BT-13 Valiant
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The BT-13 Valiant was a World War II-era basic trainer aircraft built by Vultee Aircraft for the United States Army Air Corps.
Specifications (BT-13)
General characteristics
- Crew: two, student and instructor
- Length: 28 ft 10 in (8.79 m)
- Wingspan: 42 ft 0 in (12.80 m)
- Height: 11 ft 6 in (3.51 m)
- Wing area: 239 ft² (22 m²)
- Empty: 3,375 lb (1,531 kg)
- Maximum takeoff: 4,496 lb (2,039 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 x Pratt & Whitney R-985-AN-1, 450 hp (336 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 180 mph (290 km/h)
- Range: 725 miles (1,167 km)
- Service ceiling: 21,650 ft (6,600 m)
Museum displays
- Mid-Atlantic Air Museum, Reading, Pennsylvania - 1942 BT-13A Valient
- Castle Air Museum, Atwater, California
External link
Related content
Related development:Comparable aircraft: De Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk
Designation sequence (USAAC): BT-10 - BT-11 - BT-12 - BT-13 - BT-14 - BT-15 - BT-16 - BT-17
Designation sequence (USN): SNV
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