T-6 Harvard

History

The remarkable journey of an icon

The T-6 Harvard is a remarkable aeroplane. Its predecessor, the North American Aviation T-6 Texan, was a single-engine advanced trainer aircraft used to train pilots of the United States Army Air Forces, United States Navy, Royal Air Force and other air forces of the British Commonwealth during World War II and into the 1950s.

Designed by North American Aviation, The T-6 is known by a variety of designations depending on the model and operating air force. The USAAC designated it as the AT-6, the US Navy the SNJ, and British Commonwealth air forces, the Harvard, the name it is best known by outside of the United States.

Technical details

  • Length: 8,84 m
  • Wingspan: 12,81 m
  • Height: 3.57 m
  • Engine: 1 x Pratt & Whitney R-1340-AN-1 Wasp radial engine, 600 hp (450 kW)
  • Max speed: 326 km/h
  • Empty weight: 2.409 kg
  • Range: 1092 km (679 miles, 590 nm)