{"id":7,"date":"2011-12-27T16:21:02","date_gmt":"2011-12-27T16:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/52.15.223.162\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2012-02-20T11:20:33","modified_gmt":"2012-02-20T17:20:33","slug":"fairchild-pt19","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/highskywing.org\/?page_id=7","title":{"rendered":"Fairchild PT19"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_2120\" style=\"width: 230px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/52.15.223.162\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/220px-PT19_EL-2000-00262.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2120\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2120\" title=\"220px-PT19_EL-2000-00262\" src=\"http:\/\/52.15.223.162\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/220px-PT19_EL-2000-00262.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"220\" height=\"147\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2120\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PT-19 Photo from Wikipedia<\/p><\/div>\n<h6><em>(Click on photo for original image)<\/em><\/h6>\n<h3>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0The <strong>Fairchild PT-19<\/strong> (with 12 variants) is a two seat trainer that was used by the USAAC\/USAAF and fifteen other countries. \u00a0This fixed landing gear tail-dragger, with an open cockpit, uses an inline engine which makes for a narrow front, allowing for good visibility. Nick-named &#8220;The Cradle of Heroes&#8221; for its significant role in preparing fledgling pilots for combat, the number of surviving, airworthy, PT-19&#8217;s is estimated to be less than 100.<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Powerplant:<\/strong> \u00a0(19A) Fairchild Ranger L-440-3, 200 hp<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cruise Speed:<\/strong> \u00a0106 mph<\/li>\n<li><strong>Maximum Speed:<\/strong> \u00a0124-132 mph<\/li>\n<li><strong>Range: \u00a0<\/strong>430-480 miles<\/li>\n<li><strong>Service Ceiling:<\/strong> \u00a015,300-16,000 feet<\/li>\n<li><strong>First Flight:<\/strong> \u00a015 May 1939<\/li>\n<li><strong>Number produced:<\/strong> \u00a06397<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mass Production:<\/strong> \u00a0Began 1941\/Retired late 1940&#8217;s<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<address>For more information refer to the following sites from which information was taken for this article: <a title=\"National Museum of the Air Force\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalmuseum.af.mil\" target=\"_blank\">www.nationalmuseum.af.mil <\/a>or <a title=\"Wikipedia Fairchild PT-19\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fairchild_PT-19\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fairchild_PT-19<\/a><\/address>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1>Our PT-19: \u00a0N49797<\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_2118\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/52.15.223.162\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/DSC_8783.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2118\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2118\" title=\"DSC_8783\" src=\"http:\/\/52.15.223.162\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/DSC_8783-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"http:\/\/highskywing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/DSC_8783-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/highskywing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/DSC_8783-1024x680.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2118\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PT-19 with cockpit covered<\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Manufacturer:<\/strong> \u00a0Fairchild<\/li>\n<li><strong>Model:<\/strong> \u00a0M-62A<\/li>\n<li><strong>Year Built:<\/strong> \u00a01945<\/li>\n<li><strong>Construction Number:<\/strong> \u00a0T42-3273<\/li>\n<li><strong>Engine Manufacturer and Model:<\/strong> \u00a0Fairchild 6-440 SERIES<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<address>Above information from: \u00a0<a title=\"AirportData.com PT-19\" href=\"http:\/\/www.airport-data.com\/aircraft\/N49797.html\">www.airport-data.com\/aircraft\/N49797<\/a><\/address>\n<address>\u00a0<\/address>\n<address>(This section still under construction)<\/address>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Click on photo for original image) \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0The Fairchild PT-19 (with 12 variants) is a two seat trainer that was used by the USAAC\/USAAF and fifteen other countries. \u00a0This fixed landing gear tail-dragger, with an open cockpit, uses an &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/highskywing.org\/?page_id=7\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":5,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/highskywing.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/highskywing.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/highskywing.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/highskywing.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/highskywing.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"http:\/\/highskywing.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2122,"href":"http:\/\/highskywing.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7\/revisions\/2122"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/highskywing.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/highskywing.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}