The US Government awarded a $185.3m contract to Hawker Beechcraft in October 2009 for 24 T-6C Texan II trainers to replace the Royal Moroccan Air Force’s (RMAF) existing fleet of T-34 basic trainer aircraft and T-37 jet trainers, under a government-to-government agreement between Morocco and the US. The maximum ferry range with two external fuel tanks is 2,559m, whereas the range without external fuel tanks is 1,637m. The maximum and low-level speeds of the aircraft are 586km/h (indicated air speed) and 500km/h respectively. The time to climb from sea level to an altitude of 15,000ft is 5.9 minutes. The aircraft can fly at a maximum certified cruise altitude of 9,449m and climb at a rate of 1,173m a minute. The T-6C Texan II aircraft is powered by Pratt & Whitney PT6A-68 turboprop engines, which generate a total power of 1,100shp. The aircraft is also fitted with an automatic environmental control system (ECS) to maintain a comfortable cockpit temperature during the flight. The advanced Esterline CMC Cockpit 4000 avionics suite incorporates FAA-certified and integrated dual flight management system (FMS), GPS / INS navigation systems, primary flight display (PFD), SparrowHawk head-up display with F-16 or F/A-18 selectable display capabilities, inertial reference unit, radar altimeter, digital video recorder / data transfer system and on-board synthetic training. It also features a hands-on throttle and stick (HOTAS) flight control system, two Martin-Baker MkUS16LA 0/0 ejection seats, and an Integrated Up Front Control Panel (UFCP). The state-of-the-art, open-architecture, all-digital, integrated glass cockpit consists of six interchangeable colour 5in x 7in active-matrix liquid-crystal multifunction displays. It has an empty weight of 2,337kg and a maximum take-off weight of 3,130kg. The aircraft has a height of 3.2m, length of 10.2m and wingspan of 10.2m. It is equipped with a trim aid device to reduce the need for rudder control and uses CAE’s ground-based training systems (GBTS), including an operational flight trainer (OFT), computer-based classroom training systems, courseware, and full-mission simulators. The aircraft is capable of providing military training for more than 18,720 hours. The T-6C trainer features a hard-point wing to carry external fuel tanks, weapons and other external stores. T-6C military trainer design and features The aircraft provides embedded synthetic air-to-ground and air-to-air training solutions, while also supporting simulated combat training tasks.Īn enhanced version of the T-6C trainer, T-6C+ is equipped with an FN Herstal stores management system and advanced avionics. The T-6C Texan II military trainer is significantly improved to provide reliable training operations with lower maintenance and operational costs. Beechcraft is a brand of Textron Aviation. Beechcraft’s (formerly Hawker Beechcraft) T-6C Texan II next-generation military flight trainer aircraft is an improved version of the T-6B Texan II primary aircraft training system.
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