T-6A Texan II

The T-6A Texan II is a single-engine, two-seat primary trainer designed to train Joint Primary Pilot Training, or JPPT, students in basic flying skills common to U.S. Air Force and Navy pilots. (Photo: USAF)

T-6A Texan II

Two T-6A Texan IIs fly in formation over the base here May 19. The T-6A Texan II is replacing the T-37 Tweet as the primary trainer for Air Force pilots. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Allen)

T-6A Texan II

The T-6A Texan II performs a "gear down" pass. The Texan is a single-engine, two-seat primary trainer designed to train Joint Primary Pilot Training, or JPPT, students in basic flying skills common to U.S. Air Force and Navy pilots. The trainer is phasing out the aging T-37 fleet throughout Air Education and Training Command. (U.S. Air Force photo by O.J. Sanchez)

T-6A Texan II

A T-6A Texan II taxis into position here. The 12th Flying Training Wing was the first Air Force installation to fly the Texan and is the host unit for the T-6A Texan II Demonstration Team. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Dave Nolan)

T-6A Texan II

A T-6A Texan II banks over the south Texas landscape during a 12th Flying Training Wing Pilot Instructor Training flight. The 12th FTW was the first Air Force installation to fly the T-6A and is the host unit for the T-6A Texan II Demonstration Team. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. David Richards)

T-6A Texan II

The T-6A Texan II is a single-engine, two-seat primary trainer designed to train Joint Primary Pilot Training, or JPPT, students in basic flying skills common to U.S. Air Force and Navy pilots. The trainer is phasing out the aging T-37 fleet throughout Air Education and Training Command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. David Richards)