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T-34 Mentor
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First flown in 1949, the Mentor was demonstrated by famed acrobatic pilots Bevo Howard and Betty Skelton at at the Cleveland Airshow.
The T-34 eventually won a long competition to determine a new trainer but Walter Beech did not live to see production. He died of a heart attack in 1950. The T-34 went into service with the USAF (T-34A) in 1953. and with the U.S. Navy (T-34B) in 1955. It was also license built in Canada, Japan, and Argentina. T-34A Production ran from 1953 to 1956.
SPECIFICATIONS
Maximum speed: 214 knots
Cruising speed: 160 knots
Range: 500 miles
Service ceiling: 20,000 feet
Learn more about the T-34 Mentor at: www.americanaerobatics.com
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Here are a few of the aircraft of the CAF
Vultee BT-13A Valiant Basic Trainer
All pilots, whether they were destined
for fighters or bombers, had to go through the pilot
training process. One of the most important aircraft
for developing new pilot skills was the BT-13 Valiant,
sometimes known as the "Vibrator" ~ not
for what it did to you, but to the windows of buildings
when it flew by.
Harvard Mk IV
The most important advanced pilot
trainer of World War II was the AT-6 Texan. The
aircraft was so good and so popular, that it was
used by many different service branches and many
different countries. Our aircraft was one of those
licensed by Canadian Car and Foundry in Canada where
it was known as the "Harvard"
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