Warbird identification please :)

[Kodama]

Good evening to the community, i'm just looking for a airplane identification.

It appears in Cartier Santos advertisement, i searched hours what the model is, and because i cannot success by myself, i'm turning on you for this job....

At first i thought it was a T6 Texan, but it's not, because of the top air vent, and the landing gear appears different. It's neither a SB2U-2 Vindicator ...

Any help would be appreciated

https://youtu.be/s7y4ctPznzY?t=39

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[JohnTerrell]

It's the Seversky AT-12 (trainer version of the P-35), owned/operated by the Planes of Fame Air Museum. A very art deco era aircraft.

[Kodama]

Thanxs i lot, i spent hours to find by myself...

What do you mean please by "very art deco era aircraft" ?

[JohnTerrell]

To me, there is so much 1930's art deco styling in the design of the tail, the windscreen, the canopies, the tail cone (a work of art just in itself), and the landing gear fairings.

Last edited by JohnTerrell on Wed Oct 03, 2018 5:11 pm, edited 1 time in total.

[Kodama]

well i see your expertise across your words. Thanxs for your help & time

Stay safe

[JohnTerrell]

Here's a photo just showing the tail cone assembly from an AT-12/P-35 - by itself, it's a piece of 1930's "modern art" (photo by Kermit Weeks): https://scontent.ffcm1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/ ... e=5C1D4488

[Rick65]

"a work of art just in itself"
No understatement - it is gorgeous.
I wonder how many hours of labor in just that piece?

[Lon Moer]

From the Planes of Fame website

[marine air]

Another aircraft you would also like is the Curtiss CW-22 / SNC Falcon. A beauty with great performance.