US commander: Vietnam ordered T-6 . training aircraft

Commander of the US Pacific Air Force, General Kenneth Wilsbach, said that Vietnam has ordered T-6 Texan II training aircraft manufactured by this country.

According to the latest information published by the US media, Commander of the Pacific Air Force Kenneth Wilsbach said that Vietnam has ordered T-6 Texan II training aircraft. General Kenneth Wilsbach affirmed that “this is one of the most important and obvious points in bilateral cooperation” and “Vietnam ordered T-6 Texan II training aircraft to improve its pilot training program. “. The commander of the US Pacific Air Force also said that the US side is committed to supporting the handover and commissioning of T-6 Texan II aircraft, helping the Vietnam Air Force improve its pilot training capacity. . However, he did not disclose the exact number of T-6 Texan II aircraft that the Vietnamese side ordered. Delivery times and total contract value, were also not disclosed by Kenneth Wilsbach. Previously, from 2018, the Vietnamese side sent two pilots to train with T-6 Texan II aircraft in the US with a duration of 52 weeks. Lieutenant Dang Duc Toai became the first Vietnamese military pilot to graduate from this training course and master the T-6 Texan II training aircraft. The US side said that pilots like Dang Duc Toai had completed training with at least 167 hours of flying time on this single-engine aircraft. Born in the early 2000s, the T-6 Texan II is one of the most popular primary trainers in the world. This aircraft has two seats and one propeller engine. Theoretically, every pilot, whether civilian or military, would have to learn to fly single-engine aircraft first, and then “upgrade” to multi-engine or jet-engined types later. . T-6 Texan II aircraft is equipped with a P&W engine with a capacity of 1100 horsepower, a 4-blade engine, allowing the aircraft to fly at a maximum speed of 510 km/h, with a maximum speed limit of 586 km/h. This type of aircraft has a maximum range of 1700 km, the highest ceiling of 9400 meters above sea level. Even though it’s just a propeller-powered aircraft, the T-6 Texan II still has a very strong fuselage structure that can withstand a maximum acceleration of gravity of 7G, allowing pilots to get used to the pressure of injection control. counterattack later. Currently, the primary single-engine aircraft that Vietnam is using for training is the Yak-52 – an aircraft manufactured by the Soviet Union since the 70s of the last century. Trainer Yak-52 is only equipped with a 530 hp engine with two blades, the maximum speed it can achieve is no more than 285 km/h. The flight ceiling of this type of muscle trainer, is also only about 4000 meters. Not only used for training military pilots, the Yak-52 is also considered a fairly popular private aircraft in the world, due to its easy controllability and low operating costs. Image source: Pinterest. Close-up of the cockpit of the T-6 Texan II trainer aircraft. Source: DM.