North American T-28B Trojan
Built by North American as a replacement for the WWII T-6 “Texan”, it was adopted as a standard trainer for both the USAF and Navy in the 1950s. The T-28A was first delivered to the USAF in 1950 as a primary trainer. It was found unsatisfactory for the mission and was then used as a basic trainer until replaced by the Cessna T-37. The Navy T-28B and T-28C tailhook versions had a larger engine than the USAF model, and gave better performance, resulting in a very satisfactory aircraft.
Between 1962 and 1968, a number of T-28As were re-engined and modified to T- 28D configuration as fighter-bombers to be supplied through the military Assistance Program to foreign nations, including South Vietnam and Cambodia.
The Museum’s T-28B is U.S. Navy BuNo 138327 is one of 489 T-28s built by North American Aviation at Columbus, Ohio. It was delivered to the Navy on September 22, 1955 to serve at NAS Pensacola, Florida. Its final USN assignment ended with VU-8 at Litchfield Park, Arizona on July 10, 1962. The U.S. Army Aviation Engineering Flight Test Activity at Edwards AFB, California then obtained it for their use on the Cheyenne helicopter test program. On March 27, 1987 this aircraft made the last flight of any U.S. military T-28 when it was flown to the museum from Edwards AFB.
SPECIFICATIONS:
Crew: Two
Power Plant: (T-28A) - 800 hp Wright R-1300-1 radial engine.
(T-28B) - 1,425 hp Wright R-1820-86 radial engine.
Dimensions: Span: 41 ft 1 in.
Length: 32 ft 0 in. Height: 12 ft 8 in.
Weight: Empty - 5,111 lbs; Gross - 6,365 lbs.
Performance:
Max Speed: (T-28A) - 283 mph at 5,900 ft; (T-28B) - 346 mph.
Service Ceiling: (T-28A) - 29,000 ft.; (T-28B) - 37,000 ft.
Range: (T-28A) 1,008 miles; (T-28B) - 1,060 miles
THIS AIRCRAFT IS ON LOAN FROM THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE USAF