Ryan Aviation Company
Ryan PT-22 Recruit,
Ryan Aviation Company
Ryan PT-22 Recruit,
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| A refurbished Ryan PT-22 performing at the Shoreham Airshow 2012 | |
| Role | Trainer |
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| Manufacturer | Ryan Aeronautical Company |
| Primary users | United States Army Air Forces United States Army Air Corps |
| Number built | 1,048 |
| Developed from | Ryan ST |
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History Ryan Aviation Company.
Ryan PT-22 Recruit,
The PT-22's fuselage is a simple monocoque structure, with thick gauge alclad skin. The wings feature spruce spars, aluminum alloy ribs, steel compression members, with aircraft fabric covering aft to the trailing edge and aluminum alloy sheet covering from the leading edge to the spar. The wings have 4° 10' of sweep back, 3° of incidence and 4° 30' dihedral
The Thunderbolt was effective as a short- to medium-range escort fighter in high-altitude air-to-air combat and ground attack in both the European and Pacific theaters. The P-47 was designed around the powerful Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp 18-cylinder radial engine, which also powered two U.S. Navy/U.S. Marine Corps fighters, the Grumman F6F Hellcat and the Vought F4U Corsair. An advanced turbosupercharger system ensured the aircraft's eventual dominance at high altitudes, while also influencing its size and design
Development
PT-22 Recruit 
A refurbished Ryan PT-22 performing at the Shoreham Airshow 2012 
Ryan PT-22 Recruit instrument panel - PT-22
- Military version of the Model ST.3KR powered by a 160 hp R-540-1, 1,023 built.
- PT-22A
- Model ST-3S twin-float seaplanes ordered by the Netherlands Navy powered by 160 hp Menasco D4B, ordered cancelled and completed for the United States Army Air Corps with 160 hp R-540-1 engines, 25 built.
- PT-22B
- Unbuilt project.
- PT-22C
- PT-22s re-engined with the 160 hp R-540-3, 250 conversions.
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General Info
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- Crew: two (student and instructor)
- Capacity: 552 lb (250 kg) useful load
- Length: 22 ft 5 in (6.90 m)
- Wingspan: 30 ft 1 in (9.17 m)
- Height: 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)
- Wing area: 134.25 sq ft (12.5 m2)
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- Wing area: 134.25 sq ft (12.5 m2)
- Airfoil: NACA 2412
- Empty weight: 1,308 lb (593 kg)
- Gross weight: 1,860 lb (844 kg)
- Max takeoff weight: 1,860 lb (844 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Kinner R-540 , 160 hp (120 kW)
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Performance
- Maximum speed: 125 mph (200 km/h, 109 kn)
- Cruise speed: 100 mph (160 km/h, 87 kn)
- Stall speed: 62 mph (100 km/h, 54 kn) flaps down 64 mph (103km/h, 56 kn) flaps up
- Never exceed speed: 190 mph (305 km/h, 170 kn)
- Range: 231 mi (371 km, 201 nmi) at 1560 RPM
- Service ceiling: 15,400 ft (4,700 m)
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Links to Youtube & Others
The P-47 proved to be a formidable fighter-bomber due to its good armament, heavy bomb load, and ability to survive enemy fire. The P-47's survivability was due in part to its radial piston engine, which unlike comparable liquid-cooled engines, had a high tolerance for damage.
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Other positive attributes included the P-47's ruggedness; its radial piston engine had a high tolerance for damage compared to liquid-cooled engines,
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In the Pacific, Colonel Neel E. Kearby of the Fifth Air Force claimed 22 Japanese aircraft and was awarded the Medal of Honor
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