Modern fighter jets require a great deal of training and talent to fly, often requiring years before a pilot is certified. For example, it takes an average of 192 hours of training before a pilot can ...

The Planes of Fame Air Museum in Chino, CA, will present its AT-6 Texan Flying Extravaganza on Saturday, September 6, 2025, offering visitors a full day of history, flying displays, and educational ...

The T-6 Texan II, reportedly in a customized T-6JP variant, will be used by the JASDF as its new primary trainer to replace the license-built T-34 derivatives employed so far. Japan has selected the U ...

As the Air Force prepares to celebrate its 75th birthday, Team Vance invites our friends and neighbors in Enid to celebrate the base’s more than 80 years of training the world’s best pilots. Over the ...

The head of a Van Nuys non-profit organization that promotes the history and legacy of the World War II-era AT-6 Texan trainer plane was among a pair of pilots killed Sunday when two planes collided ...

WICHITA, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Textron Aviation Defense LLC, a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, today announced in coordination with the Kanematsu Group that the Beechcraft T-6 Texan II Integrated ...

The new Flight School will be built and operated by Elbit at Kalamata Air Base, where the Hellenic Air Force currently train its pilots on the T-6A Texan II and the T-2E Buckeye. The governments of ...

Just as no driver ever forgets their first car, pilots can have a real emotional attachment to a given model of aircraft, especially if it was one of the first they flew. This association will be ...

WICHITA, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Textron Aviation Defense today announced the delivery of the 1,000th Beechcraft T-6C Texan II aircraft and the achievement of the 5 million flight hour milestone across ...

With the B version of its T-6 Texan II, Raytheon Aircraft aims to tap demand for a more advanced turboprop trainer offering a fighter-style cockpit Since winning the Joint Primary Aircraft Training ...

Before American war aces were able to prove themselves in the skies over the Pacific, for instance, they had to learn how to do it. There were a lot of solutions at hand to get these pilots up to ...

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — The Japanese government has selected a new U.S.-built basic trainer aircraft and associated ground equipment for its air force’s pilot training program. The Japan Air ...