Raytheon T-1 Jayhawk

(Redirected from Beechcraft T-1 Jayhawk) US military training aircraft based on Beechjet/Hawker 400A For the T-1 SeaStar, see Lockheed T2V SeaStar.

T-1 Jayhawk / T-400

General information
Type	Trainer aircraft
Manufacturer	Raytheon Hawker Beechcraft
Status	Active service
Primary users	United States Air Force Japan Air Self-Defense Force
Number built	180
History
Manufactured	1992–1997
Introduction date	17 January 1992
First flight	5 July 1991
Developed from	Beechjet/Hawker 400A

The Raytheon 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 airlift and tanker aircraft. The T-400 is a similar version for the Japan Air Self-Defense Force.

Design and development

The T-1A Jayhawk is a medium-range, twin-engine jet trainer used in the advanced phase of Air Force Joint Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training for students selected to fly strategic/tactical airlift or tanker aircraft. It is used also for training Air Force Combat Systems Officers in high and low level flight procedures during the advanced phase of training. It also augmented or served in lieu of the T-39 Sabreliner in the Intermediate phase of US Navy/Marine Corps Student Naval Flight Officer training until the joint Air Force-Navy/Marine Corps training pipeline split in 2010 and now remains solely in operation with the U.S. Air Force, leaving the Navy with the Sabreliner pending its eventual replacement. The T-1 Jayhawk shares the same letter and number as the long retired T-1 SeaStar under the 1962 United States Tri-Service aircraft designation system.

The swept-wing T-1A is a military version of the Beechjet/Hawker 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 and 1997.

The first T-1A was delivered to Reese Air Force Base, Texas, in January 1992, and student training began in 1993.

Another military variant is the Japan Air Self-Defense Force T-400 (400T) trainer, which shares the same type certificate as the T-1A.

Variants

T-1A: United States military designation for trainer powered by two JT15D-5B turbofans, 180 built.
T-400: Japanese military designation for the Model 400T powered by two JT15D-5F turbofans, also known by the project name TX; 13 built.

Operators

Japan

Japan Air Self-Defense Force
- 3rd Tactical Airlift Wing – Miho Air Base, Tottori
  - 41st Flight Training Squadron

United States

United States Air Force
- 12th Flying Training Wing – Randolph Air Force Base, Texas
  - 99th Flying Training Squadron
  - 451st Flying Training Squadron – Pensacola Naval Air Station, Florida
- 14th Flying Training Wing – Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi
  - 48th Flying Training Squadron
- 47th Flying Training Wing – Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas
  - 86th Flying Training Squadron
- 71st Flying Training Wing – Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma
  - 3rd Flying Training Squadron
- 340th Flying Training Group – Randolph Air Force Base, Texas
  - 5th Flying Training Squadron – Vance Air Force Base
  - 43d Flying Training Squadron – Columbus Air Force Base
  - 96th Flying Training Squadron – Laughlin Air Force Base
  - 39th Flying Training Squadron – Randolph Air Force Base

Specifications (T-1A)

Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1993–94

General characteristics

Crew: 3 (pilot, co-pilot/instructor, observer)
Capacity: 4 passengers
Length: 48 ft 5 in (14.76 m)
Wingspan: 43 ft 6 in (13.26 m)
Height: 13 ft 11 in (4.24 m)
Wing area: 241.4 sq ft (22.43 m)
Aspect ratio: 7.5:1
Airfoil: Mitsubishi MAC510
Empty weight: 10,450 lb (4,740 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 16,100 lb (7,303 kg)
Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-5B turbofan, 2,900 lbf (13 kN) thrust each

Performance

Maximum speed: 468 kn (539 mph, 867 km/h) at 27,000 ft (8,200 m)
Cruise speed: 392 kn (451 mph, 726 km/h) long range cruise at 41,000 ft (12,000 m)
Stall speed: 93 kn (107 mph, 172 km/h) CAS
Range: 2,900 nmi (3,300 mi, 5,400 km)
Service ceiling: 41,000 ft (12,000 m)

References

William Green, Claudio Müller: Flugzeuge der Welt, 1992/93. Werner Classen Verlag, Zürich 1992, ISBN 3 7172 0368 1, p. 38.
"TC Data Sheet A16SW".
Jackson 2003, p. 537.
Lambert 1993, pp. 432–433.
"T-1A Jayhawk". U.S. Air Force. Retrieved 29 September 2015.

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

Bibliography

Jackson, Paul, ed. (2003). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 2003–2004. Coulsdon, UK: Jane's Information Group. ISBN 0-7106-2537-5.
Lambert, Mark, ed. (1993). Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1993–94. Coulsdon, UK: Jane's Data Division. ISBN 0-7106-1066-1.

External links

"Opinion: U.S. Air Force Overspending On T-1A, Its Forgotten Trainer". Aviation Week & Space Technology. 3 March 2017.

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United States trainer aircraft designations, Army/Air Force and Tri-Service systems

Advanced trainer
(1925–1948)

Basic combat
(1936–1940)

Basic trainer
(1930–1948)

Primary trainer
(1924–1948)

Main sequence
(1948–present)

1948 redesignations	T-6 T-7 T-11 T-13 T-13A T-13B/D T-17 T-19
New designations	T-28 T-29 T-30 T-31 T-32 T-33 T-34 T-35 T-36 T-37 T-38 T-39 T-40 T-41 T-41 (I) T-41 (II) T-42 T-43 T-44 T-45 T-46 T-47 T-47A OT-47B T-48 YT-48 T-48TS T-49 T-50 T-51 T-52 T-53 T-54

Alternate sequences

1962 redesignations	T-1 T-2
Since 1990	T-1 T-2 T-3 T-4 T-5 T-6 T-7

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