A T-54A multi-engine aircraft sits on the flight line of Naval Air Station Corpus Christi on April 18. [Courtesy: U.S. Navy]
Key Takeaways:
The U.S. Navy has received its first two T-54A multi-engine training system (METS) aircraft, based on the Beechcraft King Air 260.
These new T-54As will replace the aging T-44C Pegasus, which has been in service since 1977, offering advanced avionics and virtual/augmented reality capabilities.
The aircraft will be used by Naval Air Training Command to prepare future naval aviators for modern fleet aircraft, with the Navy potentially acquiring up to 64 trainers by 2026.
The U.S. Navy has updated its training fleet by taking delivery of a pair of T-54A multi-engine training system (METS) aircraft based on the Beechcraft King Air 260 platform.
The aircraft will replace the T-44C Pegasus, an earlier version of a militarized King Air that has been in use since 1977. The T-44C is slated to be phased out over the next year.
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Meg Godlewski has been an aviation journalist for more than 24 years and a CFI for more than 20 years. If she is not flying or teaching aviation, she is writing about it. Meg is a founding member of the Pilot Proficiency Center at EAA AirVenture and excels at the application of simulation technology to flatten the learning curve. Follow Meg on Twitter @2Lewski.
