Beechcraft T-6 Texan II

The Beechcraft T-6 Texan II is a single-engine turboprop aircraft built by the Raytheon Aircraft Company (which became Hawker Beechcraft and later Beechcraft Defense Company, and was bought by Textron Aviation in 2014). A trainer aircraft based on the Pilatus PC-9, the T-6 has replaced the Air Force's Cessna T-37B Tweet and the Navy's T-34C Turbo Mentor. The T-6A is used by the United States Air Force for basic pilot training and Combat Systems Officer (CSO) training and by the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps for Primary and Intermediate Naval Flight Officer (NFO) training. The T-6A is also used as a basic trainer by the Royal Canadian Air Force (CT-156 Harvard II), the Greek Air Force, the Israeli Air Force (Efroni), and the Afghan Air Force. The T-6B is the primary trainer for U.S. Student Naval Aviators. The T-6C is used for training by the Royal Moroccan Air Force, the Royal New Zealand Air Force, and the Mexican Air Force.

Users

 * Afghanistan
 * Afghan Air Force
 * Canada
 * Royal Canadian Air Force
 * Greece
 * Hellenic Air Force
 * Mexico
 * Mexican Air Force
 * Mexican Navy
 * Morocco
 * Royal Moroccan Air Force
 * New Zealand
 * Royal New Zealand Air Force
 * United Kingdom
 * Royal Air Force
 * Royal Navy
 * United States
 * United States Air Force
 * United States Marine Corps
 * United States Navy

Related Development

 * Pilatus PC-9

Comparable Aircraft

 * Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano
 * Fuji T-7
 * KAI KT-1 Woongbi
 * PZL-130 Orlik
 * Pilatus PC-21
 * Short Tucano
 * TAI Hürkuş
 * UTVA Kobac