Curtiss AT-9A Fledgling/”Jeep”
This aircraft is not currently on public display.
The Curtiss AT-9 was designed to transition new pilots from single engine trainers to twin engine combat aircraft such as the B-26 and P-38. A relatively difficult plane to fly and especially hard to land the Fledgling served well in the early years of World War II. Nearly eight hundred AT-9s were built for the Army Air Force between 1941 and 1943. After 1943, there were enough B-25 and B-26 bombers available for some of them to be used as trainers and the AT-9 was phased out of service. Very few AT-9s entered the civil market after the war and none were used for long.
Wingspan  | 40 ft 4 in.  | 
Length  | 31 ft 8 in.  | 
Height  | 9 ft 10 in.  | 
Weight  | 6,060 lbs (loaded)  | 
Maximum Speed  | 197 MPH  | 
Service Ceiling  | 19,000 ft  | 
Range  | 750 miles   | 
Engines  | Two Lycoming R-680-13 radial engines with 280 horsepower each  | 
Crew  | 2  | 
Manufacturer
Curtiss Aircraft Company
Markings
Unrestored remains of original USAAF markings
Serial Number
42-56882
Designation
AT-9A “Jeep”