Vultee BT-13 Valiant / BT-15 Valiant / SNV Valiant
Technical Information

Background
The Vultee BT-13 Valiant was a basic trainer aircraft built for the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF). Variants of the BT-13 in U.S. Army Air Corps (USAAC) was known as the BT-15 Valiant. An identical version known as the SNV Valiant was used by the U.S. Navy (USN), U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) and U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) as a basic trainer aircraft.

Production
A total of 9,525 were built by Vultee Aircraft Corporation.

Technical Details
Crew  Two (pilot, observer)
Engine  1 × Pratt & Whitney R-985-AN-1 nine-cylinder air-cooled radial engine, 450 hp with a 2-bladed Hamilton-Standard propeller
Span  42'
Length  28' 10"
Height  11' 6"
Maximum Speed  180 mph
Range  725 miles
Armament  none