The T-6 Class was created in 1968 at the Reno National
Championship Air Races to add to the three other classes, Unlimited, Formula 1
and Biplanes.
The T-6 Texan is an two seat advanced trainer developed for
the military in the 1930's by North American Aviation to train pilots for the
fighters. The first flight of the T-6
Texan was April 1 , 1935. It was developed
for the Army Air Force, Navy, Britain and Canada.
The T-6 Texan have several variants and over 15,000 were
built. Britain designation was Harvard,
Navy was SNJ , Army Air Force AT and these were just a few of the variants built.
Most came with the Pratt and Whitney R-1340 - AN1-Wasp radial
engines. This is the one required for
the races in Reno by Reno Air Racing Association (RARA) which is the 600 HP
version. For more information visit http://www.militaryfactory.com/aircraft/detail.asp?aircraft_id=408
Navy SNJ variant #54 "Midlife Madness"
Air Force AT-6 variant #37 "McDonald Racer"
Canada Harvard variant #66 "Gunslinger"
In action coming to pylon #4
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