The North American Aviation T-28 Trojan is a radial-engine military trainer aircraft manufactured by North American Aviation and used by the United States Air Force and United States Navy beginning in the 1950s. Besides its use as a trainer, the T-28 was successfully employed as a counter-insurgency aircraft, primarily during the Vietnam War.

DAYTON, Ohio -- North American T-28A Trojan at the National Museum of the United States Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo) Designed to replace the World War II era T-6 trainer, the T-28 possessed higher performance than its forerunner and was easier to maintain.

Beginning in 1962 the USAF modified more than 200 T-28As as tactical fighter-bombers for counterinsurgency warfare. Equipped with 1,425-hp engines, these airplanes (redesignated the T-28D “Nomad”) were effective weapons for close air …

North American designed the T-28 to replace the World War II era T-6 trainer. First flown in 1949, the Trojan entered production in 1950. An 800 horsepower engine powered the U.S. Air Force version (T-28A) while later U.S. Navy version (T-28B and T …

Nov 30, 1999 · The North American T-28 was the first U.S. military trainer to be outfitted with tricycle landing gear. It was designed for the U.S. Air Force as a replacement for the AT-6 as an advanced trainer.

The North American Aviation T-28 Trojan is a piston-engined military trainer aircraft used by the United States Air Force and United States Navy beginning in the 1950s. Besides its use as a trainer, the T-28 was successfully employed as a Counter-insurgency (COIN) aircraft, primarily during the Vietnam War. T-28A | T-28B | T-28C UNIDENTIFIED ...

The North American T-28 Trojan was a piston-engined military trainer aircraft used by the United States armed forces in the 1950s and into the early 1980s. The largest single concentration of this aircraft was employed by the U.S. Navy at NAS Whiting Field in Milton, Florida in the training of student naval aviators.

The T-28A Trojan is a conventionally designed low-wing, piston-engine aircraft built by North American Aviation as a replacement for the AT-6 Texan military trainer. Used by the United States Air Force from 1950 until the early 1960’s and by the Navy until the 1980’s.

North American Aviation engineers, after WWII, began designing a new aircraft to replace the AT-6. The XT-28 made its first test flight on September 26, 1949. The U.S. Air Force adopt-ed this aircraft as its primary, or initial pilot training air-craft, referring to it as the T-28A Trojan, in 1950.

Sep 24, 2021 · The T-28A arrived at the Air Proving Ground, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, in mid-June 1950 for suitability tests as an advanced trainer by the 3200th Fighter Test Squadron checking its transition characteristics, instrument, and gunnery capabilities.