Fairchild PT-19A
Primary Trainer

The primary aircraft used at Jones field was the Fairchild PT-19 (Primary Trainer). After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the Army placed massive orders for these primary trainers. Fairchild increased the plane's power with an upgraded, 200 hp Ranger engine, and the plane became the PT-19A.

SPECIFICATION AND PRODUCTION INFORMATION
MANUFACTURED BY: Fairchild Aircraft
Nicknames: "Cradle of the Air Force"
Engine: One 200-hp Ranger L-440 six-cylinder inverted inline piston engine
Weight: Empty 2,022 lbs.,
Max Takeoff 2,736 lbs.
Wing Span 36ft. 0in.
Length: 27ft. 8.5in.
Height: 7ft. 7.5in.
Crew: 2
Maximum Speed: 122 mph
Ceiling: 13,200 ft.
Range: 400 miles
Armament: None