The Vultee BT-13 Valiant is an American World War II -era basic (a category between primary and advanced) trainer aircraft built by Vultee Aircraft for the United States Army Air Corps, and …

Nicknamed the "Vibrator" by the pilots who flew it, the BT-13 was powered by a 450-hp Pratt & Whitney R-985 engine. Because of a shortage of these engines, however, 1,693 Valiants flew …

Two sets of instruments were aligned in tandem under a transparent canopy. The aircraft featured fixed landing gear, a steerable tail wheel, hydraulic brakes, and manually controlled landing …

The Vultee BT-13 Valiant was an American World War II-era basic trainer aircraft built by Vultee Aircraft for the United States Army Air Corps, and later US Army Air Forces.

The BT-13 was a primary trainer aircraft used by the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) and United States Navy (USN) during World War II. It was manufactured by Vultee Aircraft and …

Jul 1, 2009 · Almost 10,000 BT-13 basic trainers were manufactured for the Army Air Corps before and during World War II, but relatively few remain active. Designed by the Vultee …

BT-13 students soon gave the airplane a nickname which described its most memorable characteristic: Vultee Vibrator. The only major variant of the BT-13 was the BT-13B, which …

The Vultee BT-13 Valiant was an American World War II-era basic trainer aircraft built by Vultee Aircraft for the United States Army Air Corps, and later US Army Air Forces.

The Vultee BT-13 was the basic trainer flown by most American pilots during World War II. It was the second phase of the three phase training program for pilots.

The Valiant was the basic trainer most widely used by the USAAF during WWII. It represented the second of the three stages of pilot training: primary, basic and advanced. Compared with the …