Maj. Bryce Turner, a third-generation Air Force pilot whose grandfather was among the first African American jet pilots, completed the inaugural flight of the new T-7A Red Hawk advanced trainer.
The T-7A Red Hawk's red-tail livery honors the Tuskegee Airmen of World War II and is designed to replace the Air Force's aging T-38 trainer for fighter and bomber pilots.
This new advanced trainer is the first Air Force aircraft to be entirely designed digitally, which significantly accelerated its development and improved manufacturing efficiency.
The grandson of one of the first African American jet pilots became the first Air Force test pilot to fly the service’s new T-7A Red Hawk advanced trainer.
The jet, with its iconic red-tail livery, honors the Tuskegee Airmen of World War II, the U.S. Army Air Forces’ first Black aviation unit to serve in the U.S. military.
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