A detailed look at the Vultee BT-13 Valiant, a WWII-era basic trainer, covering its design, service history, and a restored ...

The name Vultee Aircraft has long left the world scene, so it pretty much means nothing for the people in our age and time. But back in the years of the Second World War though, it was a big name for ...

CHICO — A World War II -era plane used to train pilots will be leaving its Chico home by the end of October. The Vultee Valiant BT-13 has been based at the Chico Air Museum for several years and is ...

Click to open image viewer. P&W R-985 Wasp Junior radial engine, fixed landing gear, flaps, two-position propeller, a two-seat tandem cockpit with a full set of flight controls for student and ...

Chico >> Pilot Rene J. Vercruyssen of Durham describes the airplane’s engine as “God’s Harley.” It was that rumbling power that Vercruyssen admits was part of the romance that drew him to the BT-13 ...

Click to open image viewer. P&W R-985 Wasp Junior radial engine, fixed landing gear, flaps, two-position propeller, a two-seat tandem cockpit with a full set of flight controls for student and ...