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Navy Seeks New Multi-Engine Trainer Aircraft

Friday, May 29th, 2020

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Navy Seeks New Multi-Engine Trainer Aircraft

A fleet of T-44 Pegasus aircraft sit on the Naval Air Station Corpus Christi flight line in 2004. The aircraft are used to train pilots in multi-engine aircraft like the P-8 Posiedon and C-130 Hercules. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

The Navy issued a sources sought notice on May 26 as part of its market research to gather industry responses for a future Multi-Engine Training System (METS) aircraft procurement. The METS effort aims to replace the Chief of Naval Air Training’s (CNATRA) fleet of T-44 Pegasus multi-engine training planes. CNATRA has used the Pegasus aircraft, six cockpit training simulators, and classroom and computer-aided instruction for advanced multi-engine training at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Texas since 1980. Since 2007 the…

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