T-1 Jayhawk
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| T-1A Jayhawk | ||
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| Description | ||
| Role | Advanced trainer for airlift and tanker pilots | |
| Crew | Three (pilot, co-pilot, instructor pilot) | |
| First Flight | ||
| Entered Service | February 1992 | |
| Manufacturer | Raytheon | |
| Dimensions | ||
| Length | 48 ft 5 in | 14.75 m |
| Wingspan | 43 ft 6 in | 13.25 m |
| Height | 13 ft 11 in | 4.24 m |
| Wing area | ft² | m² |
| Weights | ||
| Empty | ||
| Maximum takeoff | 16,100 lb | 7,303 kg |
| Powerplant | ||
| Engines | Two Pratt and Whitney JT15D-5B turbofan engines | |
| Power | hp | kW |
| Thrust/Engine | 2,900 lbf | 13 kN |
| Performance | ||
| Maximum speed | 539 mph (0.78 Mach) | 860 km/h |
| Range | 2,100 nautical miles | 3,890 km |
| Service ceiling | 41,000 ft | 12,500 m |
| Rate of climb | ft/min | m/min |
| Wing loading | lb/ft² | kg/m² |
| Thrust/Weight | ||
| Power/Mass | hp/lb | kW/kg |
| Avionics | ||
| Avionics | ||
| Armament | ||
| None | ||
The T-1A Jayhawk is a twin-engined jet aircraft used by the United States Air Force for advanced pilot training. T-1 students go on to fly cargo and tanker aircraft.
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Mission
The T-1A Jayhawk is a medium-range, twin-engine jet trainer used in the advanced phase of specialized undergraduate pilot training for students selected to fly airlift or tanker aircraft. It is used also for training Air Force Navigators and Naval Flight Officers in their intermediate phase of training.
Features
The swept-wing T-1A is a military version of the Beech 400A. It has cockpit seating for an instructor and two students and is powered by twin turbofan engines capable of an operating speed of Mach .74. The T-1A differs from its commercial counterpart with structural enhancements that provide for a large number of landings per flight hour, increased bird strike resistance and an additional fuselage fuel tank.
Background
The first T-1A was delivered to Reese Air Force Base, Texas, in January 1992, and student training began in 1993.
Since the late 1950s, Air Force undergraduate pilot training students have trained in two aircraft: the T-37 Tweet, the primary trainer, and the T-38 Talon, the advanced trainer. With the introduction of specialized undergraduate pilot training in 1993, students continue to receive their primary flying training in the T-37, but the advanced phase was tailored for students' follow-on assignments.
For students going to bombers and fighters, advanced training is conducted in the T-38. Those selected for airlift or tanker aircraft receive advanced training in the T-1A.
The T-1A is used at Columbus AFB, Miss., Laughlin AFB, Texas, and Vance AFB, Okla. It is also used at Randolph AFB, Texas, to train instructor pilots.
Source
This article contains information that originally came from a US Government website, in the public domain. [USAF Website (http://www.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?fsID=132)]
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