L-17.ORG: Preserving Navion Military Heritage
The NAvion was the first civilian aircraft manufactured by North American Aviation, famous for producing legendary military aircraft such as the P-51 Mustang fighter, AT-6 Texan trainer, B-25 Mitchell bomber, and F-86 Saber Jet fighter.
military paint and markings to the North American Aviation/Ryan L- 17/U-18 NAvion. Information contained in this document has been gathered from a broad variety of sources including North American Aviation and Ryan blueprints, operational photographs and Internet sources both military and civilian.This collection
version of the NAvion: the L-17. The Army wanted the NAvion but the Key West Agreement that outlined the responsibilities of each branch of the armed forces prohibited the Army from procuring fixed-wing aircraft. So, in 1947, an order was placed by the Air Force for 83 NAvions which were giv-en the designation L-17, ‘L’ being the ...
Created Date: 7/19/2005 12:03:27 PM
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(off the shelf) Navion Airplane designated by the USAF as L-17A. L-17B and L-17C Airplanes are basically the same as the L-17A except for certain modifications requested by the USAF either at time of manufacture (L-17B) or by special modification kits (L-17C). All manufacturing rights for all versions of L-l7 Aircraft were
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The following listed parts are required per air- craft to accomplish this change. These parts, with the exception of the Hartzell propeller, model No. HC12X20-7B, will be furnished as Class 15 kits for initial installation on L-17A aircraft assigned to the National Guard.