A North American NA-26 basic trainer sits on the ramp with a pilot visible in the cockpit in this factory or publicity photograph from the late 1930s. Part of the North American NA-16 family, this design line evolved into the BT-9, BT-14, and the widely used AT-6 Texan, forming the backbone of U.S. Army Air Corps flight training in the years leading up to World War II. Project: 218216