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165996
F-996
Raytheon T-6A Texan II, c/n PT-190
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165996 @ FTW - At the 2010 Cowtown Warbird Roundup - Meacham Field - Fort Worth, TX - by Zane Adams
Zane Adams
@ FTW
165996 @ KNTD - Point Mugu Airshow 2005 - by Todd Royer
Todd Royer
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165996 @ GSB - Visiting Naval T-6 with her crew - by Paul Perry
Paul Perry
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165996 @ NTD - USN Beech T-6A TEXAN II Turboprop Trainer of TAW-6, one 1,708 shp P&W PT6A-68 turboprop flat rated at 1,100 shp driving four-blade Hartzell propeller at a constant 2,000 rpm - by Doug Robertson
Doug Robertson
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Airframe Info
Manufacturer Raytheon
Model T-6A Texan II Search all Raytheon T-6A Texan II
Construction Number (C/N) PT-190
Aircraft Type Fixed wing single engine
Number of Seats 2
Number of Engines 1
Engine Type Turbo-prop
Engine Manufacturer and Model Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-68 turboprop
Aircraft
Registration Number 165996
Alternative Code/Name F-996
Current Status On active service with TAW-6
Owner
Owner United States Navy
Address , Navy
United States
User contributed data
Overall Height 3.26m/10 ft 8.33 in (by Doug Robertson on 2006-07-17 04:00:00)
Overall Length 10.14 m/33 ft 3.25 in (by Doug Robertson on 2006-07-17 04:00:00)
Wing Span 10.125 m/33 ft 2.5 in (by Doug Robertson on 2006-07-17 04:00:00)
Wing Loading 181.0 kg/m sq/37.08 lb/sq ft (by Doug Robertson on 2006-07-17 04:00:00)
Propeller Type Hartzell four blade constant speed, 2,000 rpm (by Doug Robertson on 2006-07-17 04:00:00)
Wing Area 16.29 m/sq, 175.3 sq ft (by Doug Robertson on 2006-07-17 04:00:00)
Wheel size mainwheels-20X4.4, nose wheel-16X4.4 (by Doug Robertson on 2006-07-17 04:00:00)
Landing Gear Type tricycle retractible (by Doug Robertson on 2006-07-17 04:00:00)
Max Take-off Weight 2,948 kg/6,500 lb (by Doug Robertson on 2006-07-17 04:00:00)
Empty Weight 2,136 kg/4,709 lb (by Doug Robertson on 2006-07-17 04:00:00)
Max Fuel Capacity 621 litres/164 US gallons/137 Lmperial gallons (by Doug Robertson on 2006-07-17 04:00:00)
Endurance 3 hours (by Doug Robertson on 2006-07-17 04:00:00)
Max Range 850 nautical miles/978 statute miles (by Doug Robertson on 2006-07-17 04:00:00)
Take-off distance 437 m/1,435 ft (by Doug Robertson on 2006-07-17 04:00:00)
Service ceiling 9,450 m/31,000 ft (by Doug Robertson on 2006-07-17 04:00:00)
Stall Speed - flaps down 74 kts/86 mph (by Doug Robertson on 2006-07-17 04:00:00)
Stall Speed - flaps up 82 kts/95 mph (by Doug Robertson on 2006-07-17 04:00:00)
Max rate of climb 4,500 ft/min (by Doug Robertson on 2006-07-17 04:00:00)
Max speed 270 kts/311 mph (by Doug Robertson on 2006-07-17 04:00:00)
Max speed 316 kts/364 mph (by Doug Robertson on 2006-07-17 04:00:00)
Cruise speed 230 kts/265 mph (by Doug Robertson on 2006-07-17 04:00:00)
User Comments
Doug Robertson, 2006-07-17 04:00:00
This aircraft is the US developed version of the Swiss Pilatus PC-9 Advanced Turbo trainer. Beech and Pilatus cooperated on a joint approach for participation in the USAF/USN Joint Primary Aircraft Training System (JPATS) competition. The original Raytheon Beech name for their developed competition entry was simply the Beech Mk II. Their third prototype aircraft was the principal entry for the USAF/USN flight evaluation. The aircraft was selected as the JPATS competition winner in June 1995. Procurement by USAF, USN and Canada. Model type certification by the US FAA in July 1999.

The redesigned aircraft incorporates a Beech/Pratt & Whitney power management system that provides a jet-type linear throttle response for advanced flight training. Propeller is held at a constant 2,000 rpm driven by the single P&W (Canada) PT6A-68 turboprop engine.

About 90% of the original PC-9 aircraft was redesigned for strengthening, improved cockpit ergonomics, better maintainability, increased fuel and pressure refueling, digital avionics and built-in-test diagnostics.

Canadian Forces name is CT-156 Harvard II.

Aircraft BuNo 165996 pictured is from USN Training Air Wing 6 based in Pensacola, Florida.