Raytheon T-1 Jayhawk

For the T-1 SeaStar, see Lockheed T2V SeaStar.

T-1 Jayhawk / T-400

Role	Trainer aircraft
Manufacturer	Raytheon Hawker Beechcraft
Introduction	1992
Status	Active service
Primary users	United States Air Force Japan Air Self-Defense Force
Produced	1992-1997
Number built	180
Unit cost	US$ 4.1 million (2005)^[1]
Developed from	Beechjet/Hawker 400A

The Raytheon T-1 Jayhawk is a twin-engined jet aircraft used by the United States Air Force for advanced pilot training. T-1A students go on to fly airlift and tanker aircraft. The T-400 is a similar version for the Japan Air Self-Defense Force.

Design and development

The T-1A Jayhawk is a medium-range, twin-engine jet trainer used in the advanced phase of Air Force Joint Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training for students selected to fly strategic/tactical airlift or tanker aircraft. It is used also for training Air Force Combat Systems Officers in high and low level flight procedures during the advanced phase of training. It also augmented or served in lieu of the T-39 Sabreliner in the Intermediate phase of USN/USMC Student Naval Flight Officer (SNFO) training until the joint Air Force-Navy/Marine Corps training pipeline split in 2010 and now remains solely in operation with the U.S. Air Force, leaving the Navy with the Sabreliner pending its eventual replacement. The T-1 Jayhawk shares the same letter and number as the now retired T-1 SeaStar under the 1962 United States Tri-Service aircraft designation system.

The swept-wing T-1A is a military version of the Beechjet/Hawker 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 structural enhancements that provide for a large number of landings per flight hour, increased bird strike resistance and an additional fuselage fuel tank. A total of 180 T-1 trainers were delivered between 1992-1997.

The first T-1A was delivered to Reese Air Force Base, Texas, in January 1992, and student training began in 1993.

Another military variant is the Japan Air Self-Defense Force T-400 (400T) trainer, which shares the same type certificate as the T-1A.^[2]

Variants

A T-1A parked at Centennial Airport

T-1A: United States military designation for the Model 400T powered by two JT15D-5B turbofans, 180 built.
T-400: Japanese military designation for the Model 400T powered by two JT15D-5F turbofans, also known by the project name TX; 13 built.

Operators

JASDF T-400 at Iruma Air Base

Japan

Japan Air Self-Defense Force
- Air Support Command
  - 3rd Tactical Airlift Wing - Miho Air Base, Tottori
    - 41st Flight Training Squadron

United States

United States Air Force

Air Education and Training Command

12th Flying Training Wing - Randolph Air Force Base, Texas

99th Flying Training Squadron

451st Flying Training Squadron - Pensacola Naval Air Station, Florida

14th Flying Training Wing - Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi

48th Flying Training Squadron

47th Flying Training Wing - Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas

86th Flying Training Squadron

71st Flying Training Wing - Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma

3rd Flying Training Squadron

Air Force Reserve Command

340th Flying Training Group - Randolph Air Force Base, Texas

5th Flying Training Squadron - Vance Air Force Base

43d Flying Training Squadron - Columbus Air Force Base

96th Flying Training Squadron - Laughlin Air Force Base

100th Flying Training Squadron - Randolph Air Force Base

Specifications (T-1A)

Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1993–94^[3]

General characteristics

Crew: 3 (pilot, co-pilot/instructer, observer)
Capacity: 4 passengers
Length: 48 ft 5 in (14.76 m)
Wingspan: 43 ft 6 in (13.26 m)
Height: 13 ft 11 in (4.24 m)
Wing area: 241.4 sq ft (22.43 m²)
Aspect ratio: 7.5:1
Airfoil: Mitsubishi MAC510
Empty weight: 10,450 lb (4,740 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 16,100 lb (7,303 kg)
Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-5B turbofan, 2,900 lbf (13 kN) thrust each

Performance

Maximum speed: 468 kn (539 mph; 867 km/h) at 27,000 ft (8,200 m)
Cruise speed: 392 kn (451 mph; 726 km/h) long range cruise at 41,000 ft (12,000 m)
Stall speed: 93 kn (107 mph; 172 km/h) CAS
Range: 2,900 nmi (3,337 mi; 5,371 km) ^[1]
Service ceiling: 41,000 ft (12,000 m)

References

1 2 "T-1A Jayhawk". U.S. Air Force. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
↑ TC Data Sheet A16SW
↑ Lambert 1993, pp. 432–433.

Lambert, Mark, ed. (1993). Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1993–94. Coulsdon, UK: Jane's Data Division. ISBN 0-7106-1066-1.
Wetzel, Gary (March 2011). "Jayhawk...training for the big stuff". Air International. Vol. 80 no. 3. pp. 64–69. ISSN 0306-5634.

This article contains information that originally came from a US Government website, in the public domain. USAF Website

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United States trainer aircraft designations, Army/Air Force and Tri-Service systems

Advanced Trainer
(1925-1948)

Basic Combat
(1936-1940)

Basic Trainer
(1930-1948)

Primary Trainer
(1924-1948)

Main sequence
(1948-present)

1948 redesignations	T-6 T-7 T-11 T-13A T-13B/D T-17 T-19

New designations	T-28 T-29 T-30 T-31 T-32 T-33 T-34 T-35 T-36 T-37 T-38 T-39 T-40 T-41 T-42 T-43 T-44 T-45 T-46 T-47 T-48 (I) T-48 (II) CT-49 T-50 T-51 T-52 T-53

Alternate sequences

1962 redesignations	T-1 T-2

1990-1996 sequence	T-1 T-2¹ T-3 T-4¹ T-5¹ T-6

¹ Not assigned

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