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T-1 Jayhawk
Two T-1A Jayhawks at Randolph Air Force Base
Role	Trainer aircraft
Manufacturer	Raytheon/Hawker Beechcraft
Introduced	1992
Primary user	United States Air Force
Developed from	Beech 400A

The T-1 Jayhawk is a twin-engined jet aircraft used by the United States Air Force for advanced pilot training. T-1A students go on to fly cargo and tanker aircraft.

Contents 1 Mission 2 Features 3 Background 4 Designation 5 Operators 6 Specifications (T-1A) 7 References 8 See also

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 strategic/tactical airlift or tanker aircraft. It is used also for training Air Force Navigators and Naval Flight Officers in low level flight procedures during the Intermediate Jet phase of training. It replaced the T-39 Saberliner in the Intermediate phase of NFO training.

Features

The swept-wing T-1A is a military version of the Raytheon 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 .78. 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. A total of 180 T-1 trainers were delivered between 1992-1997.

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 continued to receive their primary flying training in the T-37, and later the T-6 Texan II, 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. Students who are selected for airlift may also go on to train in the T-44 or TC-12B at NAS Corpus Christi, Texas.

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 and undergraduate navigator students.

Designation

The T-1 Jayhawk (T-1A) shares the same letter and number as the now retired T-1 Seastar (T-1A) under the 1962 United States Tri-Service aircraft designation system.

Operators

 United States

• United States Air Force

Specifications (T-1A)

General characteristics

• Crew: 3 (instructor pilot and two student pilots)
• Length: 48 ft 5 in (14.75 m)
• Wingspan: 43 ft 6 in (13.25 m)
• Height: 13 ft 11 in (4.24 m)
• Max takeoff weight: 16,100 lb (7,300 kg)
• Powerplant: 2× Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-5B turbofan, 2,900 lbf (13 kN) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 468 knots (539 mph, 860 km/h, Mach 0.78)
• Range: 2,100 nm (2,417 mi, 3,890 km)
• Service ceiling 41,000 ft (12,500 m)

References

This article contains information that originally came from a US Government website, in the public domain. USAF Website

See also

Related development

• Raytheon Hawker 400XP
  

Comparable aircraft

• T-39 Sabreliner
  

Related lists

• List of active military aircraft of the United States
  

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