Thorp T-5

T-5
The T-5 at Oakland Airport in 1939
Role	Trainer
National origin	United States
Manufacturer	Boeing School of Aeronautics
Designer	John Thorp
First flight	1939
Introduction	1937
Number built	1

The Boeing T-5 or Thorp T-5 was a student-built aircraft that was designed by John Thorp for the Boeing School of Aeronautics.^[1]

Design and development

The T-5 is an all-metal, side-by-side configuration, low-wing, conventional landing gear-equipped aircraft. The prototype was test flown in 1939 by Eddie Allen.^[2]

Variants

The T-6 variant, with tricycle gear

T-5

Taildragger prototype

T-6

Tricycle gear conversion of the T-5 with a Lycoming engine.^[3]

Specifications (T-5)

Data from Popular Aviation

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Capacity: 1 passenger
• Powerplant: 1 × Wright R-760 radial engine, 350 hp (260 kW)

Performance

• Cruise speed: 233 mph (202 kn; 375 km/h)
• Range: 900 mi (782 nmi; 1,448 km)

References

1. Ronald T. Reuther, William T. Larkins. Oakland Aviation. p. 63.
2. Popular Aviation: 40. October 1937. Missing or empty |title= (help)
3. William T. Larkins, Ronald T. Reuther. San Francisco Bay Area Aviation. p. 60.

External links

Media related to Thorp T-5 at Wikimedia Commons