T-28A Trojan

The T-28A Trojan is a conventionally designed low-wing, piston-engine aircraft built by North
American Aviation as a replacement for the AT-6 Texan military trainer. Used by the United
States Air Force from 1950 until the early 1960’s and by the Navy until the 1980’s.

A very stable and reliable aircraft, the Trojan moved beyond training in a number of conflicts. T-
28s saw extensive service as ground attack aircraft in Southeast Asia being used by the South

Vietnamese and Laotian Air Forces during the war. The T-28 Trojan bears the distinction of
being the first fixed-wing combat aircraft lost in South Vietnam when Captain Robert L. Simpson
and Lt. Hoa (SVNAF) of the USAF 1st Air Commando Group were downed by ground fire on
August 28, 1962, while flying close air support.
In the late 1950’s the Mexican Air Force purchased T-28As to replace aging WW 2 vintage P-47
Thunderbolts. Eventually the MAF fielded six squadrons of T-28s which were used primarily as
ground attack aircraft once higher performance air defense aircraft like the F-5A became
available.
The museum’s T-28A Trojan 49-1617 was purchased by the Mexican Air Force in 1950. The
aircraft was recovered from a paintball field in Albuquerque New Mexico by March Field Air
Museum staff.

SPECIFICATIONS:
Crew – 2
Length – 33 ft 0 in
Wingspan – 40 ft 1 in
Height – 12 ft 8 in
Empty weight – 6,424 lb
Max takeoff weight – 8,500 lb
Powerplant – 1 × Wright R-1820-86 Cyclone 9-cylinder air-cooled radial engine, 1,425 hp.
Maximum speed – 343 mph at 10,000 ft
Ferry range – 1,060 mi
Service ceiling – 35,500 ft.
Rate of climb – 3,540 ft/min
Armament – Hardpoints 6 with a capacity of 1,200 lb
Number- 1,948