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North American SNJ-5 'Texan'

Description
  Manufacturer:North American


  Base model:SNJ
  Designation:SNJ
  Version:-5
  Nickname:Texan
  Equivalent to: AT-6D AT6DAT-6D
  Designation System:U.S. Navy / Marines
  Designation Period:1939-1948
  Basic role:Scout trainer
  Crew:Instructor & Pupil

Specifications
  Length: 29' 5" 8.9 m
  Height:11' 8.5" 3.5 m
  Wingspan: 42' 0" 12.8 m
  Wingarea: 254.0 sq ft 23.5 sq m
  Empty Weight: 4,158 lb 1,885 kg
  Gross Weight: 5,300 lb 2,403 kg

Propulsion
  No. of Engines: 1
  Powerplant: Pratt & Whitney R-1340-AN-1
  Horsepower (each): 600

Performance
  Range: 750 miles 1,207 km
  Cruise Speed: 170 mph 273 km/h 147 kt
  Max Speed: 205 mph 330 km/h 178 kt
  Climb: 1,200 ft/min 365 m/min
  Ceiling: 21,500 ft 6,552 m

Known serial numbers
43638 / 44037, 51677 / 52049, 84819 / 85093, 90582 / 91101, 91102 / 91106

Examples of this type may be found at
MuseumCityState
Arkansas Air MuseumFayettevilleArkansas
MCAS El Toro Historical FoundationIrvineCalifornia
The Air Museum "Planes of Fame"ChinoCalifornia
USS Lexington Museum On The BayCorpus ChristiTexas
United States Marine Corps Air/Ground MuseumQuanticoVirginia

SNJ-5 on display

MCAS El Toro Historical Foundation

Olympic Flight Museum

The Air Museum "Planes of Fame"
  


 

Recent comments by our visitors
 jim
 lincoln park, NJ
JUST WANTED ANYBODY OUT THERE TO KNOW THAT YOU CAN GO FOR A RIDE IN A SNJ-5 IN NEW BEDFORD MASS. I DID IT LAST YEAR & IT WAS FANTASTIC, JUST GO TO ATLANTICAIRLLC.COM
06/27/2009 @ 05:47 [ref: 24269]

 

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