The Ryan PT-22 Recruit, the main military version of the Ryan ST, is a military trainer aircraft used by the United States Army Air Corps during WWII for primary pilot training.
| Role | Trainer |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Ryan Aeronautical Company |
| Primary users | United States Army Air Forces United States Army Air Corps |
| Number built | 1,048 |
| Developed from | Ryan ST |
Specifications (PT-22)
General characteristics
- 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)
- 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)
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)
- Rate of climb: 710 ft/min (3.6 m/s) at max takeoff weight
- Wing loading: 13.6 lb/sq ft (66 kg/m2)
Armament
- none
Avionics
- none
Photos Rob Vogelaar and Marcel van Leeuwen
