| T-5 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| The T-5 at Oakland Airport in 1939 | |
| Role | Trainer |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Boeing School of Aeronautics |
| Designer | John Thorp |
| First flight | 1939 |
| Introduction | 1937 |
| Number built | 1 |
The Boeing T-5 or Thorp T-5 was a student-built aircraft that was designed by John Thorp for the Boeing School of Aeronautics. [1]
The T-5 was an all-metal, side-by-side configuration, low-wing, conventional landing gear-equipped aircraft. [2] The prototype was test flown in 1939 by Eddie Allen.[ citation needed ]
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