Photo © Eric Van Gilder
A picture taken in February 2006 of our SNJ-4 restoration.

Specs

Manufacturer: North American
Type: Advanced Trainer
Engine: 600 HP Pratt & Whitney R-1340-AN-1
Wing Span: 42 ft.
Length: 29 ft. 6 in.
Height: 11 ft. 9 in.
Max Speed: 205 MPH
Cruising Speed: 170 MPH
Ceiling: 21,500 ft.
Range: 750 Miles
Empty Weight: 4,158 lbs.
Max Weight: 5,300 lbs.
Fuel Consumption: (average) 30 GPH

Number Built: 15,495

Number Still Flying: 350+

Background

This type of aircraft was used to train over 100,000 Army and Navy pilots in WWII and was operated by 34 air arms worldwide between 1941-1956. Over 15,000 were built. Today, a little over 350 remain in airworthy condition. As of 1940, the required flight hours for combat pilots earning their wings had been cut to just 200 during a shortened training period of seven months. Of those hours, 75 wrere logged in the AT-6/SNJ-4/SNJ-5/SNJ-6/T-6. Even though the US stopped using them at the end of the 1950s, it continued to be a stable basic trainer for many nations around the world, well into the 1970s.

Texan N6411D

Built: July 1941

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