T-54A Marlin II
Mission
T-54A’s mission is to ensure multi-engine and tilt-rotor aviators have an advanced platform that best represents fleet aircraft and equips them for tomorrow’s battlespace.
Navy awards contract to buy multi-engine training system aircraft
New training aircraft will equip pilots across the services for tomorrow’s battlespace
The U.S. Navy announced on Jan. 25 that it awarded Textron Aviation a single, firm-fixed-price contract to develop the T-54A multi-engine training system (METS) aircraft. The T-54A will provide advanced instrument and asymmetric engine handling training to student naval aviators selected for multi-engine fleet communities.
T-44C Pegasus
The T-44C Pegasus aircraft is a twin-engine, pressurized, fixed-wing aircraft whose mission is to train Navy and Marine Corps pilots.