North American NA-50, NA-53 and NA-68 (P-64)

[sienar]

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/56c78acd0442626b2590f5ea/t/590591d02994ca1b11d96680/1493537249560/2009-2_Summer.pdf

 

[lark]

Thanks for sharing this interesting information.

Good work !

 

[Justo Miranda]

North American P-64

 

[blackkite]

Hi!

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3jOeKRCu9Q

 

[PabloSniper]

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/56c78acd0442626b2590f5ea/t/590591d02994ca1b11d96680/1493537249560/2009-2_Summer.pdf

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I really like the P-64

 

[sienar]

2009-2_Summer

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[PabloSniper]

thank you

 

[Justo Miranda]

link deleted, do you have another link?
I really like the P-64

https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/thai-fighters.36369/#post-434125

https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/north-american-p-64.36346/

 

[Stargazer]

Because there seems to be confusion at times over those designations:

• NA-50 : this was a single-seat pursuit, with the tail unit of the early NA-16 series and fixed gear. It was started in Aug. 1938 under contract FO53169 with the Peruvian Air Force, and powered with the 840hp Wright R-1820-43 Cyclone engine. Seven aircraft (c/n 50-948/954) were delivered and impressed under the designation NA-50 Torito ("Little Bull"), receiving serial numbers XXI-41-1/7. SEE PHOTOS BELOW.
• NA-50A : contrary to what is found in many sources (including respected magazines), this designation did NOT apply to the Peruvian aircraft. It initially designated the first iteration of the NA-53, and later the NA-68.
• NA-50B (or P-509) : this designation was initially used in 1940 for what became the X-73/NA-73X (c/n 73-3097), the prototype demonstrator of the Mustang family [NX19998].
• NA-53 (or NA-16-5) was a canceled single-seat fighter demonstrator with a Pratt & Whitney R-1830-S3C-G engine; meant as a demonstrator for export, it was studied in Sept.-Oct. 1938, then canceled. Since engineering was started on the project, it is possible that constructor's number 53-955 (unaccounted for) may have been allocated to it, but this would require confirmation. NOTE: Calling this the "Super P-64" (as the makes absolutely no sense, since it was canceled way before the P-64 was ever a thing.
• NA-68 (or NA-50A) was a single-seat fighter type like the NA-50, but with the tail unit of the AT-6 series. Developed in Nov.-Dec. 1939, six aircraft (c/n 68-3058/3063) were initially built for the Royal Thai Air Force, but were eventually diverted to the U.S. Army Air Corps, which impressed them under the designation P-64 (serials 41-19082/19087).