Lucky13
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Don't think that I've ever seen a thread about them!
Which school aircraft would you say was the best during WWII?
Which school aircraft would you say was the best during WWII?
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didnt the germans build one that was designed for students to go solo after a few hours tuition
claidemore
Senior Airman
Polikarpov U2/PO-2
Most produced plane in the world until the Cessna 172, served in a variety of roles including training, liason, medevac, partisan re-supply, nuisance raids, supply, and even crop dusting.
Also very good STOL capabilities, 70m, about the same (or less) as the Fiesler Storch.
Most produced plane in the world until the Cessna 172, served in a variety of roles including training, liason, medevac, partisan re-supply, nuisance raids, supply, and even crop dusting.
Also very good STOL capabilities, 70m, about the same (or less) as the Fiesler Storch.
FLYBOYJ
"THE GREAT GAZOO"
We had an old thread "the best WW2 trainer."
Elvis
Chief Master Sergeant
Bud Davidson once said the best plane in the world to do a ground loop in was a Stearman, so maybe that one?Don't think that I've ever seen a thread about them!
Elvis
I have heard it said that the Curtiss AT-9 was the best twin engined trainer of the war. If the student pilot could successfully take off and land an AT-9 without killing himself, he could indeed fly any multi-engine aircraft. The twin engine feature was quite handy on the AT-9, if one should happen to fail, the other would take you right to the crash.
vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
I always liked the Fairchild PT-19, kinda old fashioned but it did the job.
Elvis
Chief Master Sergeant
Hey, wait a minute...wouldn't the answer be an L-4?
You get trained in the same plane that you turn around and do liason / artillery spotting in.
One plane, one pilot, for the whole war.
What could be simpler?!
Elvis
P.S. - VikingBerserker, I like your sig. Welcome to the forum.
You get trained in the same plane that you turn around and do liason / artillery spotting in.
One plane, one pilot, for the whole war.
What could be simpler?!
Elvis
P.S. - VikingBerserker, I like your sig. Welcome to the forum.
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BF108 Taifun is a good contender, I think.
A4K
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I always liked the Bf 109G-12 and Fw 190A-8/U-1 (also called S-5 or S-8 depending on airframe converted and place of manufacture/ conversion)
Trainers used in the RNZAF during WW II include Tigermoths, Harvards, Oxfords, Ansons, Devons, Hudsons, Corsairs and Kittyhawks (-possibly other types too), used mostly for Pilot-, Navigation-, and Gunnery training.
Trainers used in the RNZAF during WW II include Tigermoths, Harvards, Oxfords, Ansons, Devons, Hudsons, Corsairs and Kittyhawks (-possibly other types too), used mostly for Pilot-, Navigation-, and Gunnery training.
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The Texan and the Stearman for me fellas....
