Meet Beechcraft T-6 Texan II
The Texan II is a turboprop training aircraft with tandem seating and retractable landing gear. The U.S. Air Force describes the T-6A as the aircraft used to establish the basic skills for later training tracks. Its contemporary cockpit and turbine engine belong to a separate aircraft lineage from the piston-powered North American T-6 that shares the Texan name.
History & design
A basic trainer for several later paths
The Air Force’s T-6A fact sheet describes its role in joint primary pilot training. AOA, Blackbird and IRIS represent the aircraft through different simulator products. Their manuals, equipment and supported editions require separate reading, even though the reference aircraft family is shared.
www.columbus.af.mil · Beechcraft T-6 Texan II — aircraft background and systems ↗USAF T-6A role; simulator products separately sourced.
Mechanical controls and electric trim
Blackbird’s manual explains the reversible control linkages and the pitch bobweight/downspring. Its trim aid device acts through rudder trim, which is a different axis from roll trim. The shaker’s warning threshold is described in the aircraft’s AoA units, so those indicated units should be retained when reading its envelope information.
Blackbird Simulations · T-6A User Guide — Blackbird / Milviz ↗Blackbird T-6A user guide; exact equipment and AoA-unit scope.
Product-specific equipment
AOA’s documentation describes its own TAD, automatic-flight and convenience options. IRIS’s manual is another implementation, rather than a source for every AOA cockpit switch. The Blackbird MSFS 2024 fault notice remains an edition-specific issue in that product’s current documentation.
AOA Simulations · T-6A Texan II -AOASimulations-T6A ↗AOA T-6A product; Blackbird/IRIS references listed separately.
In your simulator
No released simulator product is listed for this aircraft in the developers reviewed. Announced products are excluded.
Manuals & resources
Read the original documentation from the people who created it. Manuals open on their publisher’s website.
Manual
IRIS Texan II Aircraft Flight ManualIRIS Simulations · Aircraft equipment and developer product details. T-6A User Guide — Blackbird / MilvizBlackbird Simulations · Blackbird T-6A user guide; exact equipment and AoA-unit scope.Aircraft background
T-6A Texan II -AOASimulations-T6AAOA Simulations · AOA T-6A product; Blackbird/IRIS references listed separately. T6A ADV for MSFS2020Blackbird Simulations · Aircraft equipment and developer product details. IRIS – Airforce Series – Texan II [MSFS] – IRIS SimulationsIRIS Simulations · Aircraft equipment and developer product details. Beechcraft T-6 Texan II — aircraft background and systemswww.columbus.af.mil · USAF T-6A role; simulator products separately sourced.Built-in force-feedback profiles
Read the documentary basis, editable starting settings and remaining questions for the aircraft you fly. Each explanation refers to the exact profile revision shown.
Catalogue programme-20261011-v3 · 3 profile choices
AOA Simulations T-6A Texan II
AOA Simulations · Free and Pro · Revision 2 · Inherited starting point
X-Plane 12
The Texan II is a turboprop training aircraft with tandem seating and retractable landing gear.
Blackbird T-6A ADV (MSFS 2020)
Blackbird Simulations · Free and Pro · Revision 1 · Inherited starting point
MSFS 2020
The Texan II is a turboprop training aircraft with tandem seating and retractable landing gear.
IRIS Simulations T-6 Texan II
IRIS Simulations · Free and Pro · Revision 2 · Inherited starting point
MSFS 2020
The Texan II is a turboprop training aircraft with tandem seating and retractable landing gear.
Blackbird T-6A ADV (MSFS 2020)
The Texan II is a turboprop training aircraft with tandem seating and retractable landing gear.
Aircraft and simulator scope
- Blackbird T-6A ADV (MSFS 2020) · Blackbird Simulations · MSFS 2020 · Add-on starting point
The simulator model and controls
Blackbird T-6A ADV (MSFS 2020) is the selected Blackbird Simulations configuration.
How this profile feels
Spring resistance builds with the selected airspeed response. A separate aerodynamic term adds speed-dependent control load.
Valid trim provides the configured pressure relief. Autopilot following is off.
Aircraft and configuration
The Texan II is a turboprop training aircraft with tandem seating and retractable landing gear. The U.S. Air Force describes the T-6A as the aircraft used to establish the basic skills for later training tracks. Its contemporary cockpit and turbine engine belong to a separate aircraft lineage from the piston-powered North American T-6 that shares the Texan name.
Mechanical controls and electric trim
Blackbird’s manual explains the reversible control linkages and the pitch bobweight/downspring. Its trim aid device acts through rudder trim, which is a different axis from roll trim. The shaker’s warning threshold is described in the aircraft’s AoA units, so those indicated units should be retained when reading its envelope information.
About the values
Strengths are normalized hardware-feel settings. They set the effect balance; hand force depends on the device and its limits. The IAS reference is a tuning value.
Documentary review and sources
These decisions describe the documentary basis and remaining gaps for this revision. Aircraft documentation and a starting setting describe different kinds of evidence.
Aircraft and variant
InheritedBlackbird T-6A ADV (MSFS 2020) is the selected Blackbird Simulations configuration.
Flight controls
InheritedThe Texan II is a turboprop training aircraft with tandem seating and retractable landing gear.
Trim
InheritedTrim aid device: Automatic rudder-trim aid. Pitch authority 0.32 provides load relief and permitted centre movement; roll authority is 0.2.
Autopilot and stability
InheritedAutopilot following is off; the configured spring and load retain the hardware feel.
Equipment
InheritedThe Texan II is a turboprop training aircraft with tandem seating and retractable landing gear. The U.S. Air Force describes the T-6A as the aircraft used to establish the basic skills for later training tracks. Its contemporary cockpit and turbine engine belong to a separate aircraft lineage from the piston-powered North American T-6 that shares the Texan name.
Speeds and limits
InheritedThe indicated-speed references set the profile response scale; they are separate from aircraft operating limits.
Simulator integration
InheritedThe profile targets msfs2020. Add-on-specific controls use only the supported references configured by this profile.
Force-feedback settings
InheritedThe settings define the profile’s effect balance. Device output limits affect physical hand force.
Starting settings and their rationale
These configured values are starting estimates. The explanations describe what each setting controls; physical validation appears separately below.
| Setting | Starting value | What it controls and why |
|---|---|---|
| Spring strength | Starting value0.58 | What it controls and whyPrimary controls: Mechanical linkages with pitch bobweight/downspring. The baseline spring is 0.58. Its low-speed blend reaches baseline strength at 90 KIAS. |
| Master force gain | Starting value0.85 | What it controls and whyScales overall profile strength while preserving effect balance, subject to device and output limits. |
| Profile force gain | Starting value0.52 | What it controls and whyThe aerodynamic-load gain is 0.52 with an indicated-speed reference of 180 KIAS. This supplies speed-dependent loading alongside the spring. |
| Force tuning speed/reference | Starting value180 kt | What it controls and whySets the IAS reference for aerodynamic loading. It is an estimate, not published cruise TAS or a flight limit. |
| Spring response reference speed | Starting value90 kt | What it controls and whySets the IAS where the low-speed blend reaches baseline strength; high-speed stiffening also uses it. |
| Aileron force scale | Starting value0.78 | What it controls and whyRoll and pitch aerodynamic scales are 0.78 and 1, respectively. They set the aerodynamic axis balance. No custom spring-travel curve is enabled. |
| Elevator force scale | Starting value1.0 | What it controls and whyScales pitch aerodynamic loading; pitch spring travel and trim responses are separate settings. |
| Trim feel | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyRetained for compatibility and group membership. Trim relief, rather than this flag, controls centre movement. |
| Trim relief | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyAllows trim relief with supported control law and valid telemetry. Axis authorities set its amount. |
| Autopilot follow | Starting valueDisabled | What it controls and whyAutopilot following is off; the configured spring and load retain the hardware feel. |
| Autopilot neutral hold | Starting valueDisabled | What it controls and whyPermits centering hold during a supported AP state, separate from following a moving target. |
| Output force limit | Starting value0.55 | What it controls and whyCaps directed-force output. Native spring effects and device limits remain separate. |
All 44 starting settings and their rationale
The settings define the profile’s effect balance. Device output limits affect physical hand force.
| Setting | Starting value | What it controls and why |
|---|---|---|
| Spring strength | Starting value0.58 | What it controls and whyPrimary controls: Mechanical linkages with pitch bobweight/downspring. The baseline spring is 0.58. Its low-speed blend reaches baseline strength at 90 KIAS. |
| Spring deadband | Starting value0.05 | What it controls and whySets travel around the centre before the baseline spring resists. Smaller values engage it sooner. |
| Profile force gain | Starting value0.52 | What it controls and whyThe aerodynamic-load gain is 0.52 with an indicated-speed reference of 180 KIAS. This supplies speed-dependent loading alongside the spring. |
| Master force gain | Starting value0.85 | What it controls and whyScales overall profile strength while preserving effect balance, subject to device and output limits. |
| QBlend Enabled | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyAllows baseline spring strength to rise with indicated airspeed where the control law permits it. |
| QSpring Minimum Factor | Starting value0.55 | What it controls and whySets low-speed spring strength as a fraction of baseline when blending is enabled. One keeps full strength. |
| QSpring Start Knots | Starting value30 kt | What it controls and whySets the IAS where the low-speed spring blend starts rising. This is a feel threshold, not a flight limit. |
| Spring response reference speed | Starting value90 kt | What it controls and whySets the IAS where the low-speed blend reaches baseline strength; high-speed stiffening also uses it. |
| Force tuning speed/reference | Starting value180 kt | What it controls and whySets the IAS reference for aerodynamic loading. It is an estimate, not published cruise TAS or a flight limit. |
| Airspeed spring stiffening gain | Starting value0.1 | What it controls and whyThe high-speed spring-stiffening gain is 0.1. It strengthens the permitted spring response above 90 KIAS, with the squared-speed ratio capped at 5. |
| Airspeed spring stiffening limit | Starting value5 | What it controls and whyLimits the squared airspeed ratio used for high-speed spring stiffening; it is not a device-force cap. |
| Aileron force scale | Starting value0.78 | What it controls and whyRoll and pitch aerodynamic scales are 0.78 and 1, respectively. They set the aerodynamic axis balance. No custom spring-travel curve is enabled. |
| Elevator force scale | Starting value1.0 | What it controls and whyScales pitch aerodynamic loading; pitch spring travel and trim responses are separate settings. |
| Output force limit | Starting value0.55 | What it controls and whyCaps directed-force output. Native spring effects and device limits remain separate. |
| Trim feel | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyRetained for compatibility and group membership. Trim relief, rather than this flag, controls centre movement. |
| Trim relief | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyAllows trim relief with supported control law and valid telemetry. Axis authorities set its amount. |
| Elevator Authority | Starting value0.32 | What it controls and whyTrim aid device: Automatic rudder-trim aid. Pitch authority 0.32 provides load relief and permitted centre movement; roll authority is 0.2. |
| Aileron Authority | Starting value0.2 | What it controls and whyScales supported roll-trim relief and permitted centre movement. Zero removes roll response. |
| Force Trim Enabled | Starting valueDisabled | What it controls and whyEnables local force trim, separate from aircraft-owned trim and add-on integration qualification. |
| GLoad Enabled | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyAllows load-factor changes to modify permitted spring laws. Passive fly-by-wire feel can suppress it. |
| Rate Damping Enabled | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyEnables rate damping with the configured coefficients and control law. |
| Autopilot follow | Starting valueDisabled | What it controls and whyAutopilot following is off; the configured spring and load retain the hardware feel. |
| Autopilot follow authority | Starting value0.1 | What it controls and whySets admitted AP-follow gain, not a percentage of travel. Runtime ownership and input limits still apply. |
| Autopilot neutral hold | Starting valueDisabled | What it controls and whyPermits centering hold during a supported AP state, separate from following a moving target. |
| Autopilot neutral hold strength | Starting value0.6 | What it controls and whySets admitted AP neutral-hold strength; inactive while neutral hold is disabled. |
| Enabled | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyEnables aerodynamic cues; each still needs nonzero strength and its simulator conditions. |
| Gain | Starting value0.16 | What it controls and whySets stall-buffet strength. Zero removes the cue without changing simulator stalls or warnings. |
| Gain | Starting value0 | What it controls and whySets high-Mach buffet strength; onset and full-strength thresholds are separate. |
| Gain | Starting value0.1 | What it controls and whySets flap buffet at the configured position and speed gates. Flap movement texture is separate. |
| Maximum flap index | Starting value2 | What it controls and whySets the final flap index for detent normalization. UP plus three detents uses maximum index3. |
| Minimum flap index | Starting value2 | What it controls and whySets the first flap detent that admits buffet; this is a handle index, not degrees. |
| Gain | Starting value0.07 | What it controls and whySets gear aerodynamic buffet; movement and ground-contact cues are separate. |
| Shaker Enabled | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyPermits shaker at supported warning conditions; the switch does not establish aircraft equipment. |
| Stick shaker amplitude | Starting value0.26 | What it controls and whySets triggered shaker strength; inactive while the shaker feature is disabled. |
| Enabled | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyEnables ground effects; each still needs its own strength and contact or motion telemetry. |
| Gain | Starting value0.24 | What it controls and whySets rolling texture strength, modified by speed, surface and undercarriage configuration. |
| Gain | Starting value0.18 | What it controls and whySets gear-bump texture during ground motion, separate from touchdown impact. |
| Gain | Starting value0.4 | What it controls and whySets landing-impact strength; landing telemetry and response shape determine the pulse. |
| Gain | Starting value0 | What it controls and whySets reverse-thrust vibration with valid reverser and engine conditions. Zero removes the cue. |
| Enabled | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyEnables engine cues with nonzero settings and valid running-engine telemetry. |
| Gain | Starting value0.055 | What it controls and whySets estimated engine vibration using configured telemetry and response, not measured cockpit vibration. |
| Enabled | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyEnables accessory cues with configured strengths and observed accessory movement. |
| Gain | Starting value0.12 | What it controls and whySets texture from observed flap movement; a command without movement does not establish the cue. |
| Gain | Starting value0.08 | What it controls and whySets texture from observed gear movement, separate from aerodynamic and touchdown effects. |
Limits and open questions
- Force amplitudes, damping and cue ranges are estimates, not measured hand forces. Installed-aircraft and physical acceptance remain deferred.
- Standard telemetry only. AP follow and neutral hold are disabled; no undocumented LVar, custom failure or trim-target interface is claimed.
- Match requires the developer and the reviewed aircraft identity. Save an aircraft-default binding when the simulator title omits that identity.
- MSFS 2024 is excluded because the vendor reports the aircraft inoperative after SU6; this is not a Bridge connection fault.
- Shaker timing uses standard warning/AoA data, not exact custom 15.5-unit logic. Custom speed-brake, TAD, trim sensitivity and failure interfaces are unqualified.
- Light controls, bobweight and G-gradient behavior are approximations; no downspring preload or physical pounds-per-G calibration is claimed.
Physical validation
No physical force validation is recorded in this public catalogue for this revision. Documentary review and software checks do not establish how a particular device feels.
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