Trainer Aircraft Variants

New Series
Some sources claim that the T-48 designation was applied to a 1984 Cessna program for a modified T-37 Next Generation Trainer [NGT] program to replace the T-46,, but this is not widely attested. For some reason, the "T" (trainer) sequence, last seen in the Cessna T-47 in 1984, was restarted with the Beech T-1 Jayhawk in 1990. Further adding to the confusion is the fact that other trainer programs were given the designations T-49, T-50 and T-51. The Wikipedia list is defective in several respects. Wikipedia claims that there is a Boeing CT-49, though is not able to describe it. The NATO Airborne Early Warning & Control Force (NAEW&CF), activated 28 June 1982, consists of personnel of most NATO Air Forces, jointly operating seventeen E-3A AWACS aircraft. The NAEW&CF also has two [possibly three] CT-49As for training, which are B-707 airframes without the radar on top. In addition, the CT-49s are not capable of air-to-air refueling, but only can make “dry” hook-ups for training purposes. Luxembourg has no Air Force but for legal purposes NATO’s 17 E-3A Sentry AWACS aircraft and 2 Boeing CT/49 (training) have LU registration. The CT-49 is a designation by Boeing and/or the USAF for a militarized, cargo/trainer versions of the B-707-320C. NATO operates a fleet of such aircraft in the E-3A flight-crew training role and cargo/passenger transport role. Bearing the rather vague designation of TCAs (Trainer Cargo Aircraft) they are also designated NCT-49A, as can be seen in their technical orders. There are only a couple of SOURCES / SOURCES for this designation. The T-50 is real, but it is a South Korean project. Wikipedia also claimed that there was a Cessna T-51, but they failed to describe it and no one else had ever heard of such a thing. Eventually Wikipedia figured out that Titan Aircraft offers a 3/4 scale replica P-51 homebuilt kit, said to combine friendly low speed handling characteristics with agility and high performance, that is destignated the T-51 Mustang. The meticulous observer may note that the initiation of the "new" alpha-numeric series did not put an end to the further elaboration of the "old" series. There does not seem to be any particular rhyme or reason to which series is now invoked for which new aircraft. "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines."
	BUILDER	NAME	ENGINES		SERVICE	COMMENTS
T-1A	MCDONNELL DOUGLAS, BEECH, QUINTRON	JAYHAWK	2	JT15D-5B	AF	TANKER, TRANSPORT, TRAINING SYSTEM WITH 3 SEATS, USED FOR TRANSITIONING UPT PILOTS TO TANKER/TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT
T-2B	NORTH AMERICAN ROCKWELL	BUCKEYE	2	J60-P-6	NAVY	LOW WING, CARRIER JET (2 CREW)
T-2C	NORTH AMERICAN ROCKWELL	BUCKEYE	2	J85-GE-4/-4A	NAVY	UPGRADED T-2B
T-3A	SLINGSLY NORTHROP	NONE	1	AEIO 540	AF	SINGLE ENGINE, LOW WING, LIGHT TRAINER WITH SIDE-BY-SIDE SEATING
T-4	[skipped]
T-5	[skipped]
T-6A	RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT	TBD	1	PT-6A-68	AF/NAVY	SINGLE ENGINE, TWO PLACE LOW WING PRIMARY TRAINER (JPATS)
T-7	Boeing	Redhawk				Advanced Pilot Training (APT T-X) a
Old Series
T-7	Beech	Expeditor				AT-7
T-11	Beech	Kansan				AT-11
T-17	Boeing	Kaydet				AT-17
T-19	Stinson	Reliant				AT-19
T-28B	NORTH AMERICAN ROCKWELL	TROJAN	1	R-1820-86A	NAVY	LOW-WING, FLIGHT TRAINER (2 CREW)
T-28C	NORTH AMERICAN ROCKWELL	TROJAN	1	R-1820-86A	NAVY	UPGRADED T-28B SUITABLE FOR CARRIER OPERATIONS (2 CREW)
T-29B	GENERAL DYNAMICS	FLYING CLASSROOM	2	R-2800-97	NAVY	LOW WING TRAINER TRANSPORT WITH PERISCOPIC SEXTANT WINDOW (4 CREW, 10 STUDENTS)
T-29C	GENERAL DYNAMICS	FLYING CLASSROOM	2	R-2800-99W	NAVY	UPGRADED T-29B FOR NAVIGATOR-BOMBARDIER TRAINING (3 CREW 10 STUDENTS)
XT-30	Douglas					T-28 Competitor
T-31	Fairchild
T-32	Consolidated
T-33A	LOCKHEED	SHOOTING STAR	1	J33-A-35	AF	FULL-CANTILEVER, LOW WING, FLIGHT TRAINER (2 CREW)
T-34A	BEECH	MENTOR	1	IO-470-4	AF	LOW-WING, SEMI-MONOCOQUE TRAINER (2 CREW)
T-34B	BEECH	MENTOR	1	IO-470-4	NAVY	NAVY VERSION OF T-34A
T-34C	BEECH	MENTOR	1	PT6A-25	NAVY	IMPROVED T-34B
T-35	Temco	Buckaroo				T-34 Competitor
T-36	Beech
T-37B	CESSNA	TWEET	2	J69-T-25	AF/GAF	PRIMARY JET TRAINER, BUBBLE CLAMSHELL CANOPY (2 CREW)
T-38A	NORTHROP	TALON	2	J85-GE-5/-5A/	AF/NV/GAF	LOW-WING, SUPERSONIC JET TRAINER (2 CREW)
T-38C	NORTHROP	TALON	2	J85-GE-5/-5A/	AF/NV/GAF	T-38A & AT-38B MODIFIED INTO SINGLE FLEET CONFIGURATION, INCLUDES GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM/INERTIAL NAVIGATION SYSTEM, HEADS-UP DISPLAY, AND NO DROP BOMB SCORING SYSTEM
T-38N	NORTHROP	TALON	2	J85-GE-5H/-5N	NASA	T-38A MODIFIED WITH UPGRADED AVIONICS
T-39B	NORTH AMERICAN ROCKWELL	SABRELINER	2	J60-P-3/-3A	AF	UPGRADED T-39A WITH DOPPLER RADAR USED TO TRAIN PILOTS IN RADAR NAVIGATION (3 PASSENGERS)
T-39D	NORTH AMERICAN ROCKWELL	SABRELINER	2	J60-P-3A	NAVY	NAVY VERSION OF T-39 SERIES WITH AN/APQ-94 RADAR TO TRAIN FLEET AIRCREWS (5 CREW)
T-39N	NORTH AMERICAN ROCKWELL	SABRELINER	2	JT-12-8	NAVY	ADVANCED VERSION OF T-39A USED FOR TRAINING UNDERGRADUATE NAVAL FLIGHT OFFICERS
T-40	Lockheed	Jetstar				C-140
T-41A	CESSNA	MESCALERO	1	IO-300-D	AF	SINGLE ENGINE, HIGH WING, LIGHT TRAINER, MILITARY VERSION OF CESSNA 172 (2 CREW, 2 PASSENGERS)
T-41B	CESSNA	MESCALERO	1	IO-360-D	ARMY	ARMY VERSION OF T-41A
T-41C	CESSNA	MESCALERO	1	IO-360-D34	AF	UPGRADED T-41A
T-41D	CESSNA	MESCALERO	1	10-360-D34	AF	T-41B/C WITH CONSTANT SPEED PROPELLERS
T-42A	BEECH	COCHISE	2	IO-470-L	ARMY	INSTRUMENT FLIGHT TRAINER (4 CREW)
T-43A	BOEING	NONE	2	JT-8D-9	AF	MILITARY VERSION OF THE BOEING 737-200 MODIFIED FOR NAVIGATOR TRAINING (12 STUDENT STATIONS, 4 INSTRUCTOR STATIONS, AND 3 PROFICIENCY STATIONS)
T-44A	BEECH	NONE	2	PT6A-34B	NAVY	FIVE-PLACE TRAINER FOR (IFR) FLIGHT, RADIO INSTRUMENT NAVIGATION, AND TACTICAL ORIENTATION TRAINING
T-45A	MCDONNELL DOUGLAS	GOSHAWK	1	MK851-49	NAVY	LOW-WING JET TRAINER FOR CARRIER LANDING TRAINING (2 CREW)
T-45B	MCDONNELL DOUGLAS	GOSHAWK	1	MK851-49	NAVY	T-45A MODIFIED FOR LAND BASED TRAINING
T-46	Fairchild-Republic	Eaglet	2	F109-GA-100	AF	never put into production.
T-47A	CESSNA	NONE	2	JT15D-5	NAVY	MILITARY VERSION OF COMMERCIAL CITATION II WITH ENGINE AND STRUCTURAL MODIFICATIONS, CONFIGURED WITH RADAR TRAINING CONSOLES AND AN/APQ-159 RADAR
T-48	? Tweet					not assigned ? possibly 1984 Cessna program for a modified T-37 Next Generation Trainer [NGT] program to replace the T-46
CT-49	Boeing		4		NATO	NATO AWACS trainer, 707 airframe without rotodome or refueling
T-50	Lockheed Martin	Golden Eagle				Not a DOD designator
T-51						Not a DOD designator Titan Aircraft 3/4 scale replica P-51 homebuilt kit, said to combine friendly low speed handling characteristics with agility and high performance
T-51	CESSNA					Cessna 150
T-52						not to be confused with Provost T-52 trainer - Diamond DA40 Diamond Star is an Austrian four-seat, single-engine, light aircraft, 20 acquired in 2009 and used by the 557th Flying Training Squadron at United States Air Force Academy, replaced in 2012 with the Cirrus SR20-based T-53A.
T-53	Cirrus	SR20
Training Modifications
TA-3B	MCDONNELL DOUGLAS	SKYWARRIOR	2	J57-P-10	NAVY	A-3B EQUIPPED FOR BOMBARDIER/NAVIGATOR TRAINING (8 CREW), ALSO STAFF TRANSPORT VERSION (3 CREW)
TA-4B	MCDONNELL DOUGLAS	SKYHAWK	1	J65-W-16A/-20	NAVY	SMALL, SINGLE-SEAT, DELTA WING, CARRIER-BASED, ATTACK AIRCRAFT WITH TRICYCLE LANDING GEAR AND INFLIGHT REFUELING CAPABILITY
TA-4F	MCDONNELL DOUGLAS	SKYHAWK	1	J52-P-6A/-6B/-8A	NAVY	A-4F MODIFIED WITH DUAL CONTROLS AND LONGER FORWARD FUSELAGE (2 CREW)
TA-4J	MCDONNELL DOUGLAS	SKYHAWK	1	J52-P-6A	NAVY	TA-4F EQUIPPED FOR SHRIKE, BULLPUP, BUDDY STORE REFUELING, AN/APG-53 RADAR DOPPLER, AND AN/ASN/41 NAVIGATION COMPUTER, PRIMARILY CONFIGURED FOR ADVANCED TRAINING COMMAND
TA-7C	LTV AEROSPACE	CORSAIR II	1	TF30-P-8/-408	NAVY	A-7B AND A-7C AIRCRAFT MODIFIED AS CARRIER REPLACEMENT AIR WING (CRAW) TRAINERS (2 CREW)
TA-7P	LTV AEROSPACE	CORSAIR II	1	TF30-P-408	NAVY/PORT	TWO SEAT TRAINING VERSION OF A-7P FOR PORTUGUESE GOVERNMENT
TAH-1S	BELL	COBRA/TOW	1	T53-L-703	ARMY	AH-1S MODIFIED FOR TRAINING AH-64 FLIGHT CREWS
TAV-8A	BRITISH AEROSPACE	HARRIER	1	F402-RR-400-401	NAVY	TWO-PLACE AV-8A FOR TRANSITION TRAINING
TAV-8B	MCDONNELL DOUGLAS	HARRIER	1	F402-RR-406	NAVY	TRAINER VERSION OF AV-8B (2 CREW)
TC-4C	GRUMMAN	ACADEME	2	MK529-8X	NAVY	C-4A MODIFIED AS A BOMBARDIER/NAVIGATOR TRAINER
TC-18E	BOEING	NONE	4	TF33-PW-100A	AF	BOEING 707-300 SERIES AIRCRAFT MODIFIED FOR E-3 PILOT/CREW TRAINING
TC-18F	BOEING	NONE	4	JT3D-3B	NAVY	BOEING 707-300 SERIES AIRCRAFT MODIFIED FOR E-6 PILOT TRAINING
TC-117D	MCDONNELL DOUGLAS	SKYTRAIN	2	R-1820-80A	NAVY	C-117D MODIFIED FOR NAVIGATION TRAINING (3 CREW, 8 STUDENTS)
TC-135S	BOEING	STRATOLIFTER	4	TF33-P-5	AF	FORMERLY EC-135B MODIFIED FOR RC-135S FLIGHT CREW TRAINING
TC-135W	BOEING	STRATOLIFTER	4	TF33-P-5	AF	TRAINING VERSION OF RC-135W WITH SPECIAL MISSION EQUIPMENT REMOVED
TE-2A	GRUMMAN	HAWKEYE	2	T56-A-8/-8A/-8B	NAVY	E-2B WITH AIR TACTICAL DATA SYSTEM (ATDS) REMOVED AND MODIFIED FOR TRAINING
TE-2C	GRUMMAN	HAWKEYE	2	T56-A-8/-8A/-8B	NAVY	YE-2C MODIFIED FOR PILOT TRAINING
TF-16N	GENERAL DYNAMICS	FIGHTING FALCON	1	F110-GE-100	NAVY	TWO-SEAT F-16N USED TO TEST PILOT PROFICIENCY IN SIMULATING HIGH PERFORMANCE, ALL-WEATHER AGGRESSOR
TF-18A	MCDONNELL DOUGLAS	HORNET	2	F404-GE-400	NAVY	TWO-PLACE TRAINER VERSION OF F-18A
TFA-18A	MCDONNELL DOUGLAS, NORTHROP	HORNET	2	F404-GE-400	NAVY	PREVIOUSLY DESIGNATED F-18A AND A-18A, TWO SEAT AIRCRAFT USED FOR TRAINING
TG-3A	SCHWEIZER			NONE	AF	NON-MOTORIZED GLIDER USED FOR TRAINING AT THE AIR FORCE ACADEMY
TG-4A	SCHWEIZER			NONE	AF	NON-MOTORIZED GLIDER USED FOR TRAINING AT THE AIR FORCE ACADEMY
TG-7A	SCHWEIZER	NONE	1	LYCOMING 0-35	AF	MOTORIZED GLIDER USED FOR CADET TRAINING
TG-9A	SCLEICHER			NONE	AF	TANDEM TWO-SEAT COMPETITION AND TRAINING SAILPLANE
TG-10A	LET	FLUGZEUGWERKE	NONE		AF	NON-MOTORIZED GLIDER USED FOR TRAINING AT THE AIR FORCE ACADEMY
TG-11A	STEMME GMBH & CO	NONE	1	LIMBACH L2400	AF	MOTORIZED GLIDER USED FOR TRAINING AT THE AIR FORCE ACADEMY
TH-1L	BELL	IROQUOIS	1	T53-L-13/	NAVY	UH-1E MODIFIED FOR TRAINING
TH-6B	MCDONNELL DOUGLAS	NONE	1	T63-A-720	NAVY	OH-6 MODIFIED FOR TRAINING NAVY TEST PILOTS
TH-53A	SIKORSKY	NONE	2	T64-GE-7A	AF	H-53 MODIFIED TO CONDUCT BASIC AND INITIAL QUALIFICATION TRAINING FOR THE AIR FORCE
TH-57A	BELL	SEA RANGER	1	250-C18	NAVY	TRAINER VERSION OF BELL CO MODEL 206A, SINGLE BLADE MAIN ROTOR, SKID-TYPE GEAR, DUAL FLIGHT CONTROLS (5 SEATS)
TH-57B	BELL	SEA RANGER	1	250-C20J	NAVY	UPGRADED TH-57A WITH MORE POWERFUL ENGINE AND NEW AVIONICS
TH-57C	BELL	SEA RANGER	1	250-C20J	NAVY	UPGRADED TH-57B WITH DUAL PILOT IFR AVIONICS, 3-AXIS STABILITY AUGMENTATION SYSTEM,AND GREATER FUEL CAPACITY
TH-67A	BELL HELICOPTER, TEXTRON, INC	CREEK	1	250-C20JN	ARMY	MODIFIED BELL 206 JET RANGER
TP-3A	LOCKHEED	ORION	4	T56-A-10W	NAVY	MODIFIED P-3A TO PROVIDE P-3C PILOT/FLIGHT ENGINEER TRAINING
TS-2A	GRUMMAN	TRACKER	2	R-1820-82	NAVY	TRAINER VERSION OF CARRIER-BASED ASW AIRCRAFT, AN/APS-38 EQUIPMENT AND MARINE MARKER PETRO LAUNCHER REMOVED PRIOR TO ASSIGNMENT TO (CNATRA) (4 CREW)
TU-2R	LOCKHEED	NONE	1	F118-GE-101	AF	TRAINER VERSION OF U-2R
TU-2S	LOCKHEED	NONE	1	F118-GE-101	AF	MODIFIED TU-2R WITH IMPROVED HIGHER PERFORMANCE ENGINE

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Trainer Aircraft Variants