Fairchild PT-19
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Fairchild PT-19
The Fairchild PT-19 was a monoplane primary trainer aircraft that served with the USAAC, RAF and RCAF during World War II. It was a contemporary of the Kaydet biplane trainer.
The PT-19 series was developed from the Fairchild M-62 when the USAAC first ordered the aircraft in 1940 as part of its expansion programme. The original production batch of 275 were powered by the 175 hp Ranger L-440-1 engine and designated the PT-19. In 1941 mass production began and 3,181 of the PT-19A model, powered by the 200 hp L-440-3, were made by Fairchild. An additional 477 were built by Aeronca and 44 by the St Louis Aircraft Corporation. The PT-19B, of which 917 were built, was equipped for blind flying training by attaching a collapsible hood to the front cockpit.
When a shortage of Ranger engines threatened production, the PT-23 model was introduced which was identical except for the 220 hp Continental R-670 powerplant. 869 PT-23s were built as well as 256 of the PT-23A, which was the blind flying-equipped version. The PT-23 was manufactured in the US by Fairchild, Aeronca, St Louis Aircraft Corporation and Howard Aircraft Corporation and in Canada by Fleet Aircraft Corporation.
The final variant was the PT-26 which used the L-440-7 engine. The Canadian-built versions of these were designated the Cornell for use by the RAF Empire Air Training Scheme in Canada and Rhodesia.
On September 5, 2004, a PT-26 experienced an engine failure on takeoff in Corsicana, Texas. The subsequent crash killed the pilot and his passenger.
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Specifications (PT-19A)
General characteristics
- Crew: 2, student & instructor
- Length: 28 ft (8.53 m)
- Wingspan: 36 ft (10.97 m)
- Height: 10 ft 6 in (3.20 m)
- Wing area: ft² ( m²)
- Empty: lb ( kg)
- Loaded: 2,545 lb (1,154 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 x Ranger L-440-3, 200 hp ( kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 132 mph (212 km/h)
- Range: 430 miles (692 km)
- Service ceiling: 15,300 ft (4,663 m)
- Rate of climb: ft/min ( m/min)
- Wing loading: lb/ft² ( kg/m²)
- Power/mass: hp/lb ( kW/kg)
Related content
Related development: Fairchild M-62
Comparable aircraft: Miles Magister - Yakovlev UT-2
Designation series: PT-19 - PT-23 - PT-24 - PT-26
See also
External links
- CNN story about PT-26 crash in Texas (http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/Southwest/09/05/plane.crash.ap/index.html)
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