North American T-6 Texan
North American Aviation T-6 Texan adalah pesawat latih canggih bermesin tunggal yang digunakan untuk melatih pilot dari Army Air Forces Amerika Serikat, Angkatan Laut Amerika Serikat, Royal Air Force dan angkatan udara lainnya Persemakmuran Inggris selama Perang Dunia II dan ke 1950-an.
Dirancang oleh Amerika Utara Aviation, T-6 dikenal dengan berbagai sebutan tergantung pada model dan operasi angkatan udara. USAAC dan USAAF ditunjuk sebagai AT-6, Angkatan Laut Amerika Serikat SNJ, dan angkatan udara Persemakmuran Inggris, Harvard, nama yang paling dikenal oleh luar AS. Setelah tahun 1962, pasukan AS yang ditunjuk itu T-6. Pesawat warbird yang masih populer digunakan untuk demonstrasi airshow dan menampilkan statis. Ini juga telah digunakan berkali-kali untuk mensimulasikan film Mitsubishi Zero Jepang yang menggambarkan Perang Dunia II di Pasifik.
Referensi
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Pranala luar
sunting- The Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association
- Backgrounder on the Harvard 4 (includes photographs) Diarsipkan 2013-12-02 di Wayback Machine.
- AT-6: School Marm With an Attitude (pilot report)
- Warbird Alley: T-6/SNJ/Harvard page - History, photos, specs, and links
- "A Yank at Grantham: First North American "Basic" Trainer Delivered to the R.A.F.: The Harvard Described Flight 1939
- (1956) T.O. TT-6C-2 Handbook Erection and Maintenance Instructions T-6, -6A, 6B USAF Model T-6C, T-6D Navy Models SNJ-3, SNJ-4, SNJ-5, SNJ-6