North American A-27

A-27
Two A-27s of the 17th Pursuit Squadron at Nichols Field, Philippines, in 1941.
General information
TypeGround attack
National originUnited States
ManufacturerNorth American Aviation
Primary userUnited States Army Air Corps
Number built10
History
First flightJune 1940
Developed fromNorth American T-6 Texan

The North American Aviation A-27 is an attack version of the North American T-6 Texan. Ten aircraft were ordered by Thailand as NA-69 light attack aircraft.[1]

Instead of being delivered to Thailand, the aircraft were taken over in October 1940 by the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) to keep them out of Japanese hands and redesignated A-27 under the USAAC aircraft designation system. Assigned to Nichols Field in the Philippines and used as a trainer, all A-27s were destroyed within a month during the Japanese invasion of that country during World War II.

Operators

 United States
 Thailand

Specifications (A-27)

Data from [citation needed]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 2
  • Length: 29 ft 0 in (8.84 m)
  • Wingspan: 42 ft 0 in (12.8 m)
  • Height: 12 ft 2 in (3.71 m)
  • Max takeoff weight: 6,730 lb (3,053 kg)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Wright R-1820 Radial, 785 hp (585 kW)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 250 mph (402 km/h, 220 kn)
  • Range: 800 mi (1,290 km, 700 nmi)
  • Service ceiling: 28,000 ft (8,530 m)

Armament

and 1 x rear-mounted 30 caliber machine gun

  • Bombs: 4 x 100 lb bombs on underwing racks

See also

Related development

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

Related lists

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to North American A-27.
  1. ^ ""North American AT-6 Texan"". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2009-06-24.

Bibliography

  • Hagedorn, Dan (2009). North American's T-6: A Definitive History of the World's Most Famous Trainer. North Branch, Minnesota: Specialty Press. ISBN 978-1-58007-124-6.


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