Beechcraft T-44C Pegasus #4

Training Squadron 35's (VT-35) primary mission is to provide advanced multi-engine pilot training for Naval and Air Force students who will fly the... more

by Arthur Eggers

Title

Beechcraft T-44C Pegasus #4

Artist

Arthur Eggers

Medium

Digital Art - Color Print

Description

Training Squadron 35's (VT-35) primary mission is to provide advanced multi-engine pilot training for Naval and Air Force students who will fly the C-130 Hercules, the C-12 Huron or the P-3 Orion. In addition, VT-35 provides training for Navy aviators going to test pilot school. The Stingrays were formed from a part of VT-31 to train pilots in the multiengine turboprop TC-12B Huron (Beech Super King Air) aircraft. With VT-35's establishment, the Navy once again had two squadrons to train multiengine pilots. VT-31 instructs students in the T-44A Pegasus, taking over from VT-28, which in the early 1990s became a primary syllabus training squadron operating the T-34C Turbo-Mentor. The T-44A Pegasus was a trainer version, designated the Model H90 by Beechcraft, powered by two model PT6A-34B turbo-prop engines manufactured by Pratt & Whitney Aircraft of Canada. The primary mission of the T-44A was to provide advanced maritime flight training to United States Navy pilots to fly multi-engine turboprop aircraft such as the P-3Orion and the C-130 Hercules. A total of 61 were delivered to the US Navy between 1977 and 1980. In August 2006, the Navy announced, after 29 years of operation, the T-44A fleet would be upgraded with modernized avionics systems, and redesignated T-44Cs. Today, the T-44C Pegasus is used to train United States Navy pilots to fly multi-engine aircraft such as the P-8 Poseidon, E-6 Mercury, as well as the P-3 Orion which has begun to become replaced by the P-8 Poseidon.

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December 1st, 2017