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Consolidated PT-3
first flight unknown· trainer
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3 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. ConsolidatedPT3: FlugKerl2· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. Consolidated 2 PT-3 replica (7-29-2023): ZLEA· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3. ConsolidatedPT-3: FlugKerl2· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The Consolidated Model 2 was a training airplane used by the United States Army Air Corps, under the designation PT-3 and the United States Navy under the designation NY-1.
How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 10.5 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 10.5 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
- 1927
- number built
- 250
- role
- trainer
- makers
- Consolidated Aircraft
- engines
- 1× Wright R-790-AB
- length
- 8.6 m
- wingspan
- 10.5 m
- height
- 3.1 m
- max take-off weight
- 1,125 kg
- top speed
- 164 km/h
- cruise speed
- 130 km/h
- range
- 483 km
- ceiling
- 4,267 m
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q2994655, Wikipedia: Consolidated PT-3 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.