Consolidated PT-6A – Foton och video

Fleet Model 1 och dess derivat var alla ortodoxa biplan med förskjutna, enkelfackiga vingar med samma spännvidd och fast stjärtskidunderrede. Hytten var för två personer i tandem, ursprungligen med en enda öppen sittbrunn, men i de flesta fall i separata öppna sittbrunnar. Flygplanskroppen var gjord av svetsade stålrör med triangulär Warren-fackverkskonstruktionsmönster sidostrukturer som var typiska för tiden, och vingarna hade en träbalk med duraluminribbor, hela flygplanet var tygklätt. Trots en ytlig likhet med Consolidateds mycket framgångsrika Trusty- och Husky-design (därav smeknamnet "Husky Junior") var Model 14 en helt ny design. PT-6 – USAAC beteckning för Model 2 (16 byggda)

Källkod: Konsoliderad PT-6A på 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.