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Air Force

Upgraded U.S. Air Force Trainer T-1A Completes First Flight

By Brian Garrett-Glaser

Tuesday, March 26th, 2019

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Upgraded U.S. Air Force Trainer T-1A Completes First Flight

The Pro Line Fusion 21 cockpit of the first upgraded US Air Force T-1A trainer aircraft. Photo: Collins Aerospace

The first U.S. Air Force T-1A Jayhawk upgraded with a Collins Aerospace [COL] Pro Line 21 avionics suite recently completed its first successful flight. Under an Air Force avionics modernization program contract, a fleet of 178 T-1As is being upgraded with Pro Line 21 avionics at Field Aerospace’s installation and training facility in Oklahoma City. The fleet includes a combination of combat system officer and specialized undergraduate pilot training aircraft. The first T-1A to feature Pro Line 21 completed two…

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