New Trainer for IAF

[haamimhagolan]

The Israeli Air Force has formally announced that it will purchase 25 T-6A Texan turboprop trainers from the United States:
http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2008/06/12/224596/israel-confirms-plans-for-25-beechcraft-t-6a-trainers.html

The T-6A is also used by the USAF and USN. The airplanes will replace Israel's aging fleet of Tzukit (Fouga Magister) trainers.

[haamimhagolan]

The first T-6A turboprop trainers are expected to be delivered in January 2009. Total cost for the 25-airplane buy is projected at $190 million. The T-6A Texan is expected to replace the Tzukit (which has been in service in Israeli since the 1960s).
http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2008/08/15/314767/texans-head-for-israel-in-january.html

[betgilson]

this trainer is much simiar to the Tucano, a Brazilian development.

http://www.airliners.net/photo/Brazil---Air/Embraer-T-27-Tucano/1378272&tbl=photo_info&photo_nr=5&sok=WHERE__%28aircraft_generic_%3D_%27Embraer_EMB-312_Tucano%27%29_&sort=_order_by_photo_id_DESC_&prev_id=1379120&next_id=1378130

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embraer_EMB_312_Tucano

http://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/super_tucano/#super_tucano_16788 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embraer_EMB_312_Tucano)


Nice machine.