HO ATH T-28B Trojan Airplane, Horizon Hobbies N1985IL

NORTH AMERICAN T-28B TROJAN AIRPLANE PROTOTYPE AND BACKGROUND INFO:

The T-28 Trojan was developed by North America Aviation as a replacement training aircraft for the T-6 Texan. The XT-28 (NA-159 Company designation) was first flown on September 24th, 1949. The aircraft was quickly adopted as a primary trainer by the United States Air Force with the United States Navy and Marine Corps following soon after. While only operational with the USAF until the early 1960s, the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and U.S. Coast Guard used the aircraft well into the early 1980s. The T-28 would have a storied career with other agencies such as the CIA as well as foreign countries and would be used as a primary flight trainer to ground attack and research craft. The last active duty T-28 was retired from official service in 1994. Many retired T-28s were sold to private civil operators and can be seen today flying as warbirds at air shows, while others are on display at aircraft and military museums through out the world.

The Athearn model most closely represents the T-28B model which features an improved 9-cylinder, 1,425 horsepower engine with a 10’1” three-bladed propeller and belly-mounted air-brake.

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