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The Fairchild PT-19 was a Monoplane primary Trainer Aircraft that served with the USAAC , RAF and RCAF during World War II . It was a contemporary of the Kaydet Biplane trainer. The PT-19 series was developed from the Fairchild M-62 when the USAAC first ordered the aircraft in 1940 as part of its expansion programme. The original production batch of 275 were powered by the Inline 175 hp Ranger L-440-1 engine and designated the PT-19. In 1941 mass production began and 3,181 of the '''PT-19A''' model, powered by the 200 hp L-440-3, were made by Fairchild . An additional 477 were built by Aeronca and 44 by the St Louis Aircraft Corporation . The '''PT-19B''', of which 917 were built, was equipped for blind flying training by attaching a collapsible hood to the front cockpit. When a shortage of Ranger engines threatened production, the PT-23 model was introduced which was identical except for the 220 hp Continental R-670 Radial powerplant. 869 PT-23s were built as well as 256 of the '''PT-23A''', which was the blind flying-equipped version. The PT-23 was manufactured in the US by Fairchild , Aeronca , St Louis Aircraft Corporation and Howard Aircraft Corporation and in Canada by Fleet Aircraft Corporation . The final variant was the PT-26 which used the L-440-7 engine. The Canadian-built versions of these were designated the '''Cornell''' for use by the Royal Air Force Empire Air Training Scheme in Canada and Rhodesia . SPECIFICATIONS (PT-19A) General characteristics
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RELATED CONTENT Related development: Fairchild M-62 Comparable aircraft: Miles Magister - Yakovlev UT-2 Designation series: PT-19 - PT-23 - PT-24 - PT-26 SEE ALSO |
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