Specifications
Year: 1959
Status: Retired, Out-of-Service
Manufacturer(s): Texas Engineering and Manufacturing Company (TEMCO) - USA
Production: 15
Capabilities: Training;
Status: Retired, Out-of-Service
Manufacturer(s): Texas Engineering and Manufacturing Company (TEMCO) - USA
Production: 15
Capabilities: Training;
Crew: 2
Length: 30.61 ft (9.33 m)
Width: 29.86 ft (9.1 m)
Height: 10.83 ft (3.3 m)
Weight (Empty): 2,646 lb (1,200 kg)
Weight (MTOW): 4,453 lb (2,020 kg)
Length: 30.61 ft (9.33 m)
Width: 29.86 ft (9.1 m)
Height: 10.83 ft (3.3 m)
Weight (Empty): 2,646 lb (1,200 kg)
Weight (MTOW): 4,453 lb (2,020 kg)
Power: 1 x Teledyne CAE YJ69-T-9 turbojet engine developing 920 lb of thrust.
Speed: 519 mph (835 kph; 451 kts)
Ceiling: 30,003 feet (9,145 m; 5.68 miles)
Range: 186 miles (300 km; 162 nm)
Rate-of-Climb: 1,900 ft/min (579 m/min)
Ceiling: 30,003 feet (9,145 m; 5.68 miles)
Range: 186 miles (300 km; 162 nm)
Rate-of-Climb: 1,900 ft/min (579 m/min)
Operators: Philippines (cancelled); United States (cancelled))
The TT was powered by the Continental Motors (Teledyne) YJ69-T-9 turbojet engine which was buried within the aft fuselage an aspirated by small, half-moon intakes along the sides of the fuselage. This powerplant was a license-built engine of French origin better known globally as the Turbomeca "Marbore" which powered similar aircraft types such as the Fouga Magister and Hispano HA-200. The installation produced 920lb of thrust that allowed the aircraft to reach speeds of 345 miles per hour and cruise at 250 mph. The aircraft's service ceiling reached 30,000 feet (requiring a pressurized cockpit and oxygen for the two crew) and rate-of-climb was 1,900 feet-per-minute.
From 1959 on, the TT was used by the Air Training Command of Pensacola, Florida but did not warrant pursuit as a standardized jet-powered basic trainer. This led to their rather short service lives which ended under the banner of the Naval Air Training Command of the United States Navy (USN). A 1968 initiative by American Jet Industries (AJI) attempted to revive the design with a General Electric CJ610-6 turbojet (2,850lb thrust) as the T-610 "Super Pinto" for service as a light-attack platform. Only the Philippine Air Force showed interest in the reimagined aircraft and planned for its local production. However, only a prototype of this model existed before its official end arrived.
One Pinto example is on display at the excellent National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, Florida.
Armament
None.
Variants / Models
• TT "Pinto" - Base Series Name
• Model 51 - TEMCO company model designation; prototype configuration.
• TT-1 - Fourteen production models for USN service.
• T-610 "Super Pinto" - Proposed variant of 1968 with GE CJ610-6 series turbojet engine of 2,850 lb thrust output.
