|
Description
| Manufacturer: | North American |
| |
| Base model: | BT-14 | ||
| Designation: | BT-14 | ||
| Designation System: | U.S. Air Force | ||
| Designation Period: | 1930-1947 | ||
| Basic role: | Basic Trainer | ||
Specifications
| Length: | 28' 8" | 8.7 m | |
| Height: | 11' 6" | 3.5 m | |
| Wingspan: | 40' 10" | 12.4 m | |
| Gross Weight: | 4,500 lb | 2,040 kg | |
Propulsion
| No. of Engines: | 1 | ||
| Powerplant: | Pratt & Whitney R-985-25 | ||
| Horsepower (each): | 450 | ||
Performance
| Range: | 765 miles | 1,231 km | |
| Cruise Speed: | 147 mph | 236 km/h | 127 kt |
| Max Speed: | 180 mph | 289 km/h | 156 kt |
| Ceiling: | 21,650 ft | 6,598 m | |
Known serial numbers
Examples of this type may be found at
| Museum | City | State |
| Pima Air & Space Museum | Tucson | Arizona |
| United States Air Force Museum | Wright-Patterson | Ohio |
BT-14 on display
Pima Air & Space Museum |
Recent comments by our visitors
| Mike F , ON | 38-224/38-257 are BT-9C's and not BT-14s and should be included in that listing instead. 04/18/2014 @ 13:44 [ref: 68460] |
| Mike F , ON | Unless the seats and the outer wings have also been changed, it is still a Yale - the BT-14 used the later T-6 style wings with the swept forward trailing edge while the Yale has a straight trailing edge. The seats for the Yale were unique amongst the North American trainers as they were intended to fit French seat parachute packs which were different from American and British packs. The mixture controls are also different, as are the instruments. 04/18/2014 @ 09:08 [ref: 68459] |
| Scott Schwartz , CA | I am a freelance writer who is currently working on an article about the BT-14; I would be interested in talking to anyone who learned/instructed in this aircraft.
Thank you! 03/12/2008 @ 18:31 [ref: 19994] |
| George Jenista Fort Worth-Alliance [KAFW], TX | The Fort Worth Alliance Airshow 2007 seeks an ecletic mix of historic/classic aircraft for static display. If interested, please email me at george.jenista@faa.gov and I'll send contact info for our Airshow focal. Thanks!!
~George Jenista Alliance ATCT 07/26/2007 @ 20:39 [ref: 17297] |
| Hugh Alexander III Richmond, TX | Looking for engine for BT-14 and or someone to rebuild our
P&W R-985. Still not sure about replacing with a Wright R-975. We are located in Wharton, Texas south and west of Houston. Any and all suggestions would be welcome! At your wing, Hugh 05/30/2006 @ 08:08 [ref: 13410] |
| Robert West Palmdale, CA | There is another BT-14 out here !! It started life as a NA-64, however the engine has been changed to a P&W R985-AN3 made by Jacobs under license. So for intents and purposes it's BT-14. It is on display at the Milestones of Flight Air Museum at KWJF 03/01/2006 @ 14:44 [ref: 12663] |
| DALLAS L BANCROFT LAKELAND, FL | GOOD..I SOLOED OUT IN A BT 14 WAY BACK.. INDEPENDANCE KS.1942 10/11/2005 @ 08:58 [ref: 11450] |
| Lee Lamar , KS | I enjoyed the web site, especially the information about the BT-14. I had the priviledge of being an Army Air Corps instructor in a basic flying school that used the BT-14. I am interested in obtaining a good picure of a BT-14 for use in a book I am writing on my World War II experiences. Any one know of one where I could get permission to use. Lee L. 09/13/2005 @ 00:21 [ref: 11215] |
| Tony Ft Myers, FL | I want to send a big thank you to Dan for all of his enthusiasm and help with this project. Without his input, this project would have been difficult !! Thanks Dan !
Tony 06/30/2005 @ 16:37 [ref: 10635] |
| Hal Kading Las Cruces, NM | I have a Canadian Yale. All of the Yales (NA-64) had the Wright R-975, as did the BT-9. The BT-14 had the P&W R-985. 06/19/2005 @ 01:35 [ref: 10518] |
Recent photos uploaded by our visitors
