The North American T-6 Texan (ICAO:T6/ WAKE: LIGHT) is an American two-seat vintage attack fighter and training aircraft. Created in Second Life by Shana Carpool Aircrafts , the plane is a replica of the real-life wikipedia: North American T-6 Texan; was an American training aircraft that saw service from World War II to the 1980s.
Background
The North American Aviation T-6 Texan was a single-engined advanced trainer aircraft used to train pilots of the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF), United States Navy, Royal Air Force and other air forces of the British Commonwealth during World War II and into the 1970s. Designed by North American Aviation, the T-6 is known by a variety of designations depending on the model and operating air force. The United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) and USAAF designated it as the AT-6, the United States Navy the SNJ, and British Commonwealth air forces, the Harvard, the name it is best known by outside of the US. After 1962, US forces designated it the T-6. It remains a popular warbird aircraft used for airshow demonstrations and static displays. It has also been used many times to simulate the Japanese Mitsubishi Zero in movies depicting World War II in the Pacific.
Available on the Second Life at http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Meridas/232/219/3002
Features
- Pilot's Hud (speed, altitude, throttle, flaps)
- Animated components (flaps, landing gear, propeller, canopy, etc).
- VICE combat system w/machineguns
- Permission modes: Owner, Group or Everyone.
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