Additional on the record facts AS REPORTED by HBC about their flight testing certification process for the AT-6

Additional on the record facts about the AT-6.

Ed Timperlake, Naval Aviator V-31662, 18 June 1971

On October 12, 2011 nine months after submitting the AT-6 into the LAS “non-developmental” “production ready” “no government funds to be expended” competition, Hawker Beechcraft announces that they were conducting flight tests. Their own press announcement stated that  far as weapons delivery   flight testing the aircraft is “ready for production”-as of  October 12, 2011.

“The weapons deployment was a huge success thanks to the teamwork of Hawker Beechcraft, Lockheed Martin, CMC Electronics, L-3 WESCAM, Raytheon Missile Systems and, of course, the Air National Guard,” said Jim Maslowski, president, Hawker Beechcraft Defense Company. “This testing is another major step in the evolution of the AT-6 and we couldn’t be more pleased with the results. The 100 percent precision weapon hit rate was no surprise to anyone who has watched the AT-6 team in action. The aircraft continues to perform as well or better than we anticipated and is ready for production.”

( http://newsroom.hawkerbeechcraft.com/news/light-attack-at-6-successfully-deploys-precision-guided-munitions/)

In follow-up news,  Dan McCoy of the Wichita Business Journal on December 23, 2011 reported that President Jim Maslowski, of Hawker Beechcraft Defense Company will retire from the company in January 2011. The news was found in an SEC filing.

http://www.bizjournals.com/wichita/blog/2011/12/hawker-beechcraft-government-chief-to.html

May a fellow Naval Aviator, a former Blue Angle and retired Rear Admiral USN  always fly safe and have “fair winds and following seas” in his next endeavor.