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10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Ryan PT-22A Recruit at NASM: Babbage· CC BY-SA 2.5
- 2. Air Zoo December 2019 062 (Ryan PT-22 Recruit): Michael Barera· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3. Ryan PT-22 Recruit N46502 OTT 2013 02: Julian Herzog ( Website )· CC BY 3.0
- 4. PT-22 flight 001 (15550702278): Bill Larkins· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 5. PT-22 N57030 SanJose 0262a1 (15101989939): Bill Larkins· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 6. Ryan NR-1 Recruit US Navy trainer in flight: U.S. Navy· Public domain
- 7. Ryan PT-22 at KAFP by GT Mills 10-19-24: GTgyro· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 8. Ryan PT-22 Recruit USAF: Wikimedia Commons· Public domain
- 9. Ryan PT-22 Recruit ‘8’ (N53018) (49835061791): Alan Wilson from Peterborough, Cambs, UK· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 10. Sequoia Field - Ryan PT-22 in flight: United States Army Air Forces· Public domain
what is it?
The Ryan PT-22 Recruit, the main military version of the Ryan ST, is a military trainer aircraft that was used by the United States Army Air Corps during WWII for primary pilot training.
How to recognise it: 1 engine · 9.2 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
- Top speed is 1.5× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- Wingspan of 9.2 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
spec sheet
- first flight
- —
- number built
- 1,048
- role
- trainer
- makers
- Ryan Aeronautical
- engines
- 1× Kinner R-540
- length
- 6.9 m
- wingspan
- 9.2 m
- height
- 2.2 m
- max take-off weight
- 844 kg
- top speed
- 200 km/h
- cruise speed
- 160 km/h
- range
- 371 km
- ceiling
- 4,700 m
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q3453839, Wikipedia: Ryan PT-22 Recruit (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.