page_title: Seversky SEV-3
section_title: Specifications (BT-8)
hierarchical_section_title: Seversky SEV-3 / Specifications (BT-8)
caption_attribution_description: English: Seversky BT-8 basic trainer.
context_page_description: The Seversky SEV-3 was an American three-seat amphibian monoplane, the first aircraft designed and built by the Seversky Aircraft Corporation.
context_section_description: Data from United States Military Aircraft since 1909
  General characteristics
  Crew: 2
  Length: 24 ft 4 in (7.42 m)
  Wingspan: 36 ft 0 in (10.98 m)
  Wing area: 220 sq ft (20.4 m²)
  Empty weight: 3,017 lb (1,317 kg)
  Gross weight: 4,050 lb (1,841 kg)
  Powerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney R-985-11 Wasp Junior , 450 hp (336 kW)
  Performance
  Maximum speed: 175 mph (282 km/h, 152 kn)
caption: BT-8
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