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Aircraft by type: T-1A Jayhawk
(U.S. Air Force photo by Terry Wasson)
VANCE AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. - An air-to-air view of a T-1
Jayhawk during a training mission.
T-1 Jayhawk
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"The T-1A Jayhawk is a
medium-range, twin-engine jet trainer. It is used by
the U. S. Air Force's Air Education and Training
Command to train student pilots to fly airlift or
tanker aircraft. The swept wing T-1A is a version of
the Beech 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 a single-point refueling system
with greater capacity and increased bird strike
protection in the windshield and leading edges for
sustained low-level operation" |
LOSSES.
[no ejection seats are fitted to this type of aircraft]
