The T-6B is a single-engine, two-place (tandem seat), pressurized, low-wing training aircraft manufactured by Hawker Beechcraft Corporation, Wichita, KS.
The aircraft is approved for day or night VFR and IFR flight. The aircraft is powered by a Pratt & Whitney PT6A-68 free-turbine turboprop engine with a Hartzell four-bladed propeller. Each cockpit is equipped with an ejection seat. A single, side-opening, non-jettisonable canopy covers both cockpits. The landing gear is a retractable tricycle-type which is electrically controlled and hydraulically operated. Steering is through the use of rudder and differential braking and hydraulically operated nose wheel steering. The aircraft is fitted with electrically controlled and hydraulically operated split flaps and a single speed brake located between the flaps. The primary flight controls are operated manually and feature electric trim. All flight controls and avionics can be operated from either cockpit.
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Date Deployed | First flight, July 10, 2009 | Operational, April 19, 2010 |
Length | 33.3 ft (10.12 m) |
Height | 10.8 ft (3.29 m) |
Wingspan | 33.4 ft (10.18 m) |
Weight, Empty | 5,850 lbs (2,653.52 kg) |
Weight, Max Takeoff | 6,900 lbs (3,129.79 kg) |
Propulsion | 1,100 horsepower |
Airspeed | 270 knots at 1,000 ft |
Ceiling | 31,000 ft (9,448.8 m) |
Max Range | 900 nautical mi (1,666.8 km) |
Crew | Two (instructor pilot, student pilot) |