North American T-28B Trojan - AMC, McClellan, CA
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N 38° 40.467 W 121° 23.437
10S E 640000 N 4281879
North American T-28B Trojan BuNo 138327
Waymark Code: WME4GN
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 04/02/2012
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Built by north American as a replacement for the WW II T-6 Texan, it was adopted as a standard trainer for both the USAF and Navy in 1950s. The T-28A was first delivered to the USAF in 1950 as a primary trainer. It was found unsatisfactory for the mission and was then used as a basic trainer until replaced by the Cessna T-37. The Navy T-28B and T-28C tailhook versions had a larger engine than the USAF model, and gave better performance, resulting in a very satisfactory aircraft.
Between 1962 and 1968, a number of T-28As were re-engined and modified to T-28D configuration as fighter-bombers to be supplied through the Military Assistance Program to foreign nations, including South Vietnam and Cambodia.
This aircraft, US Navy BuNo 138327, is one of 489 T-28s built by North American Aviation at Columbus, OH. It was delivered to the Navy on 22 September 1955 to serve at NAS Pensacola, FL. Its final USN assignment ended with VU-8 at Litchfield Park, AZ, on 10 July 1962. The US Army Aviation Engineering Flight Test Activity at Edwards AFB, CA, then obtained it for their use on the Cheyenne helicopter teat program. On 27 March 1987 this aircraft made the last flight of any US military T-28 when it was flown to the museum from Edwards AFB.
Specifications:
Crew: 2
Power Plant:
- T-28A: 1× 800 hp Wright R-1300-1 Cyclone 7-cylinder radial engine
- T-28B: 1× 1,425 hp Wright R-1820-86 Cyclone 9-cylinder radial engine
Dimensions:
- Span: 41' 1"
- Length: 32' 0"
- Height: 12' 8"
Weight:
- Empty: 5,111 lb
- Maximum: 6,365 lb
Performance:
- Speed:
- - T-28A:
- - - Max: 283 mph
- - - Cruise: 180 mph
- - T-28B:
- - - Max: 346 mph
- - - Cruise: 210 mph
- Range:
- - T-28A: 1,008 miles
- - T-28B: 1,060 miles
- Ceiling:
- - T-28A: 29,000 ft
- - T-28B: 37,000 ft
- Climb: 4,000 fpm
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