Boeing T-7 Red Hawk

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The Boeing/Saab T-7 Red Hawk, originally known as the Boeing T-X, is an
American/Swedish advanced jet trainer developed by Boeing Defense, Space &
Security in partnership with Saab Group. It was selected on 27 September 2018 by
the United States Air Force as the winner of the T-X program to replace the
Northrop T-38 Talon.

The USAF's Air Education and Training Command (AETC) began developing the
requirements for a replacement for the Northrop T-38 Talon as early as 2003.
Originally, the replacement trainer was expected to enter service around 2020. A
fatigue failure in 2008 killed the two-person crew of a T-38C, and the Air Force
advanced the target date of initial operational capability (IOC) to 2017. In the
Fiscal 2013 budget proposal, the USAF suggested delaying the initial operating
capability to FY2020 with the contract award not expected before FY2016.
Shrinking budgets and higher priority modernization projects pushed the IOC of
the T-X program winner to "fiscal year 2023 or 2024". Although the program was
left out of the FY 2014 budget entirely, the service still viewed the trainer as
a priority.

In cooperation with its Swedish aerospace group partner, Saab Group, Boeing's
submission to the competition was the Boeing T-X, a single-engine advanced jet
trainer with a twin tail, tandem seating and retractable tricycle landing gear.
The submitted aircraft and demonstration models were powered by a General
Electric F404 afterburning turbofan engine.

Boeing revealed its aircraft to the public on 13 September 2016. The first T-X
aircraft flew on 20 December 2016.

On 27 September 2018, Boeing's design was officially announced as the U.S. Air
Force's new advanced jet trainer, replacing the T-38 Talon. A total of 351
aircraft and 46 simulators, maintenance training and support are to be supplied
at a program cost of US$9.2 billion.

In May 2019, Saab announced that it would open a U.S. manufacturing facility for
the T-X in Indiana in partnership with Purdue University.

On 16 September 2019, the USAF officially named the aircraft the "T-7A Red Hawk"
as a tribute to the Tuskegee Airmen, who painted their plane's tails red, and
the Curtiss P-40 Warhawk.


Role
Advanced trainer

National origin
United States/Sweden

Manufacturer
Boeing / Saab Group

First flight
20 December 2016

Status
Development

Primary user
United States Air Force

Number built
2

Specifications

General characteristics
Crew: 2
Length: 46 ft 5.0 in (14.15 m)
Wingspan: 32 ft 9.7 in (10 m)
Height: 13 ft 1.4 in (4.0 m)
Powerplant: 1 × General Electric F404 afterburning turbofan, 11,000 lbf (49 kN)
thrust dry, 17,700 lbf (79 kN) with afterburner
Maximum speed: 808 mph (1,300 km/h, 702 kn)
Range: 1,143 mi (1,839 km, 994 nmi)
Service ceiling: 50,000 ft (15,240 m)
Rate of climb: 33,500 ft/min (170 m/s)




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