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10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. T-1A Jayhawk: Terry Wasson· Public domain
- 2. J-1A Jayhawk: Terry Wasson· Public domain
- 3. T-1 Jayhawk At Centennial: Avitya at English Wikipedia· Public domain
- 4. 14ogt1a-jayhawk: United States Air Force· Public domain
- 5. 92-0350 BeechJet 400 ( T-1A Jayhawk ) U.S. Air Force (7724606612): Aeroprints.com· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 6. A T-1A Jayhawk takes off during the 99th Flying Training Squadron’s final T-1A flight from Randolph Air Force Base, Texas. July 15, 2024: Sean Worrell· Public domain
- 7. Airmen come together to celebrate the legacy of the T-1A Jayhawk at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, December 16, 2024: Staff Sgt. Nicholas Larsen· Public domain
- 8. Airmen from the 86th Flying Training Squadron give a final salute to the T-1A Jayhawk as it taxis away at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas: Staff Sgt. Nicholas Larsen· Public domain
- 9. Beech T-1A Jayhawk, USA - Air Force AN1005118: Mike Freer - Touchdown-aviation· GFDL 1.2
- 10. Beechcraft T-1A Jayhawk ’93-629 - TX’ (26595522468): Alan Wilson from Stilton, Peterborough, Cambs, UK· CC BY-SA 2.0
what is it?
The Raytheon T-1 Jayhawk is a twin-engined jet aircraft used by the United States Air Force for advanced pilot training. T-1A students go on to fly airlift and tanker aircraft. The T-400 is a similar version for the Japan Air Self-Defense Force.
How to recognise it: 2 jet engines · 13.3 m wingspan
base stats
Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).
fun facts
- First flew 34 years ago, in 1992.
- Top speed is 6.7× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- Wingspan of 13.3 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
- Range of 5,371 km: 30× Amsterdam to Brussels.
- Can fly 1.4× higher than Mount Everest (8,849 m).
jet: Gas turbine pushing air out the back (turbofan or turbojet): fast and high-flying.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1992
- introduced
- 1992
- status
- still flying
- number built
- 179
- role
- trainer aircraft
- makers
- Raytheon, Hawker Beechcraft
- engines
- 2× Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-5B
- crew
- 3
- passengers
- 4
- length
- 14.8 m
- wingspan
- 13.3 m
- height
- 4.2 m
- max take-off weight
- 7,303 kg
- top speed
- 867 km/h
- cruise speed
- 726 km/h
- range
- 5,371 km
- ceiling
- 12,497 m
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
family
Sources: Wikidata Q955950, Wikipedia: Raytheon T-1 Jayhawk (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.