RNZAF, NA-88 AT-6 Harvard MkIIa, NZ1041

By Rudi Jaeger, 13 MAR 2010, from original template.

This skin was done by request, and is based upon an actual Harvard of the Royal New Zealand Air Force circa 1944-1945.

Thanks to Duggy for providing historical references.     


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INSTALLATION: 

Simply drop the bmp images into the SBD-5 folder:

IL-2 Sturmovik 1946/PaintSchemes/Skins/SBD-5

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Background:

The genesis of the Harvard begins with a 1934 contract for a primary trainer to meet a USAAC requirement. This aircraft was produced in several variants, with several powerplants ranging from 400 to 600hp. In 1937 the addition of retractable undercarriage, a P&W R-1340 powerplant and some other refinements to the airframe produced a recohnisable Harvard. In the following years, development continued with the replacement of fabric with metal, and other refinements. More than 15,000 were eventually built in the US or under license in Australia, Canada, Japan, the Netherlands and Sweden.

The RNZAF operated 202 Harvards (NZ901-1102) of various marks (NZ901-1005 Mk.II, NZ1006-1057, NZ1070 MkIIa, NZ1100-1102 MkIIb, and NZ1058-1069 NZ1071-1099 MkIII) delivered in the period from 1941 to 1944. Some of these were contracted by the RNZAF, while others were issued as part of the Empire Air Training scheme. The aircraft have been used in training, communication and FAC roles. 53 aircraft were lost through various causes during WWII. The majority of the Harvards were put into storage in 1945, and many were sold for scrap in 1958-59. Remaining Mk.II and Mk.III aircraft were modernised between 1955 and 1957. Thirty-five aircraft were utilised as instructional airframes. The last 19 airworthy aircraft were withdrawn in 1977, and subsequently sold along with 13 aircraft that were in storage. 


Technical Data:

Crew: 2  
Wingspan : 12.8m (42'0ft) 
Length : 8.99m (29'6ft) 
Height : 3.56m (11'8ft) 
Weight empty : 1,938kg (4,271lb) 
Weight max : 2,546kg (6,617lb) 
Power Plant : 600hp P&W R-1340-AN-1 
 
max speed : 341km/h (212mph) 
max climb : 1,643ft/min (8.3m/sec) 
ceiling : 24,750ft (7338m) 
range : 1400km (870miles) 

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A humble request:

PLEASE; You have downloaded these skins "free of charge" with my compliments. I only ask, that if you wish to alter them in any way, that they remain solely for your own use. I have no objections to the FREE (as in NOT payware) distribution of campaigns which include these skins, that's why I made them..but please do not rename the files without consulting me, or upload them to any other site. If you wish to credit my work, that would be nice, although my signature is on every skin. I hope you will enjoy this rendering. Several hours of pixel shifting and research were involved, and it's a pleasure to share with you. If you ever have any questions, please contact me via pm. Thank you and happy flights. ~ R.J. 

