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06 April 2023
by Marc Selinger
Textron Aviation will provide a modified version of its Beechcraft King Air 260 for the US Navy’s T-54A Multi-Engine Training System aircraft. (Textron Aviation)
US-based Textron is on track to begin delivering the new T-54A Multi-Engine Training System (METS) aircraft to the US Navy in early 2024, according to company programme manager Chad Hines.
Textron hosted a post-contract award conference with the navy in early March and is in the “final stages of production planning”, Hines told
Janes
on 5 April at the Navy League Sea-Air-Space 2023 conference held in National Harbor, Maryland. The T-54A will incorporate several commercial modifications into Textron’s existing Beechcraft King Air 260 commercial turboprop.
Among the modifications are an angle of attack indicator,
a digital audio control system to allow pilots to communicate with their onboard observer, additional seating for very important persons (VIPs), and a monitoring system to provide real-time data to maintenance crews.
Textron considers the programme low-risk because it built and demonstrated a production-like aircraft as part of the contract proposal process. “We’ve already developed the product and now we’re just incorporating [it] into the production build,” Hines said.
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