BRAZILIAN AIR FORCE FAB * - BRAZILIAN AIR FORCE
29)VULTEE BT 15
Brazilian Air Force FAB operated 122 units of the versatile Vultee BT-15 between 1942 to 1956.
Brazilian designation: BT-15, T-15. Dubbed by Brazilian aviators as VULTEEZINHO or Little Vultee.
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS
Monoplane, Low Wing, Two seats in tandem.
Engine: Wright or Brazilian manufactured under license F.N.M. R-975-11 de 450 hp, radial, 9 cylinders.
Span: 12,80 m. Length: 8,78 m. Height: 3,50 m. Wing area: 22,20 sq mt.
Empty Weight: 1.530,9 kg. Maximum Weight: 2.039,4 kg.
Rate of Climb: 337 m/min. Ceiling: 6.598 m.
Range: 1.165 km.
Weapons. None.
In Brazilian Air Force they were designated by tail #: 01 to 122, later BT-15 1048 to 1166 and 1373 to 1375.
A group of BT 15 Vultee seen parked at Afonsos Airfield Rio de Janeiro Photo http://castropr.blogspot.com/
One Vultee Bt 15 seen at Curitiba Bacacheri Airbase.https://acperalta.blogspot.com/2010/10/velha-base-aerea-do-bacacheri.html
Detail of two BT 15 at Campo dos Afonsos Airfield Rio de janeiro.
The photo shows a formation of BT-15 produced in Brazil at Lagoa Santa by Fabrica Nacional de Motores FNM. Photo. https://castropr.blogspot.com
