1944 Ryan ST3KR/PT-22 Recruit

We are proud to offer to the market a stunning and extremely rare Ryan PT 22 Recruit. The Ryan PT-22 Recruit, the main military version of the Ryan ST, is a military trainer aircraft that was used by the United States Army Air Corps during WWII for primary pilot training. This particular PT 22 Recruit has been maintained and kept in excellent condition. It was recently acquired in Germany and flown to the UK where a lengthy and detailed inspection with deep maintenance was conducted and brought up to a high standard. This included fitting several new cylinders and heads, new carburettor, new seatbelt harnesses, new instruments where required, new battery and Trig TY 96 radio installed. Recently serviced by the Classic Aeroplane Co, Oaksey Park and cleared to fly with the LAA. It is not cleared for Aerobatics or spinning. The Airframe has a known 1065.59 hours. The engine is a radial Kinner R-540-1m and has a total of 445 hours. Propeller is a Sensenich W90HASP86. History The PT-22 was developed in 1941 from the civilian Ryan ST series. The earlier PT-20 and PT-21 were the military production versions of the Ryan ST-3 of which a total of 100 were built. The PT-22 was the United States Army Air Corps first purpose-built monoplane trainer. The rapid expansion of wartime aircrew training required new trainers, and the Ryan PT-22 was ordered in large numbers. Named as the Recruit, it entered operational service with the U.S. Army Air Corps. The U.S. Navy ordered 100 examples. The PT series was in heavy use throughout the war years with both military and civil schools, but with the end of the war, was retired from the USAAF. Built by the Ryan Aeronautical Company and issued USAAF serial number 41-15647 with MSN 1676. It was delivered to USAAC at Cimarron AAF, Oklahoma 14th of Sep, 1944. To Canadian civil registry as CF-KTD. To US civil registry as N33618. Sold to a Frenchman living in Tahiti. Re-registered as F-AZNO after restoration. Re-imported into Europe in 2013. To England in 2025 and deep inspection and maintenance. Registered as G-PTZZ. Permit to fly issued in March 2026. General characteristics Crew: two (student and instructor) Capacity: 552 lb (250 kg) useful load Length: 22 ft 5 in (6.90 m) Wingspan: 30 ft 1 in (9.17 m) Height: 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) Wing area: 134.25 sq ft (12.5 m2) Airfoil: NACA 2412 Empty weight: 1,308 lb (593 kg) Gross weight: 1,860 lb (844 kg) Max takeoff weight: 1,860 lb (844 kg) Powerplant: 1 Kinner R-540, 160 hp (120 kW) Performance Maximum speed: 125 mph (200 km/h, 109 kn) Cruise speed: 100 mph (160 km/h, 87 kn) Stall speed: 62 mph (100 km/h, 54 kn) flaps down 64 mph (103km/h, 56 kn) flaps up Never exceed speed: 190 mph (305 km/h, 170 kn) Range: 231 mi (371 km, 201 nmi) at 1560 RPM Service ceiling: 15,400 ft (4,700 m) Rate of climb: 710 ft/min (3.6 m/s) at max takeoff weight Wing loading: 13.6 lb/sq ft (66 kg/m2) Armament None Price on Application.