[chaosagent]

Originally the T-37 was the transition aircraft from prop to jet, then on to the supersonic T-38.

So why would they replace the jet T-37 with a prop T-6?

Do they now go from the T-6 straight to the T-38?

[RayChuang88]

The T-6 Texan II is actually higher performance than the T-37. That's why it was chosen to replace the aging T-37. There is a chance the Lockheed/KAI T-50 could be chosen to replace the T-38C, so after ab initio flight training on the T-6, they will transition ton the proposed T-50, a plane that can duplicate more closely the flight performance of a real jet fighter.