
countryOfOrigin United States
crew 2
currentUse aerobatic display aircraft
civilian sport aircraft
warbird
developedFor post–World War II pilot training
engineType Wright R-1820 radial engine
firstFlight 1949-09-26
introduced 1950
landingGear tricycle landing gear
manufacturer North American Aviation
maxSpeed approximately 343 knots
approximately 395 mph
approximately 635 km/h
notableFeature ability to carry external stores for attack missions
radial piston engine sound
numberBuilt 1948
powerplant 1 × Wright R-1820-86 radial piston engine
primaryUser United States Air Force
United States Navy
retiredFromUSMilitaryService 1984
role counterinsurgency aircraft
ground-attack aircraft
trainer aircraft
status retired from front-line military service
successorInUSAFTrainingRole Cessna T-37 Tweet
successorInUSNTrainingRole Beechcraft T-34 Mentor
usedBy Argentine Navy
French Air Force
Haitian Air Force
Hellenic Air Force
Nicaraguan Air Force
Philippine Air Force
Royal Lao Air Force
Royal Moroccan Air Force
Royal Thai Air Force
United States Air Force
United States Marine Corps
United States Navy
Vietnam Air Force
usedInConflict Algerian War
Laotian Civil War
Vietnam War
variant Fennec
T-28A
T-28B
T-28C
T-28D

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