North American XSN2J explained

The North American XSN2J-1, also known by the company designation NA-142, was developed for the United States Navy by North American Aviation as a replacement for the SNJ Texan as an advanced scout-trainer.^[1] Designed in competition with the Fairchild XNQ, the XSN2J-1 first flew on 15 February 1947, two aircraft being evaluated by the Navy. Neither aircraft were considered satisfactory in evaluations; in addition, restrictions on the Navy's budget meant that the aircraft could not be ordered at the time, and the program was cancelled in 1948.^[2] The similar T-28 Trojan would later be ordered to fill the Navy's requirement for a new trainer.^[2]

References

• Bridges, Derek. SN - Scout Trainer Aircraft, U.S. Military Aircraft and Weapon Designations.
• Book: Bridgman, Leonard . Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1948 . 1948 . London . Sampson Low, Marston & Company, Ltd. .
• Silich, Rob. "North American Aviation T-28 Trojan: The Last Great Warbird?" KiwiFlyer Issue 6. New Zealand Warbirds Association.

External links

• North American XSN2J-1, Ed Coates Collection.
• https://web.archive.org/web/20010227230311/http://www.aero-web.org/specs/northam/xsn2j-1.htm
• https://web.archive.org/web/20081207004318/http://www.scramble.nl/wiki/index.php?title=North_American%2FDesignations

Notes and References

1. Trainer is Missing Link. May 1947. Popular Science. Popular Science Publishing Co.. New York. 150. 5. 104. 2017-11-07.
2. Book: Johnson, E.R.. Lloyd S. Jones. American Military Training Aircraft: Fixed and Rotary-Wing Trainers Since 1916. 18 February 2015. 2017-11-07. McFarland & Company. Jefferson, NC. 978-0-7864-7094-5. 302.