Warszawa 2023-09-03
North American T-28 Trojan. 1949 year.
The North American T-28 Trojan is a radial engine military trainer aircraft developed and manufactured by North American Aviation and used by the US Air Force and US Navy since the 1950s. In addition to training and training applications, the T-28 Trojan was successfully used as an anti-partisan aircraft, mainly during the Vietnam War. The Philippines used the T-28 Trojan aircraft for the longest time, until 1994. T-28 Trojan aircraft are still used as private aircraft, civilian show machines. The prototype of the aircraft made its first flight on September 24, 1949. Production lasted in the period 1950-1957. 1,948 were built.
The prototype was designated XT-28, company designation NA-159, and it flew on September 24, 1949. The aircraft was to replace the North American T-6 Texan - Harvard aircraft. The T-28 Trojan aircraft was adopted as the main training and training aircraft in the USAF, and then in the US Navy and Marine Corps. Although at the beginning of the 60s, turbojet aircraft became the basic training aircraft, the T-28 remained in service until the 80s.
Drive unit.
One Wright R-1820-86 Cyclone 9-cylinder air-cooled radial engine, 1,425 hp (1,063 kW).
Data T-T T-28 Trojan:
Two-person crew. Span 40 ft 1 in (12.22 m). Length 33 ft 0 in (10.06 m). Height 12 ft 8 in (3.86 m). Bearing area 268.0 sq ft (24.90 sq m). Curb weight 6,424 lb (2,914 kg). Maximum take-off weight 8,500 lb (3,856 kg). Top speed 343 mph (552 km/h, 298 kn) at 10,000 ft (3,000 m). Range 1,060 mi (1,710 km, 920 nmi). Operating ceiling 35,500 ft (10,800 m). Climb rate 3,540 ft/min (18.0 m/s).
Written by Karol Placha Hetman