ZK-TXN

ZK-TXN is a Beechcraft AT-6, a single-engine turboprop. SkyMeter has tracked 58 flights totalling 29 hours of airtime via ADS-B. The most frequent segment is NZKF to NZHN. Service window in our records spans 301 days. The Beechcraft AT-6 has a maximum takeoff weight of 6,500 lb, light wake category.

About the Beechcraft AT-6

The Beechcraft T-6 Texan II is a single-engine turboprop trainer that serves as the primary aircraft for undergraduate pilot training across the United States Air Force, Navy, and numerous allied air forces worldwide. Developed in the late 1990s from the Pilatus PC-9 design and first flown in 1998, the T-6 replaced the aging T-37 Tweet and T-34 Mentor, becoming the standard NATO Flying Training System aircraft. Powered by a Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-68 producing 1,100 shaft horsepower, the tandem-seat trainer bridges the gap between initial flight screening and advanced jet training, offering students a high-performance platform with ejection seats, pressurization to 20,000 feet, and a glass cockpit that mirrors modern fighter interfaces.

The aircraft's robust design supports aerobatic training including loops, rolls, and spins, with a service ceiling of 31,000 feet and a maximum speed of 320 knots. More than 800 T-6s have been delivered since production began, operating from bases spanning Laughlin and Vance AFBs in the United States to allied training centers in Greece, Israel, and New Zealand. The type's reliability and relatively low operating costs have made it the backbone of military pilot production for over two decades, with each aircraft logging thousands of training sorties annually in roles ranging from basic contact flying to instrument procedures and formation work.

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