[ARC5] Aircraft for Sale

[Scott Johnson]

A B is a totally different animal, and has a Wright R-1820.

Scott V. Johnson W7SVJ
5111 E. Sharon Dr.
Scottsdale, AZ 85254-3636
H (602) 953-5779
C (480) 550-2358
scottjohnson1 at cox.net
scott.johnson at ieee.org

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From: ARC5 [mailto:arc5-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Richard
Knoppow
Sent: Sunday, November 27, 2016 5:35 PM
To: arc5 at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [ARC5] Aircraft for Sale

     One of the photos shows a label with the A scratched out and a smaller
B stamped in. Were 28A's ever modified to B's?  What would have been done to
them? Different radio equipment perhaps?

On 11/27/2016 4:19 PM, Robert  Eleazer wrote:
> According to the pilot's manual, 25 Oct 1951 version, the T-28A 
> normally was equipped with:
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> ARC-3
> ARN-7, replaced by ARN-6 starting with S/N AF50-195 RC-193A Marker 
> Beacon Receiver, replaced by ARN-12 in S/N AF50-197 and subsequent 
> BC-453-B Range Receiver only for aircraft AF48-1372
> ARN-18 Glide Path Receiver
> ARN-14 VOR Receiver
> ARC-27 UHF comm
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> So, it appears exactly ONE T-28A came off the production line with 
> SCR-274-N equipment installed.  The aircraft for sale are T-28A, 
> equipped with Wright R-1300 800 HP engines, not one of the more 
> beloved powerplants around.  For conversion into the T-28D attack 
> aircraft the
> R-1820 1350 hp engine was installed, many of which came off of war 
> surplus B-17's.
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> The T-28A is not a small aircraft but look at the assortment of lovely 
> electronics ironmongery it carried.  Imagine what that all weighed.  
> No wonder it needed 800 hp to be able to teach student pilots the 
> basics of flying.  By the way, the T-28 has a wing that reminds you of 
> the P-51 Mustang in terms of size and shape, but the airplane used 
> universal round head rivets, not flush riveting; maximum speed 
> capability was not of the essence!
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> Wayne
> WB5WSV
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Richard Knoppow
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