Different T-6 from the WWII era trainer.
Different T-6 from the WWII era trainer.
Way different. Thanks! :-)
Thanks, by the way, for the cool picture. Does anyone have any idea why they would give it the same name as the WW2 plane? (I am asking sincerely, not looking for trouble! LOL)
Thanks for the pic. Now the crash requiring an ejection seems more mysterious. Probably pilot error. Must have gotten the plane into some unrecoverable spin resulting in overstress and structural failure, or possible a fire in flight.
That’s a PT-6 turbine engine. I have over 2000 hours flying PT-6 turbine engine aircraft, and they are very reliable. The PT-6 either works very well, or it just doesn’t at all. And if the engine quits (turbine or gear box failure), they generally have a really good glide ratio and good engine out landing characteristics (note the straight wing and medium camber). Its actually pretty hard to imagine an ejection scenario, other than major failure or fire, given the PT-6 reliability.
