NORTH AMERICAN T-28A “TROJAN”
Manufacturer: North American
Designation: T-28
Version: A
Name: T-28A
Nickname: Trojan
Type: 2 Seat Advanced Trainer (w/COIN)
Brief History
The T-28 “Trojan” was the only trainer assigned to Air National Guard units as a mission aircraft. The piston-powered T-28 served with four squadrons while those units awaited the completion of runway lengthening at their bases to convert from the F-51Ds to jet fighters. This was strictly an interim aircraft for the 109th FIS, enabling its flight crews to maintain proficiency and improve their instrument flying technique. The 109th FIS flew this aircraft in 1956-57. To transition to the new jet F-94, they would go to Duluth or Volk Field, Wisconsin, to do their flying.
Dimensions
Fuselage Length: 32 feet 9 inches
Wingspan: 40 feet 6 inches
Height: 12 feet 8 inches
Weights
Empty Weight: 6,424 pounds .
Max Takeoff Weight: 8,600 pounds
Payload:
Propulsion
Powerplant: Wright Cyclone R-1820, 9-cylinder radial
Horsepower: 1,425-hp
Performance
Range: 1,060 miles
Cruise Speed: 235 mph
Max. Speed: 343 mph
Ceiling: 35,500 feet
Crew & passenger capacity
Crew: 2
Capacity:
Armament
None – However it was used in Vietnam by the Vietnamese Air Force in a Counter-insurgency role.