Jet Trainer
Turkey’s first Hürjet forward fuselage enters final assembly
Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAŞ) has marked an important milestone in the development of Turkey’s first jet-powered trainer aircraft, the Hürjet, after the forward fuselage of the first prototype was recently moved to the company’s final assembly line
Report cites pilot error as cause of fatal USAF T-38C crash
A US Air Force Air Education and Training Command Accident Investigation Board Report has found that pilot error was to blame for a fatal crash involving a T-38C Talon near Dannelly Field in Montgomery, Alabama, on February 19, 2021
Saab third aft section for USAF T-7A flight tests
Saab has shipped its third aft airframe section for use in the T-7A Red Hawk flight test programme for the US Air Force, the latest milestone to be met in the engineering and manufacturing development phase
DSEI 2021: Middle Eastern fund invests in Aeralis start-up
UK aerospace start-up Aeralis has received a boost in its efforts to develop a new jet training aircraft after signing an investment agreement with an unnamed Middle Eastern sovereign wealth fund
UK accelerates Hawk T1 retirement plans
Plans to retire the Royal Air Force's British Aerospace Hawk T1 fleet have been accelerated
Babcock and Leonardo join forces for FAcT programme
Babcock and Leonardo announced the signing of a Teaming Agreement that will see Babcock Canada and Leonardo Canada working to provide a solution for Canada’s Future Aircrew Training programme
T-50 Golden Eagle orders boost for KAI
A further two KAI T-50TH Golden Eagle lead-in fighter trainers are being purchased to boost the Royal Thai Air Force fleet, bringing the in-service total of the type to 14 aircraft
Second aft section produced for T-7A programme
Saab has shipped the second aft airframe section from the company’s Linköping site in Sweden to Boeing in St Louis, Missouri, for use in the T-7A Red Hawk flight test programme
Saab suggests T-7A Milestone C in late-2022
Saab has said the T-7A programme, which together with Boeing will deliver a new jet training aircraft to the US Air Force, could reach Milestone C in late-2022 ahead of moving to a more stable low-rate initial production in 2023
US Navy T-45Cs involved in mid-air collision
Two US Navy-operated McDonnell Douglas T-45C Goshawk land-/carrier-based jet trainers were involved in a mid-air collision over Texas on May 17