The North American Aviation T-28 Trojan is a radial-engine military trainer aircraft manufactured by North American Aviation and used by the United States Air Force and United States Navy beginning in the 1950s. Besides its use as a trainer, the T-28 was successfully employed as a counter-insurgency aircraft, primarily during the Vietnam War.

Beginning in 1962 the USAF modified more than 200 T-28As as tactical fighter-bombers for counterinsurgency warfare. Equipped with 1,425-hp engines, these airplanes (redesignated the T-28D "Nomad") were effective weapons for close air …

Equipped with 1,425 hp engines, these airplanes (re-designated the T-28D “Nomad”) were effective weapons for close air support against enemy troops in Southeast Asia. The USAF replaced the T-28 as a primary trainer in the mid-1950s with the piston-engined Beech T-34 Mentor and jet-powered Cessna T-37.

The T-28 “Trojan” is a two-pilot, tandem seat, radial engine-powered aircraft designed and manufactured for the United States Air Force and Navy by North American Aviation (NAA), the company behind the T-6, B-25, P-51, F-86, F-100, XB-70 and the Apollo Command Module.

North American Aviation engineers, after WWII, began designing a new aircraft to replace the AT-6. The XT-28 made its first test flight on September 26, 1949. The U.S. Air Force adopt-ed this aircraft as its primary, or initial pilot training air-craft, referring to it as the T-28A Trojan, in 1950.

The North American Aviation T-28 Trojan is a military trainer aircraft with a piston engine used by the United States Air Force and United States Navy beginning in the 1950s. Besides its use as a trainer, the T-28D was successfully employed as a counter-insurgency aircraft during the …

The North American T-28 Trojan was manufactured by North American Aviation in the early 1950s. It was mainly a trainer for the Air Force and the Navy. It saw action in the Vietnam as a counterinsurgency aircraft. On September 24, 1949, the XT-28 was flown for the first time. It was designed to replace the WWII trainer T-6.

The T-28 lives on as one of the most popular piston-powered warbirds in the USA. You can see one right here and in person at our airplane museum.

The Warbird Heritage Foundation acquired the Lockheed T-28B Trojan aircraft in December 2003. See the rich history, specs, photos on our website.

In 1962, North American began supplying T-28D s for the counter-insurgency role. Six underwing hard-points were added in order for the aircraft to accept a variety of weapons. The T-28 saw action in both Southeast Asia and North Africa. The attack trainer version of …