Photo by John Lackey  #avgeek   #Plusonly  

Originally shared by Fly By Photography

Texan Tusday!!

The North American T-6/SNJ Texan is powered by the Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp radial engine. It was Pratt & Whitney’s first engine. The engine is an air-cooled, nine cylinder radial design, displacing 1,344 cubic inches and uses a single speed supercharger. The R-1340 as used in the Texan produces about 600 horsepower at 2,250 rpms.

Twilight Tomcatter Texan

North American T-6G Texan, painted as a Navy SNJ, photographed in the morning twilight using only ambient light.
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