A development of the Pilatus PC-9 and named for the famous North
American AT-6 Texan of World War II fame, the T-6 first flew in
1992 with production beginning in 1998. The prototype was introduced
as the Beech T-6; however, by the time this aircraft went into production,
Beech, a division of Raytheon, had lost its identity within the parent
organization.
The Texan II is replacing
the Cessna T-37 in the U.S. Air Force and the Beech
T-34C of the U.S. Navy.
