Description
The T-6A Texan II is a tandem-seat, turboprop trainer whose mission is to train Navy and Marine Corps pilots and Naval Flight Officers.

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180201-D-OT909-085 CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (Feb. 1, 2018) Lt. Cmdr. Scott Urbashich, an instructor pilot assigned to Training Squadron 28 (VT-28), left, and Capt. Trey Hayden, Training Air Wing (TRAWING) 4 Commodore, preflight the last T-6B Texan II in production aboard Naval Air Station (NAS) Corpus Christi. NAS Corpus Christi aquired the plane from Beechcraft, making it the 97th plane in the base's fleet. (U.S. Navy Photo by Anne Booher/Released)

180201-D-OT909-085

180201-D-OT909-085 CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (Feb. 1, 2018) Lt. Cmdr. Scott Urbashich, an instructor pilot assigned to Training Squadron 28 (VT-28), left, and Capt. Trey Hayden, Training Air Wing (TRAWING) 4 Commodore, preflight the last T-6B Texan II in production aboard Naval Air Station (NAS) Corpus Christi. NAS Corpus Christi aquired the plane from Beechcraft, making it the 97th plane in the base's fleet. (U.S. Navy Photo by Anne Booher/Released)

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VIRIN: 180201-D-OT909-085

Features
The T-6A Texan II is one component of the Joint Primary Aircraft Training System (JPATS) along with simulators, computer-aided academics and a Training Integration Management System (TIMS). The program uses commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) subsystems to the maximum extent possible. The aircraft, built by Raytheon Aircraft Company, is a derivative of the Swiss Pilatus PC-9 aircraft with a Pratt & Whitney PT-6A-68 engine, digital cockpit, Martin-Baker ejection seats, cockpit pressurization and an onboard oxygen-generating system. The Navy T-6A aircraft is of a similar configuration to the U.S. Air Force T-6 version with the exception of Aviation Life Support System (ALSS) gear for over-water training. It features a federated cockpit of various small glass displays. The T-6A entered development flight test in July 1998, and a full rate production contract was awarded in December 2001. Interim Operational Capability occurred at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, in 2003. Production of the T-6A aircraft was completed in 2010. The T-6 systems have been routinely updated over the years to address obsolescence, cost saving and user requirements.

General Characteristics
Primary Function: All-purpose jet trainer
Contractor: Raytheon Aircraft Company
Date Deployed: First flight, July 1998; Navy Interim Operational Capability, 2003; Production complete, 2010
Propulsion: One Pratt & Whitney Canada PT-6A-68 turboprop engine; 1,100 horsepower
Length: 33.3 feet (10.12 meters)
Height: 10.8 feet (3.29 meters)
Wingspan: 33.4 feet (10.18 meters)
Weight: empty: 5,000 pounds (2,268 kg); maximum take-off: 6,500 pounds (2,948.4 kg)
Airspeed: 270 knots at 1,000 feet level flight
Ceiling: 31,000 feet (9,448.8 meters)
Range: Maximum, 900 nautical miles (1,666.8 km)
Crew: Two (instructor pilot, student pilot)
Armament: None