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Beechcraft T-6

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Single engine turboprop trainer, also known as T-6 Texan II. US variant of Pilatus PC-9. Includes T-6A, T-6B, T-6C and AT-6 attack variants.

Lift type
Fixed wing
Assembly
Factory-built
Control
Piloted
Engine type
Turboprop
Application
Trainer

Design & construction

The aircraft as engineered: what it is built from, the systems it flies with, and its configuration — each box a theme.

Airframe & structure
Primary structure
Aluminium
Wing
Aluminium
Landing gear
Retractable tricycle
Ice protection
Bleed air
Pressurisation
Pressurised
Systems & avionics
Flight controls
Hydro-mechanical
Autopilot
3-axis
Avionics architecture
Integrated glass suite
Environmental control
Engine-bleed air-cycle
Configuration & certification
Wing position
Low
Planform
Straight
Minimum crew
1

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Type variants

VariantLaunch / first flightProduction endNotes
Beechcraft T-6A1992 / 1993Production: 9 (2025) GAMA: Textron Aviation Beechcraft T-6 A / B / C. US Air Force/US Navy variant.
Beechcraft T-6B2002 / 2004Trainer version of T-6A, with revised cockpit.
Beechcraft AT-6E Wolverine2009 / 2009Production: 1 (2026) GAMA: Textron Aviation Beechcraft AT-6. Product version of AT-6B armed baseline variant, formerly known as AT-6C.
Beechcraft T-6C2011 / 2012Production: 4 (2021) T-6C+ estimate. Enhanced variant, capable of carrying practice weapons, includes T-6C+.

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