Author Topic: North American T-6 Texan Ideas and Inspiration (Read 10938 times)

GTX_Admin · « **on:** June 26, 2013, 06:59:25 PM »

Time for your North American T-6 Texan ideas and inspiration.

GTX_Admin · « **Reply #1 on:** June 26, 2013, 07:01:31 PM »

Perhaps the ultimate T-6: John Shell's Super T-6 racer:

elmayerle · « **Reply #2 on:** June 26, 2013, 08:21:22 PM »

For the whif-verse, perhaps a much developed P-64? Could be interesting to see a formation flight of one of those and a Boomerang, since they have very similar ancestry.

GTX_Admin · « **Reply #3 on:** June 27, 2013, 02:06:24 AM »

Or a developed NA-50 (of which there is a kit)...perhaps with an inline engine?

Cliffy B · « **Reply #4 on:** June 27, 2013, 02:40:50 AM »

Since it was a wonderful trainer....why not a float plane version to train Navy pilots? Seemed like a logical version but I guess the Navy had enough trainers

It probably could have been developed into a nice little scout/observation float plane or even a land plane for the USAAF. Would have given Curtis and Vought some more competition

GTX_Admin · « **Reply #5 on:** June 27, 2013, 02:48:55 AM »

perttime · « **Reply #6 on:** June 27, 2013, 02:52:02 AM »

Quote from: GTX_Admin on June 26, 2013, 07:01:31 PM

John Shell's Super T-6 racer:

Needs bigger engine and smaller cockpit.

Something like the former Yak-11 trainer "Chechmate".
http://www.abpic.co.uk/photo/1233688/

ed s · « **Reply #7 on:** June 27, 2013, 08:03:20 AM »

Quote from: Cliffy B on June 27, 2013, 02:40:50 AM

It probably could have been developed into a nice little scout/observation float plane or even a land plane for the USAAF. Would have given Curtis and Vought some more competition

Some T-6's were modified to carry rockets and were used as FAC a/c during the Korean War. Look for "Mosquito FAC" to find more info.

Ed

Jeffry Fontaine · « **Reply #8 on:** June 27, 2013, 08:46:29 AM »

T-6/SNJ with folding wings and tail hook for the full effect of aircraft carrier operations.

father ennis · « **Reply #9 on:** June 27, 2013, 08:51:07 AM »

Heller's kit of the T-6 is one used by the French in North Africa. It is armed to the teeth (for a trainer). It has two kinds of under wing rockets. Plus mgs are added. It even has a shark mouth on its nose !!!!!!! The only thing wrong with it is the barrel of HVAR rockets only has holes on one end of the pod. Does anyone know where I can get a replacement for them ? I'm not sure about it's overall yellow paint scheme either but it still looks way bad though !!!!!!!

Jeffry Fontaine · « **Reply #10 on:** June 27, 2013, 09:23:33 AM »

T-6/SNJ with fixed landing gear adorned in spats.

Post WW2 T-6/SNJ/Harvard combat use (from Wikipedia):

Syria during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.
Greece during the Greek Civil War from 1946-1949
U.S.A. during the Korean War from 1950-1953.
U.S.A. during the early years of the Vietnam War from 1955–1975.
United Kingdom in Kenya during the Mau Mau Uprising from 1952-1969.
France during the Algerian war from 1954–1962.
Portugal during the colonial wars from 1961-1975.
Argentina during the 1955 Revolution/Coup de etat/Putsch/Uprising and again in 1963 during the Argentine Naval Mutiny.
Spain: during the 1957-1958 Ifni war.
Pakistan during the 1971 India-Pakistan war.

raafif · « **Reply #11 on:** June 27, 2013, 01:43:09 PM »

modernise it !

jcf · « **Reply #12 on:** June 28, 2013, 02:58:00 AM »

Dan Hagedorn's book North American's T-6 is an excellent starting point for the real world
variations on the NA-16 theme.

http://www.amazon.com/North-Americans-T-6-Definitive-History/dp/1580071244

The various original members of the NA-16 family were fixed gear and a twin-float
model was proposed very early.

GTX_Admin · « **Reply #13 on:** June 29, 2013, 04:18:29 AM »

Thanks Jon. Might have to purchase in the future.

Jeffry Fontaine · « **Reply #14 on:** October 10, 2014, 03:33:58 AM »

Links pertaining to his aircraft. I suppose I missed a few but just reading up on this aircraft makes your eyes water after the first few pages of search results.

Wikipedia -North American T-6 Texan
Wikipedia - North American T-6 Texan variants

US Warplanes.net - North American AT-6 Texan

Warbird Alley - North American T-6 Texan / SNJ / Harvard

http://Warbirds Resource Group.org - Texan, Harvard and SNJ Registry

The Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association

Canada Aviation and Space Museum - North American Harvard 4

Pilot Report: AT-6, School Marm With an Attitude

Google search results for North American T-6 Texan

upnorth · « **Reply #15 on:** October 11, 2014, 06:12:01 PM »

You can always dress one up as a Zero if nothing else:

elmayerle · « **Reply #16 on:** October 11, 2014, 11:40:01 PM »

Wasn't there one, or a few, done up to represent a Fokker D.21 for a Dutch film? if memory serves me correctly, it was Agent of Orange.

jcf · « **Reply #17 on:** October 12, 2014, 02:55:01 AM »

Quote from: elmayerle on October 11, 2014, 11:40:01 PM

Wasn't there one, or a few, done up to represent a Fokker D.21 for a Dutch film? if memory serves me correctly, it was Agent of Orange.

Soldier of Orange with Rutger Hauer. The T-6s played P-47s and at least one Fw 190.

Agent of Orange sounds like the title of a satirical black comedy about the Vietnam spray ops.

The 'T-6' page at IMPDB:
http://www.impdb.org/index.php?title=Category:North_American_T-6

elmayerle · « **Reply #18 on:** October 12, 2014, 03:08:15 AM »

As I said, "If memory serves me correctly"; it obviously didn't completely in this case.

I do agree with your characterization of Agent of Orange; though it could be an undercover attempt to improve citrus growers profits and political clout.

GTX_Admin · « **Reply #19 on:** October 19, 2014, 04:09:43 AM »

A couple of inspirational photos by Motty:

GTX_Admin · « **Reply #20 on:** March 18, 2017, 08:10:31 AM »

KiwiZac · « **Reply #21 on:** March 23, 2017, 03:45:43 AM »

I've never seen either of those modified T-6 racers. Wow.

Tail hook: has been done IRL, but not with folding wings.

jcf · « **Reply #22 on:** March 23, 2017, 05:59:11 AM »

The Shell Super T-6 crashed in early February:
http://www.aviationinspector.com/2017/02/super-t-6-warbird-crashes-morganton-nc/

ysi_maniac · « **Reply #23 on:** May 15, 2020, 11:58:14 AM »

Allison Texan

finsrin · « **Reply #24 on:** May 15, 2020, 12:06:55 PM »

Now that is kit-bash inspiring.

GTX_Admin · « **Reply #25 on:** May 16, 2020, 02:49:45 AM »

Interesting

GTX_Admin · « **Reply #26 on:** May 16, 2020, 03:03:18 AM »

Real World V-12 powered version: the XAT-6E which was a AT-6D re-engined with a 575hp V-770-9 V-12 inline engine for trials.

See more here

ysi_maniac · « **Reply #27 on:** May 18, 2020, 03:12:48 PM »

Merlin Texan

Alternative to P-64

GTX_Admin · « **Reply #28 on:** May 19, 2020, 02:53:41 AM »

That lower one looks mean.


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