North American BT-9

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BT-9 Yale
BT-9B at USAF National Museum
Type Trainer
Manufacturer North American Aviation
Maiden flight April 1936
Primary user United States Army Air Corps
Unit cost $20,000

The North American BT-9 Yale was a monoplane primary trainer aircraft that served with the United States Army Air Corps and other allied countries during World War II. It was a contemporary of the Kaydet biplane trainer and was used by pilots in Basic Flying Training following their completion of Primary in the Kaydet. In US Navy service, it was designated the NJ-1.

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[edit] Development

The BT-9 evolved from the North American NA-16 (NA-19 production line), North American's first numbered airplane model, which first flew in April 1935. The BT-9 design first took to the skies in April 1936.[1]

Except for the movable surfaces on the tail and wings which were fabric covered, it was an all metal military trainer. The Army Air Corps purchased a total of 199 BT-9s, BT-9As and BT-9Bs. Many foreign countries also used variants of this aircraft. The NA-26, an improved model with retractable landing gear was initially produced as the basic combat trainer (BC-1), before being designated the AT-6 Texan advanced trainer.

[edit] Operators and variants

Source: Warbirds[2]
  • NJ-1, US Navy, 40 delivered
  • NA-57/NA-64, France, 9 and 230 delivered, respectively[3]
  • BT-14 advanced version, USAAC, 251 delivered
  • Yale-1, Britain and Canada, 1199 delivered

[edit] Survivors

BT-9
BT-14[5]

[edit] Specifications (BT-9)

North American AT-6 in flight. In this excellent shot Mo Chung Yung is shown at the controls with instructor in the rear flying.
North American AT-6 in flight. In this excellent shot Mo Chung Yung is shown at the controls with instructor in the rear flying.

General characteristics

  • Crew: two, instructor and student
  • Length: 28 ft (8.5 m)
  • Wingspan: 42 ft (12.8 m)
  • Height: 13 ft 7 in (4.1 m)
  • Loaded weight: 4,470 lb (2030 kg)
  • Powerplant: 1× Wright R-975-53, 400 hp (300 kW)

Performance


[edit] See also

Related development

Related lists

[edit] References

  1. ^ Boeing History: BT-9 Yale
  2. ^ Warbirds: BT-9
  3. ^ Wild Replicas: Yales
  4. ^ AeroWeb: BT-9s
  5. ^ AeroWeb: BT-14s
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