This article describes the different variants of the North American T-6 Texan.
NAA Charge Number | NAA Model or Designation | Customer | Engine Installed | Number built/ Modified | Notes |
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USAAC (trials) | Wright R-975-E3 Whirlwind | 1 | Prototype NX-2080, was open cockpit, received greenhouse canopy for trials | ||
USAAC (trials) | Wright R-975-E3 Whirlwind | 1 (modified) | Ex-NA-16, won against Seversky BT-8 and Curtiss-Wright CW-19R, to Argentina in 1937 | ||
/BT-9 | USAAC | Wright R-975-7 Whirlwind | 42 | Minor changes from NA-18, new canopy | |
A | A/BT-9A | USAAC | Wright R-975-7 Whirlwind | 40 | Armed BT-9 with one cowl gun and one rear flexible gun, and suitably modified canopy. |
-2H | Trials, to Fuerza Aérea Hondureña (FAH) | Wright R-975 Whirlwind (Unknown sub-type/HP) | 1 | NC16025 originally intended as demonstrator for China | |
USAAC (rejected) | Wright R-760ET | 1 | Dangerously underpowered | ||
/BT-9B | USAAC | Wright R-975-7 Whirlwind | 117 | Unarmed. 1 modified as sole BT-9D as BT-14 prototype with new outer wings and other alterations. | |
BC-1 | Trials, to Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) | Pratt & Whitney R-1340-S3H1 Wasp | 1 | Basic Combat Demonstrator NX18990 - no relation to later BC-1, first retractable gear variant, later modified with Yale parts. | |
-2H | to Fokker and Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu) (Netherlands) | Pratt & Whitney R-1340-S2H1 Wasp | 1 | European demonstrator armed NA-26 with fixed gear. | |
NJ-1 | USN | Pratt & Whitney R-1340-6 Wasp | 40 | USN specification up engined BT-9 as advanced trainer, some reengined with later R-1340 versions. | |
BT-9C | USAAC | Wright R-975-7 Whirlwind | 67 | as per BT-9A with minor changes. First aircraft completed as Y1BT-10. | |
BT-10 | USAAC (Cancelled) | Pratt & Whitney R-1340-41 Wasp | 0 | cancelled production version of Y1BT-10 | |
-4M/ Sk-14/14A | Flygvapnet (Sweden) | 137 | BT-9C but different engine variant. Licence production (NAA built 1, ASJA 76, SAAB 60), Trialled undercarriage for Saab 21. | ||
-1A | Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) | Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp (unknown sub-type/HP) | 1 | Fixed gear pattern aircraft similar to NJ-1 or Y1BT-10, not followed up. | |
-2K/ Wirraway | RAAF | Pratt & Whitney R-1340-S1H1G | 756 | Retractable gear pattern aircraft for Australia, 1 built by NAA and 755 by Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation) | |
-4P | Fuerza Aérea Argentina (FAA) | Wright R-975-E3 Whirlwind | 29 | First major export order (not licence), had 2 cowl guns, a flexible rear gun and a radio mast | |
BC-1 | USAAC | Pratt & Whitney R-1340-47 Wasp | 177 | Retractable undercarriage and first aircraft with square bottom rudder. DF loop under wing, blister covers fuel transfer gear on centerline aft of wheel wells. | |
-4R/KXA1 | Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN - Evaluation) | Pratt & Whitney R-985-9CG Wasp Junior | 1 | Technology demonstrator, unarmed, fixed undercarriage and three-bladed prop. | |
-4M | Flygvapnet (Sweden) | Wright R-975-E3 Whirlwind | 1 | same as NA-31 | |
-4 | Republic of China Air Force (RoCAF) | Wright R-975 Whirlwind (unknown sub-type/HP) | 35 | Similar to BT-9C with short fabric covered fuselage, combat aircraft with two fixed forward guns and one flexible rear gun. | |
-2A | Fuerza Aérea Hondureña (FAH - Honduras) | Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp | 2 | ||
-1G | Exército Brasileiro (Brazilian Army) (Cancelled) | Wright R-975 Whirlwind | 0 | Similar to BT-9C | |
to RCAF | Wright SG-1820-F52 Cyclone | 1 | Prototype two-seat export combat aircraft similar to BC-1A | ||
-1GV | Aviación Militar Nacional Bolivariana de Venezuela (Venezuela) | Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp | 3 | Possibly originally built to Brazilian contract | |
-4 | Marinha do Brasil (Brazilian Navy) | Wright R-975-53 Whirlwind | 12 | Similar to BT-9C with wingtip slats, small DF loop under fuselage. | |
-4RW/KXA-2 | Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) (Evaluation) | Wright R-975-E3 Whirlwind | 1 | Technology demonstrator | |
-3C | Republic of China Air Force (RoCAF) | Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp | 15 | Similar to NA-45 | |
-1E/ Harvard I | Royal Air Force (RAF) | Pratt & Whitney R-1340-S3H1 Wasp | 400 | Straight wing trailing edge, square rudder, short fabric covered fuselage, fixed rear canopy, no blister under wing center section | |
Fuerza Aérea del Perú (FAP) | Wright R-1820-G3 Cyclone | 7 | Single-seat fighter, NA-16-5 | ||
SNJ-1 | USN | Pratt & Whitney R-1340-6 Wasp | 16 | Short metal fuselage, square rudder, late wings, fixed rear on canopy | |
BC-2 | USAAC | Pratt & Whitney R-1340-45 Wasp | 3 | Based on NA-36 with some improvements from NA-44, 3-bladed prop and two blister under wing center section. | |
BC-1A | USAAC | Pratt & Whitney R-1340-47/-49 Wasp | 83 | Bought for researve and Air National Guard (ANG) units. | |
-4 | Republic of China Air Force (RoCAF) | Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp | 50 | Similar to NA-55 (long metal fuselage, fixed gear and engine differences) | |
/ NAA 57 P-2 | Armée de l'Air (France) | Wright R-975-E3 Whirlwind | 230 | Improved NA-23, many captured and used by Germany, some retained by Vichy France | |
BT-14/BT-14A | Pratt & Whitney R-985-25 Wasp Junior | 251 | Similar to Harvard II except for fixed undercarriage and smaller engine. 27 re-engined with Pratt & Whitney R-985-11 as BT-14A | ||
AT-6-NA | USAAC | Pratt & Whitney R-1340-47 Wasp | 94 | First examples converted from NA-55 while still on production line, some examples had small DF loop installed | |
-1E/ Harvard I | RCAF | Pratt & Whitney R-1340-S3H1 Wasp | 30 | Later fitted with extended exhaust for cabin heater | |
/ NAA 64-P2/ Yale I | Armée de l'Air (France) | Wright R-975-E3 Whirlwind | 230 | 119 to Royal Canadian Air Force as Yale I, briefly used by France, many captured by Germany | |
SNJ-2 | USN | 36 | Blister covering fuel transfer gear along centerline aft of wheel wells | ||
Harvard II | RAF | Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp | 600 | as per NA-59 but fixed rear canopy and no rear gun, also to RNZAF and RCAF, Southern Rhodesia | |
A/P-64 | Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF - Thailand) | Wright R-1820-77 Cyclone | 6 | Short outer wing panel angled much further forward than earlier types. Diverted with start of Pacific war to USAAF as P-64 | |
/A-27 | Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF - Thailand) | Wright R-1820-75 Cyclone | 10 | Fully armed as attack aircraft. Diverted with start of Pacific war to USAAF as A-27 | |
-3 | Aviación Militar Nacional Bolivariana de Venezuela (Venezuela) | Pratt & Whitney R-1340-S3H1 Wasp | 3 | Two nose guns and rear gun, no wing guns. | |
Exército Brasileiro (Brazilian Army) | Pratt & Whitney R-1340-AN1/S1H1 Wasp | 30 | Attack bomber, fitted with small DF loop under fuselage. | ||
Fuerza Aérea de Chile (FACh) | Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp | 12 | Attack bomber, fitted with small DF loop under fuselage. | ||
Harvard II | RCAF | Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp | 100 | Follow on order to NA-66 | |
Harvard II | RAF | Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp | 450 | Ordered by France, taken over by RAF, many to RCAF | |
AT-6A/SNJ-3 | USAAC, USN | Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp | 637 | ||
AT-6A/SNJ-3/3C | USAAC, USN | Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp | 568 | As NA-77, first aircraft built in Texas, and to use name "Texan" | |
SNJ-2 | USN / Flygvapnet (Sweden) as Sk 16C | Pratt & Whitney R-1340-56 Wasp | 25 | ||
Harvard II | RAF | Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp | 125 | same as previous RAF Harvard II order. | |
AT-6B | USAAC | Pratt & Whitney R-1340-AN-1 Wasp | 400 | ||
SNJ-3 | Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp | 0 | Cancelled duplicate of NA-78 for record purposes. | ||
AT-6C/AT-6D/XAT-6E SNJ-4/SNJ-5 | USAAC/USAAF, USN | Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp/ Ranger V-770-9 | 9331 | (last 800 as NA.121) AT-6D used 24 volt electrics, vs previous 12 volt systems. XAT-6E used Ranger V-770. | |
AT-6D | Força Aérea Brasileira (FAB) | Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp | 81 | 20 examples built in Brazil under licence | |
AT-6D/AT-6F | USAAF, USN | Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp | 4378 | 800 AT-6Ds, 211 SNJ-5, 956 AT-6F and 411 SNJ-6. AT-6F and SNJ-6 have clear fixed rear canopy section | |
AT-6D | USAAF, USN | Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp | 0 | Canceled orders to have been built in Texas. | |
T-6G/LT-6G | Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp | 109 | Re-manufactured and updated from earlier versions. Mostly internal but canopy simplified slightly. | ||
T-6G/LT-6G | USAF/ANG | Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp | 824 | as per NA-168, Re-manufactured/updated. | |
Harvard 4 | RCAF/ MDAP | Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp | 555 | Sole new post war production. | |
T-6G/LT-6G | USAF/ANG | Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp | 107 | Re-manufactured and converted from earlier versions. | |
T-6G/LT-6G | USAF/ANG | Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp | 11 | Re-manufactured and converted from earlier versions. | |
T-6G | USAF/ANG | Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp | 110 | Re-manufactured and converted from T-6D. | |
SNJ-8 | USN | Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp | 0 | Cancelled Contract for SNJ-8 (similar to T-6G) | |