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About
1800 of these aircraft were built for the
military between 1941 and 1943 by the Ryan
Aircraft Co.. Students received their
first flight training in these airplanes
jokingly known as a "Maytag
Messerschmitt". The Maytag name was given
because the engine sounds like an old
Maytag washing machine and the
"Messerschmitt" because the airplane
handles like a little fighter. The
airplane does nice aerobatics and will fly
about 2 hours on one tank of fuel (24
gal.). There are about 150 of these
airplanes still flying. This particular
airplane has added landing gear fairings
and a canopy which makes the airplane more
comfortable during summer and
winter.
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