{"id":64064,"date":"2023-04-28T18:39:36","date_gmt":"2023-04-28T18:39:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2023\/04\/28\/key-milestone-for-new-boeing-trainer-aircraft-delayed-to-2027\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T00:53:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T00:53:44","slug":"key-milestone-for-new-boeing-trainer-aircraft-delayed-to-2027","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/air\/2023\/04\/28\/key-milestone-for-new-boeing-trainer-aircraft-delayed-to-2027\/","title":{"rendered":"Key milestone for new Boeing trainer aircraft delayed to 2027"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/air\/2023\/04\/20\/escape-system-problem-causes-t-7-deliveries-to-slip-to-end-of-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\">Boeing\u2019s T-7A<\/a> jet trainer aircraft is not expected to reach initial operational capability until spring 2027, three years later than originally planned, the Air Force said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/air\/2021\/12\/17\/the-t-7-takes-shape-inside-the-factory-where-the-air-forces-next-trainer-is-being-built\/\" target=\"_blank\">Air Force\u2019s next jet trainer<\/a> has struggled with problems such as a potentially dangerous escape system and ejection seat. Earlier in April, the Air Force acknowledged those troubles, and the time needed to fix them, caused it to delay a milestone C production decision to February 2025. Boeing is now expected to deliver the T-7 in December 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a follow-up email, Air Force acquisition chief Andrew Hunter said the delay in the milestone C decision means the T-7 isn\u2019t slated to reach initial operating capability until 2027.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hunter said the Air Force and Boeing are continuing the T-7\u2032s testing process, and completed an on-the-ground sled test in February. The aircraft is on track for its first taxi test in the next few weeks, he said. During taxi tests, an aircraft proceeds down a runway, in some cases at high speed, but does not take off. Such tests are usually carried out before flight tests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThese tests posture the T-7 program to resolve issues with the escape system and move forward to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/air\/2022\/04\/29\/t-7-red-hawk-trainer-makes-its-debut\/\" target=\"_blank\">deliver the training capability<\/a> the Air Force requires,\u201d Hunter said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The service is looking for ways to speed processes to recover some of the lost time from the recent delays, Hunter said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new IOC date will be three years after the T-7\u2032s original goal to achieve IOC in 2024, and a year behind the most recent revised date of 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Air Force plans to replace its fleet of 504 aging<b> <\/b>T-38 Talon trainers with 351 T-7 Red Hawks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The T-7 was designed to better accommodate both male and female pilots, and pilots with a wider range of body types and heights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But tests conducted in 2021 found that for some pilots, the plane\u2019s escape system could be dangerous. Some ejecting pilots could be at a high risk of concussions, unsafe acceleration when parachutes open, or losing their visor at high speeds, the Air Force said in December 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Air Force said improvements to the escape system and testing will make it safe and effective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first two production-relevant T-7s are undergoing test flights at Boeing\u2019s St. Louis, Missouri, facility, where the company is finishing construction of five engineering and manufacturing development Red Hawks. 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