#2722
Consolidated PT-11
first flight unknown· primary trainer
2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Consolidated PT-11 photo Le Pontential Aérien Mondial 1936: Le Pontentiel Aérien Mondial 1936· Public domain
- 2. Randolph Field - 1938 - Consolidated PT-11 Primary Trainer: United States Army Air Corps· Public domain
what is it?
The Consolidated Model 21 was an American two-seat training aircraft built by the Consolidated Aircraft Company.
How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 9.6 m wingspan
base stats
Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).
fun facts
- Wingspan of 9.6 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.
spec sheet
- first flight
- —
- introduced
- 1931
- number built
- 41
- role
- primary trainer
- makers
- Consolidated Aircraft
- engines
- 1× Lycoming R-680A
- length
- 8.2 m
- wingspan
- 9.6 m
- height
- 3 m
- max take-off weight
- 1,173 kg
- top speed
- 190 km/h
- range
- —
- ceiling
- 4,175 m
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q3912759, Wikipedia: Consolidated PT-11 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.