Vultee BT-13 Valiant
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The Vultee BT-13 Valiant was a widely used American World War II basic trainer aircraft that prepared thousands of pilots for advanced combat flight training.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vultee BT-13 (some variants / trainers) | 1 |
| Vultee BT-13 Valiant canonical | 1 |
| Vultee BT-15 | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II aircraft
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military trainer aircraft ⓘ single‑engine aircraft ⓘ |
| armament | usually unarmed ⓘ |
| category | propeller‑driven aircraft ⓘ |
| cockpitType | tandem seating ⓘ |
| configuration | low‑wing monoplane ⓘ |
| construction | all‑metal fuselage with fabric‑covered control surfaces ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crew | 2 ⓘ |
| engineCount | 1 ⓘ |
| engineType | air‑cooled radial engine ⓘ |
| era |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
World War II era
|
| firstFlight | 1939 ⓘ |
| fuselageType | conventional taildragger ⓘ |
| horsepower | about 450 hp ⓘ |
| introduced | 1940 ⓘ |
| landingGear | fixed tailwheel landing gear ⓘ |
| length | about 28 ft ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Vultee Aircraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 180 mph ⓘ |
| navalDesignation | SNV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname |
Valiant
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vibrator ⓘ |
| notableFeature | vibration‑prone airframe leading to nickname Vibrator ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | approximately 9500 ⓘ |
| operator |
Free French Air Forces
NERFINISHED
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Royal Air Force ⓘ United States Army Air Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ |
| powerplant | Pratt & Whitney R-985 Wasp Junior NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | pilot training ⓘ |
| productionPeriod | early 1940s ⓘ |
| range | about 725 miles ⓘ |
| retired | late 1940s ⓘ |
| role | basic trainer ⓘ |
| serviceCeiling | about 21000 ft ⓘ |
| status | retired from military service ⓘ |
| successor | North American AT-6 Texan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trainingPhase | basic flight training ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Free French Air Forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Air Force ⓘ United States Army Air Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ |
| usedFor | transition from primary to advanced trainers ⓘ |
| usedInConflict | World War II ⓘ |
| variant | Vultee BT-15 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wingspan | about 42 ft ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Vultee BT-15
this entity surface form:
Vultee BT-13 (some variants / trainers)