PT
Military Trainer 48" w/Continental Dummy Engine
Short
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Skill Level: Intermediate
More
than 475 laser cut parts
SPECIFICATIONS
Scale:
1/8
Prop:
14x7
Channels:
R/E/A/T
Wheels:
balsa
and plywood with Neoprene foam tires
Airfoil Type: Clark Y
Wing
Area: 636
sq in
Cowl:
soft balsa
Designer:
M.K.
Bengtson
Weight:
68 oz
jSpinner:
N/A
Prototype
By: Brian Allen
Power
System: AXI
2820/10 power
Shipping Weight: 6 pounds
FEATURES
- A Dummy Continental Engine included
- Removable wing construction
- Wing alignment is built into model
- Scale dihedral with ailerons
- Scale rib placement and airfoil
- Lightweight front balsa sheeted former, stringer and keel fuselage construction
- Laser cut tail parts included
- Laser cut balsa for built up wheel pants
- Balsa and plywood wheel kit with Neoprene foam rubber tire material included
- Tail wheel kit included
HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE
The PT Military Trainer was a biplane built in the United States during the 1930s as a military trainer aircraft. It served as the basic trainer for the USAAF and USN throughout World War II. After the conflict was over, thousands of surplus aircraft were sold on the civil market. They became popular as crop dusters and as sports planes.