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T-6 Texan II
IOC: October 2001
Total Production: 839
Total Program's Cost: USD$5.5 billion
T-6A Texan II
Unitary Cost: USD$4.0 million
Also Known As
AT-6 (light attack variant)
JPATS (Joint Primary Aircraft Training Program)
Origin
United States of America
Contractor/s
Hawker Beechcraft Corporation
Family Members
T-6B Texan II
Derived from:
Pilatus PC-9 Mk II
Power plant:
PT6A-68
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Description:
The Hawker Beechcraft T-6 Texan II is a single-turboprop engine, tandem two-seat primary trainer designed to train students in basic flying skills common to US Air Force (USAF) and US Navy pilots. The T-6 Texan II derived from the Raytheon's Beech/Pilatus PC-9 Mk II turboprop trainer. The United States Joint Services awarded the Joint Primary Aircraft Training System (JPATS) contract to Raytheon (now Hawker Beechcraft Corporation) in 1996. The T-6A Texan II achieved initial operational capability as a training system in 2001.
The JPATS system includes the Texan II aircraft, a suite of simulators, training devices, and a training integration management system. Production of the T-6A is expected to end in 2017 with some 800 aircraft rolling off the assembly line. Raytheon estimated that the JPATS aircraft fleet is expected to last until 2050. The T-6A is powered by a single Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-68 turboprop engine that delivers 1,100-shp. The aircraft is fully aerobatic and features pressurized cockpit with an anti-G system, ejection seats, and an advanced avionics package.
The first T-6A achieved operational capability in May 2000 at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas. Training began at Moody Air Force Base (Georgia) in October of 2001. The United States Air Force and the Navy have agreed to procure up to 418 T-6As through 2010. These aircraft are replacing the USAF T-37B and the Navy T-34C. In addition, the NATO Flying Training in Canada program purchased 26 T-6A aircraft and the Hellenic Air Force of Greece ordered another 45 T-6As.
The Hawker Beechcraft AT-6 is a tandem twin-seat light attack aircraft derived from the proven T-6 Texan II trainer. The AT-6 can be equipped with sensors and its weapon options include: gun pods, laser guided bombs, anti-tank missiles, and rockets. The aircraft is suitable for a wide range of missions (netcentric ISR, urban close air support, forward air control, convoy escort, critical infrastructure protection, border security, port security, and counter-narcoterrorism) at an affordable cost.
Specifications
Accommodation: Crew 2
Dimensions: Height 3.2 m, Length 10.2 m, Wingspan 10.2 m
Weights: Max Weight 2,949 kg (6,501 lb), Min Weight 2,268 kg (5,000 lb)
Performance: Ceiling 9,449 m (31,001 ft), Max Range 1,667 km (900 nm), Top Speed 143 mps (515 kph)
Power: Power 1,100 shp
Other: Number of Engines 1
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Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
Meters (m) Kilometers (km) Nautic Miles (nm) Inch (in) Yard (yd) Foot (ft) Millimeter (mm)
Pound (lb) Kilogram (kg) kN (KiloNewton) Ton (t)
Meters per Second (mps) Kilometers per Hour (kph) Knot (kt) Miles per Hour (mph)
Liter (l) Galon (gl)
Year (yr) Minutes (min) Second (sec)
Shaft-Horse-Power (shp)
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