Fantome and
Dora-9,
...'Ground-looping little bastard'...
Inherited that from the AT6A/Harvard !
...gave me some photo prints from his archive...
Beautiful ones, too - the first (I presume on takeoff) - why not a bit of flap to help ?
The second: I never saw "faired-in" exhaust pipes like that on any other aircraft. Clearly to reduce drag (and I'd think, as a bonus, some cockpit heating, but that might be unwelcome low level in summer).
Reading the Wiki entry, came across:
....Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era.....Vultee P-66 Vanguard...
and sat up with a jerk ! (never heard of it - YLSNED). Followed-up, and came to:
...Related development....Vultee BT-13 Valiant...
on which I spent 70 not very happy hours (cf my Post p.119 #2367).
Danny.