North American T-28 Trojan

T-28 Trojan
A US Navy T-28B in 1973
General information
TypeTrainer aircraft
Light attack
ManufacturerNorth American Aviation
Primary usersUnited States Air Force
Number built1,948
History
Manufactured1950–1957
First flight24 September 1949
Retired1994 Philippine Air Force
Developed fromNorth American XSN2J
Developed intoAIDC T-CH-1

The North American Aviation T-28 Trojan is a radial-engine military trainer aircraft manufactured by North American Aviation and used by the United States Air Force and United States Navy beginning in the 1950s. Besides its use as a trainer, the T-28 was successfully employed as a counter-insurgency aircraft, primarily during the Vietnam War. It has continued in civilian use as an aerobatics and warbird performer.