Vultee BT-13 Valiant

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The Vultee BT-13 Valiant was a widely used American World War II basic trainer aircraft that prepared thousands of pilots for advanced combat flight training.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II aircraft ⓘ
military trainer aircraft ⓘ
single‑engine aircraft ⓘ
armament usually unarmed ⓘ
category propeller‑driven aircraft ⓘ
cockpitType tandem seating ⓘ
configuration low‑wing monoplane ⓘ
construction all‑metal fuselage with fabric‑covered control surfaces ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
crew 2 ⓘ
engineCount 1 ⓘ
engineType air‑cooled radial engine ⓘ
era World War II era ⓘ
linked to: World War II
firstFlight 1939 ⓘ
fuselageType conventional taildragger ⓘ
horsepower about 450 hp ⓘ
introduced 1940 ⓘ
landingGear fixed tailwheel landing gear ⓘ
length about 28 ft ⓘ
manufacturer Vultee Aircraft ⓘ
maximumSpeed about 180 mph ⓘ
navalDesignation SNV ⓘ
nickname Valiant ⓘ
Vibrator ⓘ
notableFeature vibration‑prone airframe leading to nickname Vibrator ⓘ
numberBuilt approximately 9500 ⓘ
operator Free French Air Forces ⓘ
linked to: Free French Forces

Royal Air Force ⓘ
United States Army Air Forces ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ
powerplant Pratt & Whitney R-985 Wasp Junior ⓘ
primaryFunction pilot training ⓘ
productionPeriod early 1940s ⓘ
range about 725 miles ⓘ
retired late 1940s ⓘ
role basic trainer ⓘ
serviceCeiling about 21000 ft ⓘ
status retired from military service ⓘ
successor North American AT-6 Texan ⓘ
trainingPhase basic flight training ⓘ
usedBy Free French Air Forces ⓘ
linked to: Free French Forces

Royal Air Force ⓘ
United States Army Air Forces ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ
usedFor transition from primary to advanced trainers ⓘ
usedInConflict World War II ⓘ
variant Vultee BT-15 ⓘ
wingspan about 42 ft ⓘ

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Vultee Aircraft → product → Vultee BT-13 Valiant ⓘ
Vultee Aircraft → product → Vultee BT-15 ⓘ
linked to: Vultee BT-13 Valiant
Pratt & Whitney R-985 Wasp Junior → usedIn → Vultee BT-13 (some variants / trainers) ⓘ
linked to: Vultee BT-13 Valiant
Vultee BT-13 Valiant → variant → Vultee BT-15 ⓘ
linked to: Vultee BT-13 Valiant