The Ryan PT-22 Recruit
began as a design for a sport trainer in the civilian sector. It
evolved into the PT-22 Recruit. The PT-22 was the first monoplane
trainer for the US Army. One of the distinctive features of the PT-22
is the Kinner five-cylinder radial engine that has a very unique sound.
That sound would later earn them the nickname "Maytag Messershmitts".
The US Navy also flew them and dubbed them the NR-1. The Netherlands
called them the NR-3. Over 1,200 of them were made during WWII. Today,
about 80 are still flying.
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