PT-6A consolidado – Fotos y Video

El Fleet Model 1 y sus derivados eran todos biplanos ortodoxos con alas escalonadas de una sola bahía de igual envergadura y tren de aterrizaje de patín de cola fijo. El alojamiento se proporcionó para dos en tándem, originalmente compartiendo una sola cabina abierta, pero en la mayoría de los ejemplos en cabinas abiertas separadas. El fuselaje estaba hecho de tubo de acero soldado con estructuras laterales de diseño triangular de armadura Warren típicas de la época, y las alas tenían un mástil de madera con costillas de duraluminio, todo el avión estaba cubierto de tela. A pesar de un parecido superficial con los exitosos diseños Trusty y Husky de Consolidated (de ahí el apodo de "Husky Junior"), el Modelo 14 era un diseño completamente nuevo. PT-6 – USAAC designation for Model 2 (16 built)

Fuente: Consolidated PT-6A on Wikipedia

The Consolidated PT-6A is a single-engine turboprop aircraft designed and manufactured by Consolidated Aircraft Corporation. The PT-6A was first flown in 1944 and entered service with the United States Army Air Forces in 1945. The PT-6A was used for training, liaison, and utility missions, and could carry up to four passengers or 600 pounds of cargo. The PT-6A was powered by a Pratt & Whitney R-1340 radial engine that produced 600 horsepower and gave the aircraft a maximum speed of 200 miles per hour and a range of 1,000 miles. The PT-6A had a wingspan of 39 feet, a length of 27 feet, and a height of 9 feet. The PT-6A was also known as the L-13 Grasshopper and the UC-78 Bobcat in military service, and as the Cessna T-50 in civilian use. The PT-6A was retired from military service in 1955 and from civilian service in 1969. About 5,400 PT-6As were built, and some are still flying today as vintage aircraft.