Beechcraft T-6 Texan II

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The Beechcraft T-6 Texan II is a single-engined, turboprop aircraft currently built by Textron Aviation, formerly manufactured by Raytheon Aircraft Company, which sold to Textron in 2007. It is a license-built Pilatus PC-9, a trainer aircraft. The T-6 replaced the United States Air Force's Cessna T-37B Tweet and the United States Navy's T-34C Turbo Mentor during the 2010s. The T-6A is used by the United States Air Force for basic pilot training and combat systems officer training, the United States Navy for primary and intermediate naval flight officer training for the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps, and by the Royal Canadian Air Force (CT-156 Harvard II designation), Greek Air Force, Israeli Air Force (with the "Efroni" nickname), and Iraqi Air Force for basic flight training. The T-6B is used by the US Navy for primary naval aviator training Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. The T-6C is used for training by the Mexican Air Force, Royal Air Force, Royal Moroccan...

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