| Fairchild PT-19
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| Description
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| Role | Primary trainer
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| Crew | Student & instructor
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| First Flight |
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| Entered Service | 1940
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| Manufacturer | Fairchild, Aeronca, St Louis Aircraft Corp., Howard Aircraft Corp., Fleet Aircraft Corp.
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| Dimensions
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| Length | 28 ft 0 in | 8.53 m
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| Wingspan | 36 ft 0 in | 10.97 m
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| Height | 10 ft 6 in | 3.20 m
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| Wing area | ft² | m²
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| Weights
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| Empty | lb | kg
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| Loaded | 2,545 lb | 1,154 kg
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| Powerplant
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| Engines | Ranger L-440-1 (PT-19)
Ranger L-440-3 (PT-19A/B)
Continental R-670 (PT-23)
Ranger L-440-7 (PT-26)
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| Power | 175 hp (L-440-1)
200 hp (L-440-3)
220 hp (R-670) | kW
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| Performance
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| Maximum speed | 132 mph | 212 km/h
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| Range | 430 miles | 692 km
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| Service ceiling | 15,300 ft | 4,663 m
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| Rate of climb | ft/min | m/min
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| Wing loading | lb/ft² | kg/m²
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| Power/Mass | hp/lb | kW/kg
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| Armament
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| None
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The Fairchild PT-19 was a monoplane primary trainer aircraft that served with the USAAC, RAF and RCAF during World War II. It was a contemporary of the Kaydet biplane trainer.
In 1940, the original production batch of 275, designated the PT-19, were powered by the 175 hp Ranger L-440-1 engine. In 1941 mass production began and 3,181 of the PT-19A model, powered by the 200 hp L-440-3, were made by Fairchild. An additional 477 were built by Aeronca and 44 by the St Louis Aircraft Corporation. The PT-19B, of which 917 were built, was equipped for blind flying training by attaching a collapsible hood to the front cockpit.
When a shortage of Ranger engines threatened production, the PT-23 model was introduced which was identical except for the 220 hp Continental R-670 powerplant. 869 PT-23s were built as well as 256 of the PT-23A, which was the blind flying-equipped version.
The final variant was the PT-26 which used the L-440-7 engine. The Canadian-built versions of these were designated the Cornell for use by the RAF Empire Air Training Scheme in Canada and Rhodesia. On September 5, 2004, a PT-26 experienced an engine failure on takeoff in Corsicana, Texas. The subsequent crash killed the pilot and his passenger.
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