NORTH AMERICAN / WARBIRD

North American T-6 Texan

An advanced trainer known around the world as the Texan, Harvard and SNJ.

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North American T-6 Texan pictured
North American T-6 Texan picturedUSAAF · Public domain ↗
PropulsionSingle piston
ConfigurationRadial engine · Tandem trainer
Simulator ecosystemsMSFS
In the catalogue1 implementations
THE AIRCRAFT

Meet North American T-6 Texan

The T-6 family used a single radial engine, a low wing and tandem cockpits to prepare pilots for more demanding aircraft. Different armed forces used different designations, with Harvard becoming familiar across the British Commonwealth and SNJ in US Navy service.

The family later became common in civilian warbird flying and air racing. National production and service variations brought different equipment, while restored aircraft can have modern additions. Those distinctions are useful when matching a simulator cockpit with a historical reference.

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Manual

Microsoft Flight Simulator aircraft manualsMicrosoft / aircraft developers

Aircraft background

North American T-6 TexanWikipedia contributors · Research background · Wikipedia revision 1368719233 · retrieved 2026-09-12

Resource

MSFS 2024 FAQ and edition aircraft inventoryMicrosoft

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