VULTEE BT-13B ‘VALIANT

Trainers
NAME OF THE AIRCRAFTTYPE OF AIRCRAFTDESCRIPTION
VULTEE BT-13B ‘VALIANTTRAINERThe Vultee BT-13 Valiant is an American World War II-era basic (a category between primary and advanced) trainer aircraft built by Vultee Aircraft for the United States Army Air Corps, and later US Army Air Forces. A subsequent variant of the BT-13 in USAAC/USAAF service was known as the BT-15 Valiant, while an identical version for the US Navy was known as the SNV and was used to train naval aviators for the US Navy and its sister services, the US Marine Corps and US Coast Guard
SPECIFICATIONSMUSEUM LOCATIONCITYSTATE/COUNTRYDESCRIPTION
STATUS (MUSEUM LOCATED)PLANES OF FAME – FLYABLECHINOCALIFORNIAThe Vultee BT-13 Valiant is an American World War II-era basic (a category between primary and advanced) trainer aircraft built by Vultee Aircraft for the United States Army Air Corps, and later US Army Air Forces. A subsequent variant of the BT-13 in USAAC/USAAF service was known as the BT-15 Valiant, while an identical version for the US Navy was known as the SNV and was used to train naval aviators for the US Navy and its sister services, the US Marine Corps and US Coast Guard
MANUFACTURERVULTEE AIRCRAFTDOWNEYCALIFORNIAHEADQUARTERS
YEAR (FIRST FLIGHT)MARCH 1939N/AN/AN/A
MODELVULTEE BT-13B ‘VALIANTN/AN/AN/A
CREW2N/AN/AN/A
MAX T/O WEIGHT4,496N/AN/AN/A
SPAN42 FT 2INN/AN/AN/A
LENGTH28FT 8.5 INN/AN/AN/A
HEIGHT12 FT 4 3/4 INN/AN/AN/A
MAXIMUM SPEED155 MPHN/AN/AN/A
CRUISE SPEED130 MPHN/AN/AN/A
RATE OF CLIMB1,562 MPHN/AN/AN/A
POWERPLANTONE, 450-HP PRATT & WHITNEY R-985, 9-CYLINDER AIR-COOLED RADIAL ENGINEN/AN/AN/A
RANGE880 MILESN/AN/AN/A
SERVICE CEILING19,400N/AN/AN/A
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