Konsolideret PT-6A – Billeder og video

Fleet Model 1 og dens afledninger var alle ortodokse biplaner med forskudte vinger med samme spændvidde og fast haleunderstel. Der blev sørget for indkvartering til to i tandem, der oprindeligt delte et enkelt åbent cockpit, men i de fleste tilfælde i separate åbne cockpits. Skroget var lavet af svejset stålrør med trekantet Warren-gitterkonstruktionsmønster sidestrukturer, der var typiske for den tid, og vingerne havde en træbjælke med duraluminribber, hvor hele flyet var stofbeklædt. På trods af en overfladisk lighed med Consolidateds meget succesfulde Trusty- og Husky-design (deraf kaldenavnet "Husky Junior"), var Model 14 et helt nyt design. PT-6 – USAAC betegnelse for Model 2 (16 bygget)

Kilde: Konsolideret PT-6A på Wikipedia

Den Konsolideret 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.
Den 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.