Northrop BT-1 (Naval Fighters, 90)
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Northrop BT-1 (Naval Fighters, 90)
Book Details
- Format
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- Category
- Aviation
- Condition
- New
- ISBN-13
- 9780984611430
- ISBN-10
- 0984611436
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ISBN: 0984611436
Author: Ginter, Steve
Condition: New
The Northrop BT was a two seat, single engine, monoplane, dive bomber built by the Northrop Corporation for the United States Navy. At the time Northrop was a subsidiary of the Douglas Aircraft Company.The design of the initial version began in 1935. A 700 hp (522 kW) Pratt and Whitney XR-1535-66 Twin Wasp Jr. double row, radial air-cooled engine powered the aircraft. The aircraft had slotted flaps and a landing gear that partially retracted.The next iteration of the BT, designated the XBT-1 was equipped with a 750 hp (559 kW) R-1535 engine. This aircraft was followed in 1936 by the BT-1 that was powered by an 825 hp Pratt and Whitney R-1535-94 engine. One of the BT-1 aircraft was modified with a fixed tricycle landing gear and was the first such aircraft to land on an aircraft carrier. One of the first aircraft Edward Heinemann designed.
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