AT-6 Harvard
The North American AT-6 Texan / Harvard — the advanced trainer that taught Allied fighter pilots to fly through World War II — captured as a high-quality RC scale warbird.
About
The Harvard's lineage traces back to the North American NA-16 prototype, which made its first flight on April 1, 1935. Designed by James "Dutch" Kindelberger, J. Leland Atwood, and H. R. Raynor, the airframe evolved into the AT-6 Texan for the U.S. Army Air Corps and Forces, the SNJ for the U.S. Navy, and the Harvard for British Commonwealth air forces — three names for what was effectively the same aircraft.
The Harvard's nickname says everything about its place in history: the "Pilot Maker." It was the advanced trainer that bridged the gap between primary trainers and front-line fighters, teaching young pilots the techniques of high-speed flight, aerobatics, formation, instrument procedures, and gunnery. North American Aviation built 15,495 T-6/SNJ/Harvard variants by the time production ended, and the type continued in service with several smaller air forces well into the 1970s.
The unmistakable round-cowled, low-wing, taildragger silhouette of the Harvard is one of the most-modeled trainer subjects in modern RC scale flying.
In the simulator
A satisfying warbird scale subject. Use it for warbird-style scale flying. A natural sibling of the Canadian Harvard (CV Planes Pack 2) — same airframe in a different scale.
