henrik.soeby
N A Harvard (10)
North American Harvard.
The North American Harvard is an American single-engine advanced trainer aircraft used for decades to train pilots all over the world.
About the model:
My model represents one of the 61 Harvards delivered to Denmark, No. 324, which today is displayed at the vintage museum Egeskov Castle.
My older A6M Zero had many similarities with my new Harvard, so I`ve used some of the fuselage from the Zero as base for the Harvard, but not much remain the same, so even though the cowling parts may look the same, the underlying construction is changed to make it more sturdy and to make the propeller spin. Wings are designed with the correct dihedral angle by use of simple hinges, and the use of ”finger”-type hinges to lock the angle.
The color scheme chosen is for the Harvard mk.IIB delivered from RAF in dark green and brown camouflage and yellow underside, this was kept on the Danish aircrafts and the RAF markings were changed to the Danish red/white markings.
About the RDAF North American Harvard:
The Harvard is a 2-seater training aircraft that went into production in 1938 for delivery to the U.S. Army Air Force as a modern training aircraft.
During World War II, when the Harvard made its final breakthrough, more than 14,000 Harvards were built, of which approx. 1,800 were manufactured at Noorduyn Aviation Company in Canada.
The original US designation for the aircraft was TEXAN, but during the many deliveries to Canada and England the aircraft was called Harvard. After the war, the many remaining Harvards were delivered to about 50 different countries as training aircrafts.
In 1946, 26 Harvard mk.IIB aircraft were purchased from the RAF for the reconstruction of the Danish Air Force. Also in 1946 another 10 mk.IIA and mk.III was bought from South Africa, mainly for spares. In 1949 another 5 Harvard IIBs were purchased from the U.S. And furthermore 20 TEXAN T-6D was delivered in 1950 as a weapons aid from the United States. The Harvard was in Danish service until 1959 - 1961, when the planes were phased out.
Two of the Danish Harvards are on display at two different museums, No 324 at vintage museum Egeskov Castle and No 309 at Danmarks Flymuseum in Stauning.
Specifications:
Crew: 2
Dimensions:
wingspan 12,81m
length 8,84m
weight empty 1886kg
weight full 2540kg
Powerplant:
550 hp Pratt & Whitney R-1340-AN-1
Performance:
cruise speed 272km/h
max speed 331km/h
service ceiling 6550m
N A Harvard (10)
North American Harvard.
The North American Harvard is an American single-engine advanced trainer aircraft used for decades to train pilots all over the world.
About the model:
My model represents one of the 61 Harvards delivered to Denmark, No. 324, which today is displayed at the vintage museum Egeskov Castle.
My older A6M Zero had many similarities with my new Harvard, so I`ve used some of the fuselage from the Zero as base for the Harvard, but not much remain the same, so even though the cowling parts may look the same, the underlying construction is changed to make it more sturdy and to make the propeller spin. Wings are designed with the correct dihedral angle by use of simple hinges, and the use of ”finger”-type hinges to lock the angle.
The color scheme chosen is for the Harvard mk.IIB delivered from RAF in dark green and brown camouflage and yellow underside, this was kept on the Danish aircrafts and the RAF markings were changed to the Danish red/white markings.
About the RDAF North American Harvard:
The Harvard is a 2-seater training aircraft that went into production in 1938 for delivery to the U.S. Army Air Force as a modern training aircraft.
During World War II, when the Harvard made its final breakthrough, more than 14,000 Harvards were built, of which approx. 1,800 were manufactured at Noorduyn Aviation Company in Canada.
The original US designation for the aircraft was TEXAN, but during the many deliveries to Canada and England the aircraft was called Harvard. After the war, the many remaining Harvards were delivered to about 50 different countries as training aircrafts.
In 1946, 26 Harvard mk.IIB aircraft were purchased from the RAF for the reconstruction of the Danish Air Force. Also in 1946 another 10 mk.IIA and mk.III was bought from South Africa, mainly for spares. In 1949 another 5 Harvard IIBs were purchased from the U.S. And furthermore 20 TEXAN T-6D was delivered in 1950 as a weapons aid from the United States. The Harvard was in Danish service until 1959 - 1961, when the planes were phased out.
Two of the Danish Harvards are on display at two different museums, No 324 at vintage museum Egeskov Castle and No 309 at Danmarks Flymuseum in Stauning.
Specifications:
Crew: 2
Dimensions:
wingspan 12,81m
length 8,84m
weight empty 1886kg
weight full 2540kg
Powerplant:
550 hp Pratt & Whitney R-1340-AN-1
Performance:
cruise speed 272km/h
max speed 331km/h
service ceiling 6550m