KTY-32015

North American Aviation developed the T-28 Trojan in the late 1940s as a replacement for the T-6 Texan in the pilot training role. The aircraft was adopted into USAF service as the T-28A powered by the 800hp Wright R-1300 engine. The Navy adopted the T-28B which was powered by the 1,425 horsepower Wright R-1820 engine. The Navy also adopted the modified T-28C that featured shortened propeller blades and a tailhook for carrier qualification training. When the US entered the Vietnam war, the USAF developed a counter-insurgency (COIN) aircraft using surplus T-28Bs from the Navy and converting them to USAF specifications to create the T-28D. With over 1,900 aircraft produced, the T-28 not only trained new pilots but also qualified pilots for carrier operations and served as a versatile combat aircraft.

Features and Options in This Kit:

Detailed front and rear cockpits

Photo-etched crew restraints

Instrument panels and side consoles with nice relief details and option of decal overlays

Positionable canopies

Nicely detailed R-1820 engine

Choice of two propeller types

More robust engine mounts

Positionable engine access panels

Positionable ailerons

Positionable elevators

Positionable rudder

Positionable flaps

Positionable ventral speed brake

Choice of three types of nose wheel hubs

Choice of two types of main wheel hubs

Kit provides the following external stores options:

2 x Mk.82 500lb bombs

2 x LAU-3 rocket pods

2 x bomblet racks w/bomblets

2 x 100lb napalm bombs

2 x .50 caliber gun pods (two types included)

Markings are included for five options:

T-28C, 140548, BTU-2, SB/211, NAS Saufley Field, 1956

T-28C, 140053, warbird (N28TN)

T-28C, 140514, VA-122, NJ/091, NAS Leemore, 1977

T-28C, 140492, warbird (N746SH)

T-28D, 138219, Drone Controller, NAS Pensacola, 1960s