Beechcraft T6 by Raytheon accelerating about to lift off passing the windsock
Beechcraft T 6 single engined two seat primary trainer accelerating down the runway past the windsock and office buildings at the Farnborough Airshow 2006 . Pilot and copilot visible . This aircraft is the basis of a computer aided pilot flight training system This aircraft is manufactured by Raytheon Aircraft Corporation a subsidiary of Raytheon based in Waltham Massachusetts USA Combined with a comprehensive ground based training course it is used to train pilots from nine different countries currently and has accumulated 450000 fleet hours . 375 aircraft have been delivered and the company expects this to rise to 800 by 2017 under the U S Air Force Joint Primary Aircraft Training System JPATS program Its integrated avionics suite has CMC Electronics Integrated Avionics Computers IAC SparrowHawk head up display HUD and Stores Management and Multi function Displays or MFD s Max speed 270 Knots 575 kilometers per hour at low altitude . Canadian Pratt and Witney PT6A 68 turboprop 1100 shp Empty weight 4600 lb 2087 kg . G limits plus 7 to minus 3 point 5 . Max certified cruise altitude 31000 ft or 9449 metres . Ejection seats are Two Martin Baker USMk16LA 0 0
Size: 5007px × 3333px
Location: Farnborough Airfield Hampshire England Great Britain United Kingdom GB UK
Photo credit: © Christopher Barnes - Aviation / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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