First Red Hawk The first T-7A Red Hawk, piloted by Maj. Jonathan Aronoff, 416th Flight Test Squadron pilot, and Steve Schmidt, Boeing test pilot, soars over Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., Nov. 8, 2023. The T-7A will replace the 1960s-era T-38 aircraft by providing advanced pilot training capabilities for aviators learning to fly both tactical and bomber aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Bryce Bennett)
Three Generations of Breaking Barriers: T-7A Red Hawk Soars with U.S. Air Force Test Pilot Maj. Bryce Turner, 416th Flight Test Squadron trains in a flight simulator before becoming the first Air Force pilot to fly the T-7A Red Hawk, prior to a test flight at the Boeing aircraft delivery center in St. Louis, Missouri, June 28. Download Image: Full Size (7.69 MB) Tags: 416th Flight Test Squadron, 412th Test Wing, Boeing St. Louis, Red Hawk, Boeing Production Delivery Services, T-7 flight simulator
Three Generations of Breaking Barriers: T-7A Red Hawk Soars with U.S. Air Force Test Pilot Boeing test pilots conduct taxi tests of the T-7A Red Hawk at the Boeing aircraft delivery center in St. Louis, Missouri, June 22. Turner became the first Air Force pilot to fly the T-7A Red Hawk, following a test flight at the Boeing aircraft delivery center in St. Louis, Missouri, June 28.
T-7A Red Hawk stop at CAFB A U.S. Air Force T-7A Red Hawk aircraft is taxied to a refueling and display area near the Columbus Air Force Base, Base Ops Center Dec. 15, 2023. The T-7A and crew stopped for refueling and a short meet and greet with instructor pilots, students and CAFB personnel before proceeding to Eglin Air Force Base, Florida for further testing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Javier Cruz)
T-7A Red Hawk Arrival at Edwards AFB Reflects Integrated Team Effort The first T-7A Red Hawk, piloted by USAF test pilot Maj. Jonathan “Gremlin” Aronoff and Boeing test pilot Steve “Bull” Schmidt, soars over Edwards Air Force Base, California, Nov. 8, prior to arrival. The T-7A will replace the 1960s-era T-38 aircraft by providing advanced pilot training capabilities for aviators learning to fly both tactical and bomber aircraft. (Air Force photo by Bryce Bennett)
T-7A Red Hawk Arrival at Edwards AFB Reflects Integrated Team Effort The first T-7A Red Hawk, piloted by USAF test pilot Maj. Jonathan “Gremlin” Aronoff and Boeing test pilot Steve “Bull” Schmidt, soars over Edwards Air Force Base, California, Nov. 8, prior to arrival. The T-7A will replace the 1960s-era T-38 aircraft by providing advanced pilot training capabilities for aviators learning to fly both tactical and bomber aircraft. (Air Force photo by Joshua McClanahan)
Three Generations of Breaking Barriers: T-7A Red Hawk Soars with U.S. Air Force Test Pilot A T-7A Red Hawk, piloted by Maj. Bryce Turner, 416th Flight Test Squadron, takes off from St. Louis Lambert International Airport, St. Louis, Missouri, June 28. During the flight Turner became the first Air Force pilot to fly the T-7A. (Photo courtesy of Boeing)
T-7A Red Hawk Arrival at Edwards AFB Reflects Integrated Team Effort The first T-7A Red Hawk arrives at Edwards Air Force Base, California, Nov. 8. The aircraft’s test campaign is being executed by the T-7A Integrated Test Force, part of the Airpower Foundations Combined Test Force in association with the 416th Flight Test Squadron. The Integrated Test Force is a partnership between the USAF and T-7A manufacturer, The Boeing Company. (Air Force photo by Todd Schannuth)
231107-F-KC168-1008 A T-7A Red Hawk, assigned to the 416th Flight Test Squadron, lands at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Nov. 7, 2023. The name “Red Hawk” honors the legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen and pays homage to their signature crimson-tailed aircraft from World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kathy Duran)
Edwards AFB’s Active April Demonstrates Continued Test Operations during COVID-19 Conditions Two T-7A test jets soar over St. Louis during a test flight, April 24, 2017. On April 30, 2020, the T-7A Test Team executed the first real-time Distributed Test Operations with the T-7A in a mission control room at Ridley Mission Control Center at Edwards AFB. The T-7A Red Hawk is part of the new advanced pilot training system for the U.S. Air Force that will train the next generation of pilots and is scheduled to replace the current T-38. (Credit: E.Shindelbower/BOEING COMPANY ALL RIGHTS RESERVED)
We’re on the way! Lt. Col. Charles Brantigan, 416th Flight Test Squadron commander, and Lt. Col. Jonathan Aronoff, T-7A Integrated Test Force director, assist Boeing test pilots in delivering a T-7A Red Hawk and BTX-1 prototype aircraft for flight testing at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., Aug. 21, 2024. The pilots assisted in ferrying the aircraft from the manufacturing site in St. Louis. (U.S. Air Force photo by Christian Turner)