ATH-2795 - Athearn HO 50ft Flat Car with T-28B Trojan Airplane - U.S. Army with Camouflage Plane USAX #39505 w/N51705

This is a Pre-order

Price of $75.95 will be invoiced when product arrives at The Train Exchange.

FLAT CAR MODEL FEATURES:
• Separate brake wheel
• Body-mounted McHenry® operating scale knuckle couplers
• Machined wheels with RP25 contours
• Weighted for optimum performance
• Fully-assembled and ready to run
• Highly-detailed, injection-molded body
• Painted and printed for realistic decoration
• Minimum radius: 18"

AIRPLANE MODEL FEATURES:
• Scaled from blueprints
• Detailed interior
• Detailed radial engine
• Detailed landing gear and brakes
• Model is disassembled for transportation
• Model can be removed and assembled for wheels-down static display

PROTOTYPE HISTORY:
The T-28 Trojan was developed by North America Aviation as a
replacement training aircraft for the T-6 Texan. The XT-28 (NA-159
Company designation) was first flown on September 24th, 1949. The
aircraft was quickly adopted as a primary trainer by the United States
Air Force with the United States Navy and Marine Corps following
soon after. While only operational with the USAF until the early 1960s,
the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and U.S. Coast Guard used the aircraft
well into the early 1980s. The T-28 would have a storied career with
other agencies such as the CIA as well as foreign countries and would
be used as a primary flight trainer to ground attack and research craft.
The last active duty T-28 was retired from official service in 1994. Many
retired T-28s were sold to private civil operators and can be seen today
flying as warbirds at air shows, while others are on display at aircraft
and military museums through out the world.
The Athearn model most closely represents the T-28B model which
features an improved 9-cylinder, 1,425 horsepower engine with a 10’1”
three-bladed propeller and belly-mounted air-brake.