Military Trainers
Alenia Aermacchi M-346
ICAO: Y130
Overview
The Beechcraft T-6C is a turboprop military trainer developed from the Pilatus PC-9 design. Equipped with advanced avionics and training systems, it prepares pilots for modern combat aircraft. The aircraft is widely used in U.S. and allied training programs.
Live Fleet Activity (T6C)
📡
Fetching live data…
Specifications
Units
- Engine
- 1 × Pratt & Whitney PT6A-68
- Engine type
- Turboprop
- Power
- 1,100 shp · 820 kW
- Avionics
- Esterline CMC Cockpit 4000 avionics suite
- Wing tips
- No winglets
- Seats
- 2
- Crew
- —
- Cabin width
- —
- Cabin height
- —
- Cabin length
- —
- Exterior length
- 33 ft 4 in · 10.16 m
- Tail height
- 10 ft 8 in · 3.25 m
- Fuselage diameter
- 3 ft 7 in · 1.10 m
- Wing span
- 33 ft 6 in · 10.20 m
- Baggage volume
- —
- Gross weight
- —
- Empty weight
- —
- Max takeoff weight
- 6,900 lb · 3,150 kg
- Max landing weight
- 6,900 lb · 3,150 kg
- Max payload
- 2,200 lb · 1,000 kg
- Fuel capacity
- 310 gal · 1,200 L · 900 kg (Jet A)
- Max cruise speed
- 316 kt · 364 mph · 585 km/h
- Maximum speed
- —
- Cruise speed
- —
- Approach speed
- 140 kt · 161 mph · 259 km/h
- Range
- 1,382 nm · 1,590 mi · 2,560 km
- Fuel burn
- 7.72 nm/gal · 3.78 km/L
- Ceiling
- 31,000 ft · 9,400 m
- Rate of climb
- 3,850 ft/min · 20 m/s
- Takeoff distance
- 1,300 ft · 400 m
- Landing distance
- 2,250 ft · 690 m
Gallery
(/)
tap to zoom
(/)
Live fleet activity details
📡
Operational Context
Beechcraft T-6C Military Trainer — primary turboprop trainer
The T-6 program began in the 1990s to replace aging primary trainers. The aircraft first entered service in the early 2000s and has since become a standard trainer for multiple air forces. The T-6C variant features upgraded avionics and weapons simulation capability.
Powered by a Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-68 turboprop engine producing approximately 1,100 shaft horsepower, the T-6C cruises at around 320 knots (590 km/h). Maximum takeoff weight is roughly 6,500 pounds (2,950 kg). The cockpit includes digital displays and hands-on-throttle-and-stick controls.
The T-6C provides foundational training in instrument flying, formation, and basic tactics. Its modern systems mirror those found in frontline aircraft. The type remains central to military pilot development pipelines.
Sources and references used for research and fact-checking.