Harvard T6 ~ Flight Demonstration

Flight Demonstration of the Harvard T6 at Flugplatzfest EDPY, Summer 2023.
The North American Aviation T-6 Texan is an American single-engined advanced trainer aircraft used to train pilots of the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF), United States Navy, Royal Air Force, Royal Canadian Air Force and other air forces of the British Commonwealth during World War II and into the 1970s.

General characteristics

Crew: two (student and instructor)
Length: 29 ft (8.8 m)
Wingspan: 42 ft (13 m)
Height: 11 ft 8 in (3.56 m)
Wing area: 253.7 sq ft (23.57 m2)
Empty weight: 4,158 lb (1,886 kg)
Gross weight: 5,617 lb (2,548 kg)
Powerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney R-1340-AN-1 Wasp radial engine, 600 hp (450 kW)

Performance

Maximum speed: 208 mph (335 km/h, 181 kn) at 5000 ft (1,500 m)
Cruise speed: 145 mph (233 km/h, 126 kn)
Range: 730 mi (1,170 km, 630 nmi)
Service ceiling: 24,200 ft (7,400 m)
Rate of climb: 1,200 ft/min (6.1 m/s)
Wing loading: 22.2 lb/sq ft (108 kg/m2)
Power/mass: 0.11 hp/lb (kW/kg)

Armament

Provision for up to 3 × 0.30 in (7.62 mm) machine guns