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title="Fairchild Aircraft">Fairchild Aircraft</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Status</th><td class="infobox-data">Cancelled in 1988</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Primary user</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">United States Air Force</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Number built</th><td class="infobox-data">3</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">History</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">First flight</th><td class="infobox-data">15 October 1985</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Fairchild T-46</b> is an American light jet <a href="/wiki/Trainer_aircraft" title="Trainer aircraft">trainer aircraft</a> of the 1980s. It was cancelled in 1986 with only three aircraft being produced. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Design_and_development">Design and development</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fairchild_T-46&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Design and development"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">United States Air Force</a> (USAF) launched its <a href="/w/index.php?title=Next_Generation_Trainer&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Next Generation Trainer (page does not exist)">Next Generation Trainer</a> (NGT) program to replace the <a href="/wiki/Cessna_T-37_Tweet" title="Cessna T-37 Tweet">Cessna T-37 Tweet</a> primary trainer in 1981.<sup id="cite_ref-Bray_p274_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bray_p274-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Fairchild-Republic submitted a shoulder-winged <a href="/wiki/Monoplane" title="Monoplane">monoplane</a> with a twin tail, powered by two <a href="/wiki/Garrett_F109" title="Garrett F109">Garrett F109</a> <a href="/wiki/Turbofan" title="Turbofan">turbofans</a> and with pilot and instructor sitting side by side.<sup id="cite_ref-Bray_p275_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bray_p275-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Part of the rationale was an expectation of increasing levels of general aviation traffic. A pressurized trainer would permit training at higher altitude, leading to fewer restrictions on the new pilots. </p><p>In order to validate the proposed aircraft's design, and to explore its flight handling characteristics, Fairchild Republic contracted with Ames Industries of <a href="/wiki/Bohemia,_New_York" title="Bohemia, New York">Bohemia, New York</a> to build a flyable 62% scale version. <a href="/wiki/Burt_Rutan" title="Burt Rutan">Burt Rutan</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Rutan_Aircraft_Factory" class="mw-redirect" title="Rutan Aircraft Factory">Rutan Aircraft Factory</a> in <a href="/wiki/Mojave,_California" title="Mojave, California">Mojave, California</a> was contracted to perform the flight test evaluations, with test pilot <a href="/wiki/Dick_Rutan" title="Dick Rutan">Dick Rutan</a> doing the flying. The scale version was known at Rutan as the <b>Model 73 NGT</b>, this flying on 10 September 1981.<sup id="cite_ref-Bray_p275-6_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bray_p275-6-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> One requirement was for the aircraft to be able to go into a spin, but to also have easy recovery from the spin. This was demonstrated using the Model 73 NGT. </p><p>Fairchild's design, to be designated T-46, was announced winner of the competition on 2 July 1982,<sup id="cite_ref-Bray_p275_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bray_p275-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with the USAF placing an order for two prototypes and options for 54 production aircraft.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was planned to build 650 T-46s for the USAF by 1991.<sup id="cite_ref-morm_p650_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-morm_p650-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The aircraft first flew on 15 October 1985,<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> six months later than originally programmed date of 15 April. Costs had increased significantly during the development process, with the predicted unit cost rising from $1.5 million in 1982 to $3 million in February 1985.<sup id="cite_ref-morm_p650_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-morm_p650-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The 1985 <a href="/wiki/Gramm%E2%80%93Rudman%E2%80%93Hollings_Balanced_Budget_Act" title="Gramm–Rudman–Hollings Balanced Budget Act">Gramm–Rudman–Hollings Balanced Budget Act</a> mandated spending cuts for the US government in an attempt to limit the national debt,<sup id="cite_ref-morm_p650_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-morm_p650-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and while testing did not reveal any major problems,<sup id="cite_ref-morm_p651-2_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-morm_p651-2-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force" title="United States Secretary of the Air Force">Secretary of the Air Force</a> <a href="/wiki/Russell_A._Rourke" title="Russell A. Rourke">Russell A. Rourke</a> cancelled procurement of the T-46, while allowing limited development to continue.<sup id="cite_ref-morm_p650_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-morm_p650-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While attempts were made in Congress to reinstate the program, which resulted in the FY 1987 budget being delayed, an amendment was passed to the 1987 Appropriations Bill to forbid any spending on the T-46 until further evaluation of the T-46 against the T-37 and other trainers took place.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The project was cancelled a little more than a year later, <span class="citation-needed-content" style="padding-left:0.1em; padding-right:0.1em; color:var(--color-subtle, #54595d); border:1px solid var(--border-color-subtle, #c8ccd1);">for reasons that largely remain controversial</span><sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="margin-left:0.1em; white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup>. The T-46 was the last project of the Fairchild Republic Corporation, and after the program termination Fairchild had no more income. Without any new contracts and the NGT program cancelled, the company closed the Republic factory in <a href="/wiki/Farmingdale,_New_York" title="Farmingdale, New York">Farmingdale, New York</a>, bringing 60 years of Fairchild aircraft manufacturing to an end. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Fairchild_T-46-2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Fairchild_T-46-2.jpg/220px-Fairchild_T-46-2.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="176" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Fairchild_T-46-2.jpg/330px-Fairchild_T-46-2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Fairchild_T-46-2.jpg/440px-Fairchild_T-46-2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="2400" /></a><figcaption>Two T-46 aircraft circling <a href="/wiki/Edwards_AFB" class="mw-redirect" title="Edwards AFB">Edwards AFB</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The aircraft itself featured a side-by-side configuration, a twin (or "H") tail (similar to the company's <a href="/wiki/A-10_Thunderbolt_II" class="mw-redirect" title="A-10 Thunderbolt II">A-10</a>), <a href="/wiki/Ejection_seat" title="Ejection seat">ejection seats</a>, pressurization, and two <a href="/wiki/Turbofan" title="Turbofan">turbofan</a> engines. Had it gone into full production the NGT program called for 650 aircraft being built up to 1992. There was potential for some overseas sales as well, such as in the light ground attack role in addition to its role as a trainer.<sup id="cite_ref-Warwick_p29_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Warwick_p29-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Operators">Operators</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fairchild_T-46&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Operators"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 2x" data-file-width="69" data-file-height="39" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">United States Air Force</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Aircraft_on_display">Aircraft on display</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fairchild_T-46&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Aircraft on display"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>All three prototypes have been preserved: </p> <ul><li><i>84-0492</i> can be seen at the <a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Flight_Test_Center_Museum" class="mw-redirect" title="Air Force Flight Test Center Museum">Air Force Flight Test Center Museum</a> at <a href="/wiki/Edwards_Air_Force_Base" title="Edwards Air Force Base">Edwards Air Force Base</a>, California.</li> <li><i>84-0493</i> is under restoration at the <a href="/wiki/National_Museum_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="National Museum of the United States Air Force">National Museum of the United States Air Force</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i>85-1596</i> can be seen at the <a href="/wiki/AMARG" class="mw-redirect" title="AMARG">AMARG</a> "Celebrity Row" during the AMARG bus tour from the <a href="/wiki/Pima_Air_Museum" class="mw-redirect" title="Pima Air Museum">Pima Air Museum</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arizona" title="Arizona">Arizona</a></li> <li>The Model 73 NGT Flight Demonstrator can be seen at the <a href="/wiki/Cradle_of_Aviation_Museum" title="Cradle of Aviation Museum">Cradle of Aviation Museum</a>, New York</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Specifications_(T-46)_(performance_estimated)"><span id="Specifications_.28T-46.29_.28performance_estimated.29"></span>Specifications (T-46) (performance estimated)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fairchild_T-46&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Specifications (T-46) (performance estimated)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:T-46,_X-32_and_YF-23_in_the_restoration_area_of_the_National_Museum_of_the_USAF.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/T-46%2C_X-32_and_YF-23_in_the_restoration_area_of_the_National_Museum_of_the_USAF.jpg/220px-T-46%2C_X-32_and_YF-23_in_the_restoration_area_of_the_National_Museum_of_the_USAF.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/T-46%2C_X-32_and_YF-23_in_the_restoration_area_of_the_National_Museum_of_the_USAF.jpg/330px-T-46%2C_X-32_and_YF-23_in_the_restoration_area_of_the_National_Museum_of_the_USAF.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/T-46%2C_X-32_and_YF-23_in_the_restoration_area_of_the_National_Museum_of_the_USAF.jpg/440px-T-46%2C_X-32_and_YF-23_in_the_restoration_area_of_the_National_Museum_of_the_USAF.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="1196" /></a><figcaption>T-46, <a href="/wiki/X-32" class="mw-redirect" title="X-32">X-32</a> and <a href="/wiki/YF-23" class="mw-redirect" title="YF-23">YF-23</a> in the restoration area of the <a href="/wiki/National_Museum_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="National Museum of the United States Air Force">National Museum of the United States Air Force</a></figcaption></figure> <p style="font-size: 90%; margin:0;"><i>Data from</i> Tweety-Bird Replacement<sup id="cite_ref-Bray_p276_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bray_p276-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p><p><span style="font-size:120%"><b>General characteristics</b></span> </p><ul><li><b>Crew:</b> 2</li> <li><b>Length:</b> 29 ft 6 in (8.99 m)</li> <li><b>Wingspan:</b> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1154941027">.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}</style>38 ft <span class="frac">7<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">3</span>⁄<span class="den">4</span></span> in (11.779 m)</li> <li><b>Height:</b> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027">9 ft <span class="frac">11<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">3</span>⁄<span class="den">4</span></span> in (3.042 m)</li> <li><b>Wing area:</b> 160.9 sq ft (14.95 m<sup>2</sup>)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Aspect_ratio_(aeronautics)" title="Aspect ratio (aeronautics)">Aspect ratio</a>:</b> 9.28:1</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Airfoil" title="Airfoil">Airfoil</a>:</b> NASA LS(1)<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>Empty weight:</b> 5,275 lb (2,393 kg)</li> <li><b>Max takeoff weight:</b> 6,962 lb (3,158 kg)</li> <li><b>Fuel capacity:</b> 200 US gal (170 imp gal; 760 L)</li> <li><b>Powerplant:</b> 2 × <a href="/wiki/Garrett_F109-GA-100" class="mw-redirect" title="Garrett F109-GA-100">Garrett F109-GA-100</a> <a href="/wiki/Turbofan" title="Turbofan">turbofans</a>, 1,330 lbf (5.9 kN) thrust each</li></ul> <p><span style="font-size:120%"><b>Performance</b></span> </p> <ul><li><b>Maximum speed:</b> 397 kn (457 mph, 735 km/h) at 25,000 ft (7,600 m)</li> <li><b>Cruise speed:</b> 333 kn (383 mph, 617 km/h) at 45,000 ft (14,000 m)</li> <li><b>Range:</b> 1,190 nmi (1,370 mi, 2,200 km)</li> <li><b>Service ceiling:</b> 46,500 ft (14,200 m)</li> <li><b>Take-off distance to 50 ft (15 m):</b> 1,520 ft (460 m)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fairchild_T-46&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Joint_Primary_Aircraft_Training_System" title="Joint Primary Aircraft Training System">JPATS</a></li></ul> <p> <b>Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/T-37_Tweet" class="mw-redirect" title="T-37 Tweet">T-37 Tweet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T-6_Texan_II" class="mw-redirect" title="T-6 Texan II">T-6 Texan II</a></li></ul> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fairchild_T-46&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Notes">Notes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fairchild_T-46&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-Bray_p274-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Bray_p274_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Braybrook 1985, p. 274.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Bray_p275-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Bray_p275_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Bray_p275_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Braybrook 1985, p. 275.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Bray_p275-6-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Bray_p275-6_3-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Braybrook 1985, pp. 275–276.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>Flight International</i> 17 July 1982, p. 122.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-morm_p650-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-morm_p650_5-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-morm_p650_5-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-morm_p650_5-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-morm_p650_5-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Mormillo 1986, p. 650.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>Flight International</i> 26 October 1985, p. 8.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-morm_p651-2-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-morm_p651-2_7-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Mormillo 1986, pp. 651–652.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>Flight International</i> 8 November 1986, p. 9.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Warwick_p29-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Warwick_p29_9-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Warwick 1985, p. 29.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121016215846/http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet_print.asp?fsID=10910&page=2">Fact Sheet: FAIRCHILD REPUBLIC T-46A"</a>. National Museum of the USAF. Retrieved 14 July 2017.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Bray_p276-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Bray_p276_11-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Braybrook 1985, p. 276.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Taylor 1986, p. 402</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bibliography">Bibliography</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fairchild_T-46&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Bibliography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239549316">.mw-parser-output .refbegin{margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents>ul{margin-left:0}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents>ul>li{margin-left:0;padding-left:3.2em;text-indent:-3.2em}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents ul,.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents ul li{list-style:none}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents>ul>li{padding-left:1.6em;text-indent:-1.6em}}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-columns ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .refbegin{font-size:90%}}</style><div class="refbegin" style=""> <ul><li>Braybrook, Roy. "Tweety-Bird Replacement". <i><a href="/wiki/Air_International" title="Air International">Air International</a></i>, June 1985, Vol 28, No. 6. pp. 273–280.</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1982/1982%20-%201866.html">"Fairchild wins NGT"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Flight_International" title="Flight International">Flight International</a></i>, 17 July 1982, p. 122.</li> <li>Mormillo, Frank B. "T-46A: The Trainer of the Future?" <i>Aircraft Illustrated</i>, December 1986, Vol. 19, No. 12. pp. 648–653.</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1985/1985%20-%202906.html">"T-46A is flown"</a>. <i>Flight International</i> 26 October 1985, p. 8.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_W._R._Taylor" title="John W. R. Taylor">Taylor, John W. R.</a> (editor) <i>Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1986–87</i>. 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style="width:1%">Experimental</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fairchild_VZ-5" title="Fairchild VZ-5">VZ-5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairchild_XC-120_Packplane" title="Fairchild XC-120 Packplane">XC-120 Packplane</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairchild_BQ-3" title="Fairchild BQ-3">XBQ-3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Helicopter_XH-26_Jet_Jeep" title="American Helicopter XH-26 Jet Jeep">XH-26 Jet Jeep</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Passenger transports</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fairchild_FC-2" title="Fairchild FC-2">FC-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairchild_FC-2" title="Fairchild FC-2">FC-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairchild_21" title="Fairchild 21">21</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairchild_22" 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href="/wiki/Fairchild_228" title="Fairchild 228">228</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pilatus_PC-6_Porter" title="Pilatus PC-6 Porter">(Pilatus) PC-6</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Military trainers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fairchild_AT-21_Gunner" title="Fairchild AT-21 Gunner">AT-21 Gunner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairchild_PT-19" title="Fairchild PT-19">PT-19</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairchild_PT-19" title="Fairchild PT-19">PT-23</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairchild_PT-19" title="Fairchild PT-19">PT-26</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairchild_XNQ" title="Fairchild XNQ">XNQ</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Military transports</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a 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href="/wiki/XSM-73_Goose" title="XSM-73 Goose">SM-73 Goose</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Fairchild_Aircraft_Ltd." title="Fairchild Aircraft Ltd.">Fairchild (Canada)</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fairchild_82" title="Fairchild 82">81, 82, 34-42 Niska</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairchild_45-80_Sekani" title="Fairchild 45-80 Sekani">45-80 Sekani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairchild_71" title="Fairchild 71">51/71</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Bolingbroke" title="Bristol Bolingbroke">(Bristol) Bolingbroke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairchild_F-11_Husky" title="Fairchild F-11 Husky">F-11 Husky</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Handley_Page_Hampden" title="Handley Page Hampden">(Handley Page) Hampden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_SB2C_Helldiver" title="Curtiss SB2C Helldiver">SBF Helldiver</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairchild_Super_71" title="Fairchild Super 71">Super 71</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Fairchild-Dornier</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dornier_228" title="Dornier 228">228</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dornier_328" title="Dornier 328">328</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairchild_Dornier_328JET" title="Fairchild Dornier 328JET">328JET</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Fairchild Hiller</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fairchild_F-27" title="Fairchild F-27">F-27/FH-227</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairchild_Hiller_FH-1100" title="Fairchild Hiller FH-1100">FH-1100</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Fairchild Republic</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fairchild_Republic_A-10_Thunderbolt_II" title="Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II">A-10 Thunderbolt</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">T-46</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Fairchild Swearingen</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Swearingen_Merlin" title="Swearingen Merlin">Merlin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairchild_Swearingen_Metroliner" title="Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner">Metroliner</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">American Helicopter</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/American_Helicopter_XH-26_Jet_Jeep" title="American Helicopter XH-26 Jet Jeep">XA-8</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div> <dl><dt>See also</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Template:Ranger/Fairchild_aeroengines" title="Template:Ranger/Fairchild aeroengines">Ranger/Fairchild aeroengines</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Template:Fairchild_Industries" title="Template:Fairchild Industries">Fairchild Industries</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="United_States_trainer_aircraft_designations,_Army/Air_Force_and_Tri-Service_systems" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse 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style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">United States <a href="/wiki/Trainer_aircraft" title="Trainer aircraft">trainer aircraft</a> designations, Army/Air Force and <a href="/wiki/1962_United_States_Tri-Service_aircraft_designation_system" title="1962 United States Tri-Service aircraft designation system">Tri-Service</a> systems</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Advanced trainer<br />(1925–1948)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Huff-Daland_TW-5" title="Huff-Daland TW-5">AT-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Huff-Daland_TW-5" title="Huff-Daland TW-5">AT-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_Model_15" title="Boeing Model 15">AT-3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-1_Hawk" title="Curtiss P-1 Hawk">AT-4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-1_Hawk" title="Curtiss P-1 Hawk">AT-5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_T-6_Texan" title="North American T-6 Texan">AT-6</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beechcraft_Model_18" title="Beechcraft Model 18">AT-7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cessna_AT-17_Bobcat" title="Cessna AT-17 Bobcat">AT-8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss-Wright_AT-9_Jeep" title="Curtiss-Wright AT-9 Jeep">AT-9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beechcraft_AT-10_Wichita" title="Beechcraft AT-10 Wichita">AT-10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beechcraft_Model_18" title="Beechcraft Model 18">AT-11</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seversky_A8V" title="Seversky A8V">AT-12</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairchild_AT-21_Gunner" title="Fairchild AT-21 Gunner">AT-13</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairchild_AT-21_Gunner" title="Fairchild AT-21 Gunner">AT-14</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_XAT-15" title="Boeing XAT-15">AT-15</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_T-6_Texan" title="North American T-6 Texan">AT-16</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cessna_AT-17_Bobcat" title="Cessna AT-17 Bobcat">AT-17</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Hudson" title="Lockheed Hudson">AT-18</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stinson_Reliant" title="Stinson Reliant">AT-19</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Avro_Anson" title="Avro Anson">AT-20</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairchild_AT-21_Gunner" title="Fairchild AT-21 Gunner">AT-21</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consolidated_B-24_Liberator" title="Consolidated B-24 Liberator">AT-22</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin_B-26_Marauder" title="Martin B-26 Marauder">AT-23</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_B-25_Mitchell" title="North American B-25 Mitchell">AT-24</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Basic combat<br />(1936–1940)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/North_American_T-6_Texan" title="North American T-6 Texan">BC-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_T-6_Texan" title="North American T-6 Texan">BC-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vultee_BT-13_Valiant" title="Vultee BT-13 Valiant">BC-3</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Basic trainer<br />(1930–1948)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_O-2" title="Douglas O-2">BT-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_O-2" title="Douglas O-2">BT-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stearman_Cloudboy" title="Stearman Cloudboy">BT-3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Falcon" title="Curtiss Falcon">BT-4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stearman_Cloudboy" title="Stearman Cloudboy">BT-5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consolidated_PT-11" title="Consolidated PT-11">BT-6</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consolidated_PT-11" title="Consolidated PT-11">BT-7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seversky_SEV-3" title="Seversky SEV-3">BT-8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_BT-9" title="North American BT-9">BT-9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_BT-9" title="North American BT-9">BT-10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aircraft_Research_BT-11" title="Aircraft Research BT-11">BT-11</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fleetwings_BT-12_Sophomore" title="Fleetwings BT-12 Sophomore">BT-12</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vultee_BT-13_Valiant" title="Vultee BT-13 Valiant">BT-13</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_BT-9" title="North American BT-9">BT-14</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vultee_BT-13_Valiant" title="Vultee BT-13 Valiant">BT-15</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vultee_BT-13_Valiant" title="Vultee BT-13 Valiant">BT-16</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stearman_XBT-17" title="Stearman XBT-17">BT-17</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Primary trainer<br />(1924–1948)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Consolidated_PT-1_Trusty" title="Consolidated PT-1 Trusty">PT-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consolidated_PT-1_Trusty" title="Consolidated PT-1 Trusty">PT-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consolidated_PT-3" title="Consolidated PT-3">PT-3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consolidated_PT-3" title="Consolidated PT-3">PT-4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consolidated_PT-3" title="Consolidated PT-3">PT-5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fleet_Model_1" title="Fleet Model 1">PT-6</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mohawk_M-1-C" title="Mohawk M-1-C">PT-7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consolidated_O-17_Courier" title="Consolidated O-17 Courier">PT-8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stearman_Cloudboy" title="Stearman Cloudboy">PT-9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Verville_Sport_Trainer_AT" title="Verville Sport Trainer AT">PT-10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consolidated_PT-11" title="Consolidated PT-11">PT-11</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consolidated_PT-11" title="Consolidated PT-11">PT-12</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing-Stearman_Model_75" title="Boeing-Stearman Model 75">PT-13</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waco_F_series" title="Waco F series">PT-14</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_YPT-15" title="St. Louis YPT-15">PT-15</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ryan_ST" title="Ryan ST">PT-16</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing-Stearman_Model_75" title="Boeing-Stearman Model 75">PT-17</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing-Stearman_Model_75" title="Boeing-Stearman Model 75">PT-18</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairchild_PT-19" title="Fairchild PT-19">PT-19</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ryan_ST" title="Ryan ST">PT-20</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ryan_ST" title="Ryan ST">PT-21</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ryan_PT-22_Recruit" title="Ryan PT-22 Recruit">PT-22</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairchild_PT-19" title="Fairchild PT-19">PT-23</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Tiger_Moth" title="De Havilland Tiger Moth">PT-24</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ryan_ST" title="Ryan ST">PT-25</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairchild_PT-19" title="Fairchild PT-19">PT-26</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing-Stearman_Model_75" title="Boeing-Stearman Model 75">PT-27</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Main sequence<br />(1948–present)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1948 redesignations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/North_American_T-6_Texan" title="North American T-6 Texan">T-6</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beechcraft_Model_18" title="Beechcraft Model 18">T-7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beechcraft_Model_18" title="Beechcraft Model 18">T-11</a></li> <li>T-13<sup><small>2</small></sup> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vultee_BT-13_Valiant" title="Vultee BT-13 Valiant">T-13A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing-Stearman_Model_75" title="Boeing-Stearman Model 75">T-13B/D</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing-Stearman_Model_75" title="Boeing-Stearman Model 75">T-17</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairchild_PT-19" title="Fairchild PT-19">T-19</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">New designations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/North_American_T-28_Trojan" title="North American T-28 Trojan">T-28</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Convair_C-131_Samaritan" title="Convair C-131 Samaritan">T-29</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_XT-30" title="Douglas XT-30">T-30</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairchild_XNQ" title="Fairchild XNQ">T-31</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Convair_C-131_Samaritan" title="Convair C-131 Samaritan">T-32</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_T-33" title="Lockheed T-33">T-33</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beechcraft_T-34_Mentor" title="Beechcraft T-34 Mentor">T-34</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Temco_T-35_Buckaroo" title="Temco T-35 Buckaroo">T-35</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beechcraft_XT-36" title="Beechcraft XT-36">T-36</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cessna_T-37_Tweet" title="Cessna T-37 Tweet">T-37</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_T-38_Talon" title="Northrop T-38 Talon">T-38</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_Sabreliner" title="North American Sabreliner">T-39</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_JetStar" title="Lockheed JetStar">T-40</a></li> <li>T-41<sup><small>2</small></sup> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Grumman_Gulfstream_I" title="Grumman Gulfstream I">T-41 (I)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cessna_T-41_Mescalero" title="Cessna T-41 Mescalero">T-41 (II)</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beechcraft_Baron" title="Beechcraft Baron">T-42</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_T-43" title="Boeing T-43">T-43</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beechcraft_King_Air" title="Beechcraft King Air">T-44</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_T-45_Goshawk" title="McDonnell Douglas T-45 Goshawk">T-45</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">T-46</a></li> <li>T-47<sup><small>2</small></sup> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cessna_Citation_II" title="Cessna Citation II">T-47A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cessna_Citation_V" title="Cessna Citation V">OT-47B</a></li></ul></li> <li>T-48<sup><small>2</small></sup> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cessna_T-37_Tweet" title="Cessna T-37 Tweet">YT-48</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T-48_MPATS" title="T-48 MPATS">T-48TS</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_C-137_Stratoliner" title="Boeing C-137 Stratoliner">T-49</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KAI_T-50_Golden_Eagle" title="KAI T-50 Golden Eagle">T-50</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cessna_150" title="Cessna 150">T-51</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diamond_DA40_Diamond_Star" title="Diamond DA40 Diamond Star">T-52</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cirrus_SR20" title="Cirrus SR20">T-53</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beechcraft_Super_King_Air" title="Beechcraft Super King Air">T-54</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Alternate sequences</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1962 redesignations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_T2V_SeaStar" title="Lockheed T2V SeaStar">T-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_T-2_Buckeye" title="North American T-2 Buckeye">T-2</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Since 1990</th><td 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