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164 mph sounds a bit quick; certainly Fahey (US Army aircraft 1908-46 (pub 1946)) gives 124 mph, as does the well regarded Aerofiles, the latter for the PT-15. Jane's AWA 1942 has an entry for the PT-1 ("USAAF PT-15") with specs including max speed 130 mph. TSRL ( talk) 08:49, 27 March 2010 (UTC)
There are some other serious conflicts between our numbers and those two sources quoted above. They both have the aircraft much shorter, though they don't agree: 26' 5" and 25' 0". Also the weights given are much lighter: Fahey and JAWA agree on a loaded/gross weight of 2,766 lbs, not our 6,000 lbs. Since, as we say, 6000 lbs = 2,722 kg, it could be that our current source has swapped units somewhere. Anyway, I don't think we can trust these numbers. One way would to be to use the set from Jane's, though noting they are for the PT-1, unmilitarised aircraft. This is not ideal, though the changes for an unarmed primary trainer are not going to be large (Fahey has the gross weight of the YPT at 2,770 lbs, only 4 lbs up), but the current figures seem to be seriously astray. TSRL ( talk) 09:21, 27 March 2010 (UTC)
I've added JAWA's specs (slightly different top speed, but a complete set). Currently fretting about what JAWA call a Wright Whirlwind R-460-ET; I'd have guessed R-760 was right. TSRL ( talk) 19:11, 8 April 2010 (UTC) In the engine section of the same JAWA, they have R760ET. a 235 hp Whirlwind. So maybe a typo? TSRL ( talk) 19:13, 8 April 2010 (UTC)
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164 mph sounds a bit quick; certainly Fahey (US Army aircraft 1908-46 (pub 1946)) gives 124 mph, as does the well regarded Aerofiles, the latter for the PT-15. Jane's AWA 1942 has an entry for the PT-1 ("USAAF PT-15") with specs including max speed 130 mph. TSRL ( talk) 08:49, 27 March 2010 (UTC)
There are some other serious conflicts between our numbers and those two sources quoted above. They both have the aircraft much shorter, though they don't agree: 26' 5" and 25' 0". Also the weights given are much lighter: Fahey and JAWA agree on a loaded/gross weight of 2,766 lbs, not our 6,000 lbs. Since, as we say, 6000 lbs = 2,722 kg, it could be that our current source has swapped units somewhere. Anyway, I don't think we can trust these numbers. One way would to be to use the set from Jane's, though noting they are for the PT-1, unmilitarised aircraft. This is not ideal, though the changes for an unarmed primary trainer are not going to be large (Fahey has the gross weight of the YPT at 2,770 lbs, only 4 lbs up), but the current figures seem to be seriously astray. TSRL ( talk) 09:21, 27 March 2010 (UTC)
I've added JAWA's specs (slightly different top speed, but a complete set). Currently fretting about what JAWA call a Wright Whirlwind R-460-ET; I'd have guessed R-760 was right. TSRL ( talk) 19:11, 8 April 2010 (UTC) In the engine section of the same JAWA, they have R760ET. a 235 hp Whirlwind. So maybe a typo? TSRL ( talk) 19:13, 8 April 2010 (UTC)