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Description
| Notes: LOW-WING, flight trainer (2 CREW) . | |||
| Manufacturer: | North American |
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| Base model: | T-28 | ||
| Designation: | T-28 | ||
| Version: | B | ||
| Nickname: | Trojan | ||
| Designation System: | U.S. Air Force | ||
| Designation Period: | 1948-Present | ||
| Basic role: | Trainer | ||
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Specifications
| Length: | 33' | 10.0 m | |
| Height: | 12' 8" | 3.8 m | |
| Wingspan: | 40' 1" | 12.2 m | |
| Wingarea: | 268.0 sq ft | 24.9 sq m | |
| Empty Weight: | 6,424 lb | 2,913 kg | |
| Gross Weight: | 8,500 lb | 3,854 kg | |
Propulsion
| No. of Engines: | 1 | ||
| Powerplant: | Wright R-1820-86 | ||
| Horsepower (each): | 1425 | ||
Performance
| Range: | 1,060 miles | 1,706 km | |
| Cruise Speed: | 310 mph | 499 km/h | 269 kt |
| Max Speed: | 343 mph | 552 km/h | 298 kt |
| Climb: | 3,540 ft/min | 1,078 m/min | |
| Ceiling: | 35,500 ft | 10,820 m | |
Known serial numbers
Examples of this type may be found at
| Museum | City | State |
| Air Force Flight Test Center Museum | Edwards AFB | California |
| Hill Aerospace Museum | Hill AFB | Utah |
| McClellan Aviation Museum | McClellan AFB | California |
| National Museum of Naval Aviation | NAS Pensacola | Florida |
| Planes of Fame Air Museum | Eden Prairie | Minnesota |
| USS Lexington Museum On The Bay | Corpus Christi | Texas |
| United States Air Force Museum | Wright-Patterson | Ohio |
| United States Army Aviation Museum | Ozark | Alabama |
T-28 B on display
Air Force Flight Test Center Museum | McClellan Aviation Museum | National Museum of Naval Aviation | ||
United States Air Force Museum | United States Army Aviation Museum |
Recent comments by our visitors
| Jim Tucson, AK | During the 60's I worked at Intermounatain for many years and we had two T-28B's. N131Z and N132Z, does anyone know if these planes are still in service. 04/07/2008 @ 17:37 [ref: 20381] |
| Robert Enterprise, AL | While I was working at the U.S.Army Aviation Museum we had a T-28 return to service. My understanding of the story was our T-28 was retired from service out of Ft. Bragg NC. It was being used to photograph loads being dropped out of cargo planes as they parachuted down to the ground. A Navy T-34 replaced it in that job. However, the Navy decided they would need more of them and Congress would not allow to buy more because of them being loaned out to various places. So the plane's last pilot, a Mr. Davis I can't remember his first name, came down to reclaim it. It still had his name on the side of the cockpit.
He looked at it and said "There's nothing wrong with this plane, and he pulled a few bird nests out of the engine and had all of the hydralic fluids flushed and replaced and flew it out to Dothan AL and then up to Ft. Bragg. It was the greatest thing I ever saw. 09/27/2007 @ 10:41 [ref: 18029] |
| Harold Sanders Aguada, OTH | I was station at Kesleer AFB 1971 and I would sit and watch the T-28 take off and land,they were been use to train Vietnames pilot at that time, my room-mate was one of them. 09/15/2007 @ 16:33 [ref: 17930] |
| Sid Seghers Slidell, LA | NAS Cecil Field Jacksonville Fla, 1966-Jan 1968. VA-45 Black Birds. We flew F-9's when I first checked in and transitioned to the TA-4F's within two months. BUT we also had two T-28's. I was in maintenence Control(AZ-3) I got to fly in both aircraft on local flights and also on trips to New Orleans. The T-28 flighs to New Orleans were exciting times and a real thrill. Will NEVER forget my time in the Navy. 11/06/2006 @ 17:06 [ref: 14678] |
| J. D. Bible Kerrville, TX | I flew the T-28B and T-28C while undergoing Naval Aviation flight training at Pensacola, Fla. (NAS Whiting and NAS Barin Field) in 1957/1958. The training involved transition, formation, aerobatics, tactics, gunnery, instrument flight, and carrier landings. The training also involved cross-country flights. From there I progressed into the F9F and upon graduation into the Marine Air Wing as a fighter pilot, checking out and flying in the F4D-1 (F6A)Skyray, A-4, F-4, etc. Later, in multiple types of helicopters, including a variety of gunships. I retired a few years ago after achieving 45 years of active flying.
The T-28B has always been one of my favorite a/c. Swift, powerful, agile, etc. The engine had lots of torque, which enabled the a/c to accelerate quickly. However, that same torque could be treacherous during an approach at slow speeds. During 1962, while in WestPac, pilots of my squadron (VMF (AW)-314) among others, were asked to volunteer to fly T-28 gunships in S.E. Asia, since we were experienced in the a/c. All the younger pilots raised their hands. To our disappointment, that task was given to the USAF. This article is a good review of the T-28. However, I do seriously question the cruise speed (310 mph) mentioned in this article. Our normal cruise speed was about 190kts, which is more like 210mph, give or take...... The max speed appears about right, but that was only achieved in a dive. The other figures appear about right. 10/13/2006 @ 06:05 [ref: 14441] |
| Ed Toner Brick, NJ | I started Navy training in the SNJ, and we had 15 hours to solo, or it was back to sea duty in Tin Cans, or the like. That was known as "incentive".
After Carrier Quals., it was off to NAAS Kingsville TX in 1954. The first aircraft was the T-28B, which were brand new. Quite a thrill. From there it was F9F Panthers, all solo, no dual. Excellent training which led to my flying career of 34 years. Retired in 1987 as a TWA L-1011 Captain. 09/06/2006 @ 09:18 [ref: 14084] |
| Nick New Britain, CT | My Father flew T-28's in the Royal Laotiaon Air force. He's seen action in them 02/26/2006 @ 19:12 [ref: 12626] |
| TCL MSP, MN | Hi, I was too little (9 yrs) at that time to be a pilot. But I was out at the Long Cheng air base looking for those young Hmong pilots (Lee Lue, Vang Cheng, Yang Phong, Lee Ya, and others) taking off in their T-28 and I would count the number of T-28s during take off and the number of them returning.
Just a "Thank you" for all your hard work for putting such a wonderfull web site. TCL- MSP 01/03/2006 @ 00:25 [ref: 12074] |
| Bradley Wilson San Diego, CA | I am looking for a plastic model to replace my fathers broken T-28B Trojan (White with red/orange accent decals) Please let me know of any web pages that may be helpful. I wanted to replace it for Christmas.
Many Thanks, Brad 12/15/2005 @ 01:59 [ref: 11986] |
| Gary Wenko Mildenhall, OK | I am researching foreign use of the Trojan and wondered if anyone knows if they were used by the Turkish Air Force?
Thank you. Gary 10/30/2005 @ 02:05 [ref: 11612] |
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