Aircraft Identification Please

[Malcolm Everett]

Seen flying around Lee on the Solent this morning..

 

[fubar57]

Harvard/Texan/AT-6/T-6 or something like that

 

[Dash119]

Built by North American, could also be an SNJ...

 

[fubar57]

Dang...missed that one

 

[fubar57]

G-TEXN (Full History) - T6 Harvard Aviation

 

[Dash119]

G-TEXN (Full History) - T6 Harvard Aviation

fubar57 ,
Next time please be more specific and provide documentation...

 

[wingnuts]

Seen flying around Lee on the Solent this morning..

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You could probably hear it before you could see it.

 

[nuuumannn]

Harvards are common in my neck of the woods. I like them, they have a brutish appearance that is endearing.

Harvard close

NZ1053 2

NZ1015-2

The Roaring Forties is a local group of owner/pilots who appear at local airshows and have been doing this since the early 80s.

Roaring 40s-1

Roaring 40s-3

 

[GrauGeist]

fubar57 ,
Next time please be more specific and provide documentation...

Yeah...and I see the A-27 was overlooked.

For shame...

 

[SaparotRob]

You could probably hear it before you could see it.

There's a sky writing company here on Long Island called "Sky Typers". They use 5 SNJ/T-6/Harvard/Texan/"imitation Zero"/A-27's/NA-16's.
Yes, you can hear them before you see them. It's a truly beautiful sound.

 

[Capt. Vick]

I work just south of Republic and it's a joy to hear.

 

[grueni62]

G-TEXN (Full History) - T6 Harvard Aviation

this forum is simply amazing...

 

[wingnuts]

An Ex NZ AT-6D I photographed at Essendon Airport in Melbourne a few years ago, still flying I believe but not sure where it is based now.

 

[bdefen]

I've suspected that there are a lot of these aircraft still in existence, flying. Not a lot of combat use, being trainers. Biggest risk was the student pilot, I'm guessing. Used in movies posing as Mitsubishi Zero's, et al. I'll be somebody out there has a reasonable estimate as to how many there are in the world today.

 

[fubar57]

According to this site...North American T-6: A Texan by Any Other Name there are nearly 400 in the U.S. alone

 

[SaparotRob]

According to this site...North American T-6: A Texan by Any Other Name there are nearly 400 in the U.S. alone

This is what cheered me up today!

 

[fubar57]

This is what cheered me up today!

I had whisky with my Fruit Loops©

 

[SaparotRob]

It's not just for breakfast anymore!

 

[bdefen]

According to this site...North American T-6: A Texan by Any Other Name there are nearly 400 in the U.S. alone

Thank YOU.
I've always thought that two-bladed propeller had its own distinctive sound. Why was the two bladed configuration used?

 

[emu27]

Dang...missed that one

Make that two Wirraway