Timm N2T Tutor
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| Timm N2T-1 basic trainer of the US Navy at the National Museum of Naval Aviation at NAS Pensacola in 2002 | |
| Role | Training monoplane |
| Manufacturer | Timm Aircraft |
| First flight | 1940 |
| Primary user | United States Navy |
| Number built | 262 (N2T-1) |
The Timm N2T Tutor was an American training monoplane built by the Timm Aircraft Corporation, founded by Otto Timm for the United States Navy as the N2T-1.
[edit] Development
The Timm S-160 (or Timm PT-160K) was a conventional tandem open-cockpit monoplane trainer first flown on the 22 May, 1940. It was powered by a Kinner R-5 radial engine and was a low-wing cantilever monoplane with a tailwheel landing gear. It had an unusual feature in that the airframe structure was made from resin impregnated and moulded plywood.
The PT-175-K variant was fitted with a Kinner R-53 engine. This was followed by the PT-220-C with a 220hp (164kW) Continental W-670-6 engine and larger tail. The PT-220C was evaluated by the United States Navy, which ordered 262 aircraft as the N2T-1 for operation in the basic training role.[1]
[edit] Postwar history
Postwar, the N2T was sold to private owners and ten remained on the US civil aircraft register in 2001.
[edit] Survivor
N2Ts are preserved in US museums including examples at the National Museum of Naval Aviation at NAS Pensacola, Florida and at the museum at Kalamazoo Municipal Airport, Michigan.[2]
[edit] Airshow crash
A N2T-1, tail number N56308 crashed during the Rocky Mountain Airshows at the Flagler Airport, Flagler, Colorado, 15 September 1951, killing the pilot and 19 spectators.[3][4]
[edit] Variants
- PT-160-K
- Version with a 160hp (119kW) Kinner R-5 engine.
- PT-175-L
- Version with a 175hp (130kW) Kinner R-53 engine.
- PT-220-C
- Version with a 220hp (164kW) Continental W-670-6 engine.
- N2T-1
- Production version of the PT-220C for the United States Navy, 262 built.
[edit] Operators
- United States Navy
- US private owners (postwar)
[edit] Specifications (N2T-1)
Data from The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985), 1985, Orbis Publishing, Page 3012
General characteristics
- Crew: Two
- Length: [5]24 ft 10 in (7.57 m)
- Wingspan: 36 ft 0 in (10.97 m)
- Height: [5]10 ft 8 in (3.25 m)
- Wing area: [5]185 ft2 (17.19 m2)
- Empty weight: [5]1,940 lb (880 kg)
- Gross weight: 2,725 lb (1,236 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Continental R-670-4 radial engine, 220 hp (164 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 144 mph (232 km/h)
- Cruise speed: [5]124 mph (200 km/h)
- Range: [5]400 miles (640 km)
- Service ceiling: [5]16,000 ft (4,877 m)
- Rate of climb: [6]900 ft/min (4.57 m/s)
- Related lists
[edit] References
- Notes
- ^ Simpson, 2001, p.547-548
- ^ Ogden, 2007, p.209 and p.308
- ^ N2t Crashed
- ^ {http://ntl1.specialcollection.net/scripts/ws.dll?websearch&site=dot_aircraftacc CAB Accident Report]
- ^ a b c d e f g Bridgeman 1942, pp. 219c
- ^ Simpson 2001 p.548
- Bibliography
- John Andrade, U.S.Military Aircraft Designations and Serials since 1909, Midland Counties Publications, 1979, ISBN 0 904597 22 9 (Page 203)
- Bridgeman, Leonard (1942). Jane's All the World's Aircraft. London: Sampson, Low, Marston & Co. Ltd.
- Ogden, Bob (2007). Aviation Museums and Collections of North America. Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. ISBN 0-85130-385-4.
- Simpson, Rod (2001). Airlife's World Aircraft. Airlife Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-84037-115-3.
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985), 1985, Orbis Publishing, Page 3012
[edit] External Links
Plastic Airplanes Revolutionizes Aircraft Design August 1940 Popular Mechanics
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