T-28 Trojan | |
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General information | |
Type | Trainer aircraft Light attack |
Manufacturer | North American Aviation |
Primary users | United States Air Force |
Number built | 1,948 |
History | |
Manufactured | 1950–1957 |
First flight | 24 September 1949 |
Retired | 1994 Philippine Air Force[1] |
Developed from | North American XSN2J |
Developed into | AIDC T-CH-1 |
The North American Aviation T-28 Trojan is a radial-engine military trainer aircraft manufactured by North American Aviation and used by the United States Air Force and United States Navy beginning in the 1950s. Besides its use as a trainer, the T-28 was successfully employed as a counter-insurgency aircraft, primarily during the Vietnam War. It has continued in civilian use as an aerobatics and warbird performer.