BT-13 Valiant

Vultee BT-13 Valiant airplane model. The BT-13 Valiant was a World War II-era basic trainer aircraft built by Vultee Aircraft for the United States Army Air Corps.

The Vultee BT-13 was the basic trainer flow by most pilots during WWII. It was the second phase of the three-phase training program for pilots. After primary training, the student pilot moved to the more complex Vultee. The BT-13 had a more powerful engine and was faster and heavier than the primary trainer. It required the student pilot to use two-way radio communications with the ground and to operate landing flaps and a two-position variable pitch propeller. Its pilots nicknamed it the "Vibrator."

Wingspan 16 3/4 inches, Length 11 1/2 inches.