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; BT-9
:Basic Trainer with 400hp Wright R-975-7 Whirlwind and new canopy. Dangerous stall resulted in a variety of unsuccessful fixes. 42 built.
;BT-9A
:Armed BT-9 with one cowl gun and one rear flexible gun, and modified canopy. 40 built.
;BT-9B
:Minor changes from BT-9, unarmed. 117 built. 1 modified as sole BT-9D which was modified as a prototype for BT-14 with new outer wing panels and other alterations.
;BT-9C
:Wright R-975-7, similar to the BT-9A with minor changes. 66 built
;BT-9D
:One prototype only, Intermediate step in development of the BT-14.
;Y1BT-10
:600hp Pratt & Whitney R-1340-41. First aircraft of batch of BT-9C completed as Y1BT-10.
;BT-10
:Production version of Y1BT-10 - cancelled
;BT-14
:lengthened all metal fuselage and new canopy, Pratt & Whitney R-985-25, 251 built.
;BT-14A
:27 BT-14s were re-engined with 400 hp (298 kW) Pratt & Whitney R-985-11.
;North American BC-1
:Basic Combat trainer version initial production version with 600hp R-1340-47 engine, Early examples had round rudder, later examples had square bottom rudder. 177 built
;BC-1A
:New longer
This article describes the different variants of the North American T-6 Texan
The North American Aviation T-6 Texan is an American single-engined advanced trainer aircraft used to train pilots of the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF), United States Navy, Royal Air Force, Royal Canadian Air Force and other air forces ...
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BT Series
; BT-9
:Basic Trainer with 400hp Wright R-975-7 Whirlwind and new canopy. Dangerous stall resulted in a variety of unsuccessful fixes. 42 built.
;BT-9A
:Armed BT-9 with one cowl gun and one rear flexible gun, and modified canopy. 40 built.
;BT-9B
:Minor changes from BT-9, unarmed. 117 built. 1 modified as sole BT-9D which was modified as a prototype for BT-14 with new outer wing panels and other alterations.
;BT-9C
:Wright R-975-7, similar to the BT-9A with minor changes. 66 built
;BT-9D
:One prototype only, Intermediate step in development of the BT-14.
;Y1BT-10
:600hp Pratt & Whitney R-1340-41. First aircraft of batch of BT-9C completed as Y1BT-10.
;BT-10
:Production version of Y1BT-10 - cancelled
;BT-14
:lengthened all metal fuselage and new canopy, Pratt & Whitney R-985-25, 251 built.
;BT-14A
:27 BT-14s were re-engined with 400 hp (298 kW) Pratt & Whitney R-985-11.
BC Series
;North American BC-1
:Basic Combat trainer version initial production version with 600hp R-1340-47 engine, Early examples had round rudder, later examples had square bottom rudder. 177 built
;BC-1A
:New longer semi-monocoque
The term semi-monocoque or semimonocoque refers to a stressed shell structure that is similar to a true monocoque, but which derives at least some of its strength from conventional reinforcement. Semi-monocoque constructio