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In 1934, Tubal Claude Ryan created a new corporation, aptly named the Ryan Aeronautical Corp., whose first design, the ST—for sport trainer—became an instant classic. As a trainer, the ST was a big improvement over its competitors. The U.S. Army showed immediate interest in the new machine and ended up ordering an off-the-shelf ST-A for evaluation that led to the acquisition of a grand total of 1,203 PT-16, PT-20, PT-21, and PT-22 aircraft, the last...

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