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Beechcraft T-6A Texan II
First flight 15 July 1998
Introduction 2001
Status Produced 2000–present
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T-6A Texan II Trainer USAF
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| Role | Trainer aircraft |
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| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Textron Aviation |
| First flight | 15 July 1998 |
| Introduction | 2001 |
| Status | In service |
| Primary users | United States Air Force United States Navy Royal Canadian Air Force Hellenic Air Force Tunisian Air Force |
| Produced | 2000–present |
| Number built | 900 (August 2015) |
| Developed from | Pilatus PC-9 |
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History Beech Aircraft Corporation
Beechcraft T-6A Texan II "Efroni"
First flight 15 July 1998 Introduction 2001
Status Produced 2000–present
The T-6A is used by the United States Air Force for basic pilot training and Combat Systems Officer (CSO) training, the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps for primary Naval Aviator training and primary and intermediate Naval Flight Officer (NFO) training, and by the Royal Canadian Air Force (CT-156 Harvard II designation), Greek Air Force, Israeli Air Force (with the "Efroni" nickname), and Iraqi Air Force for basic flight training. The T-6B is the primary trainer for U.S. student naval aviators (SNAs). The T-6C is used for training by the Mexican Air Force, Royal Air Force, Royal Moroccan Air Force, and the Royal New Zealand Air Force.
Design and development
The Beechcraft T-6 Texan II is a single-engine turboprop aircraft built by Textron Aviation. A trainer aircraft based on the Pilatus PC-9, the T-6 replaced the United States Air Force's Cessna T-37B Tweet and the United States Navy's T-34C Turbo Mentor during the 2010s.
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Operational history
United States
The T-6A was introduced to Moody Air Force Base and Randolph Air Force Base in 2000–2001, and the Air Force awarded the full-rate T-6 production contract in December 2001. Laughlin Air Force Base began flying the T-6 in 2003 where it became the primary basic trainer, replacing the T-37. Vance Air Force Base completed transitioning from the T-37 to the T-6 in 2006. That year, Columbus Air Force Base began its transition, and retired its last T-37 in April 2008. The last active USAF T-37Bs were retired at Sheppard Air Force Base in the summer of 2009.
The Texan failed to qualify for the Light Attack/Armed Reconnaissance program, because the USAF mailed the exclusion notice to the wrong address, leaving the company with no time to protest the decision. But the official mail failure gave Hawker-Beechcraft a further legal justification, as they had told the USAF they planned to file a legal challenge even before the official notice had been mailed and brought its considerable political influence to bear against the USAF decision against their candidate with one Kansas Congressman stating, "It is simply wrong for the Obama administration to hire a Brazilian company to handle national security when we have a qualified and competent American company that can do the job." In 2013, Beechcraft
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Beech Aircraft Corporation
Beechcraft T-6A Texan II "Efroni"
First flight 15 July 1998 Introduction 2001
Status Produced 2000–present
Beech Aircraft Corporation
Beechcraft T-6A Texan II "Efroni"
General Info
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- Crew: Two
- Capacity: Two passengers
- Length: 33 ft 4 in (10.16 m)
- Wingspan: 33 ft 5 in (10.19 m)
- Height: 10 ft 8 in (3.25 m)
- Wing area: 177.5 sq ft (16.49 m2)
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- Empty weight: (2,135 kg)
- Gross weight: 2,858 kg)
- Max takeoff weight: 2,948 kg)
- Fuel capacity: 149.0 Imp gal (677.5 liters, 1200 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-68 turboprop, 1,100 shp (820 kW)
Performance
- Cruise speed: 320 mph (510 km/h,
- Never exceed speed: (586 km/h,
- Range: 1,000 mi (1,700 km,
- Service ceiling: (9,400 m)
- g limits: +7.0g/−3.5g
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Mission
Mission
The T-6A Texan II is a single-engine, two-seat primary trainer designed to train Joint Primary Pilot Training, or JPPT, students in basic flying skills common to U.S. Air Force and Navy pilots.
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The T-6A has a Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-68 turbo-prop engine that delivers 1,100 horsepower. Because of its excellent thrust-to-weight ratio, the aircraft can perform an initial climb of 3,100 feet (944.8 meters) per minute and can reach 18,000 feet (5,486.4 meters) in less than six minutes.
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