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T-100: MORE THAN AN AIRCRAFT
The T-100 is a two-engine, tandem-seat, next
generation advanced jet trainer, key element of a
family of systems designed to enable student pilots
to develop the knowledge, skills and habits required
of a combat aircraft pilot.
The T-100 is purpose-designed for a wide range of
training missions, long-term reliability and cost-
effective operations. These characteristics – along
with its in-service proven Integrated Training System
(ITS) solution comprised of Simulators and Ground
Based Training devices, include the most advanced
and already operational Live, Virtual, Constructive
environment in the world – make the T-100 ITS a low-
cost, low-risk, and proven solution to train today’s
next generation military pilots.
The updated cockpit avionics with the latest
Large Area Display (LAD) and the advanced
mission management suite offered by the T-100’s
Embedded Tactical Training Simulation (ETTS),
make the T-100 truly representative of the 5th
generation combat aircraft.
The T-100 exposes student pilots to the performance
and handling qualities experienced in 5th generation
fighters, while managing the flow of information and
associated tasks to operate in a modern network
centric combat environment.
Key attributes include:
• Carefree handling capabilities throughout the flight
envelope
• ETTS for advanced Air-to-Air and Air-to-Ground training
• Live Virtual Constructive networking capability
• Two latest generation “0-0” capability ejection seats
complying with the stringent APT FOS requirements
• Front and rear cockpit Head-Up Displays with 5th
generation fighters’ symbology
• Two independent Helmet Mounted Displays (provision for)
• Two Large Area Displays
• NVG capability
• Comfortable environment and wide Field of View in both
cockpits
• No scheduled depot-level structural inspections
• In service with the air forces of Israel, Singapore, Italy
and Poland
Weights
Ramp, Clean (2 standard pilots) 15,870 lb (7.200 kg)
Ramp, Maximum 21,200 lb (9.600 kg)
Powerplant
Engines, turbofan 2 Honeywell/
ITEC F124-GA-200
Thrust, Maximum, SLS, ISA 2x6, 280 lb (2x2850 kg)
Performance
Maximum level Speed, 5000 ft 590 KTAS
Limit speed 572 KEAS / 0.95M
500 KEAS / 1.15M
Rate of Climb, Max
(SL, 100% fuel) 24,000 ft/min
Sustained Turn Rate, Max
(15,000 ft, 50% fuel) 12.9 deg/s
Sustained Load Factor, Max
(SL, 50% fuel) 8g
Service ceiling 45,000 ft
Take-off Ground Run
(SL, 100% fuel, no wind, no slope) 1,300 ft (400 m)
Landing Ground Roll
(SL, 20% fuel, no wind, no slope) 2,150 ft (655 m)
Limit Load Factors +8 / -3 g
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MORE THAN AN AIRCRAFT
INTEGRATED TRAINING SYSTEM

INTRODUCING THE TRAINER OF THE FUTURE

The T-100 is more than just an aircraft. It’s

a turnkey solution for the U.S. Air Force’s
T-X program.

Team T-100 is comprised of CAE USA for

ground based training, Honeywell for propulsion
engines, Leonardo Aircraft’s world-class aircraft
and integrated training system and Leonardo
DRS to tie it all together. We’re proud to be the
only T-X team building a new U.S. tactical aircraft
manufacturing facility.

For years to come, the T-100 will bring high-tech

jobs in aircraft and training system production to
America. Making it the right choice not only for
our pilots, but for our country, today and in
the future.
ADVANCED JET AND LEAD-IN
FIGHTER TRAINER
The T-100 is a twin-engine, tandem-seat, next
generation advanced jet trainer, and the central
element of a family of systems for training designed
to allow student pilots to develop knowledge, skills
and practices to fly modern combat aircraft.
The T-100 is purpose-built for a wide range of
training capabilities, long-term reliability and
cost-effective operations. These characteristics –
along with its proven integrated training system
comprised of Simulators and Ground Based
Training devices, including the most advanced and
already operational Live, Virtual, and Constructive
environment – make the T-100 the best solution to
train today’s next generation fighter pilots.
The T-100 characteristics maximize teaching
effectiveness and enable flight hours to be
downloaded from front two-seat versions of front
line aircraft, allowing a huge saving in the Air
Force’s operational training costs, and preserves
service life on the front line fighters.
A FAMILY OF SYSTEMS FOR TRAINING
In its training role, the T-100 is conceived as the “core”
of a family of systems for advanced aircrew training
which includes:
• Aircraft with built-in Embedded Tactical Training
Simulation (ETTS)
• Suite of flight simulators (Weapons System Trainer
and Operational Flight Trainer)
• Academic training (Computer Aided Instruction
and Computer Based Training to include Desktop
Simulators)
• Mission Planning (Mission Support Station to
support Briefing and De-briefing phases)
• Live, Virtual, Constructive (LVC) training
environment (the ability to link flight simulators with
the aircraft)
• Training Need Analysis (TNA) and Training
Management Information System (TMIS)
• Integrated Logistic Support

The aircraft is designed to meet the rigorous

training needs of the U.S. Air Force (USAF).
Building upon the proven technology and systems
of Leonardo’s M-346, the T-100 incorporates best-
in-class U.S. industry technology to provide USAF
with the capability it needs today to meet the
requirements of tomorrow.
MAIN FEATURES
Airframe
• Damage tolerant designed structure 25% more
service life than what the USAF is asking for
• Large use of composite materials
Engines & Fuel System
• Two fuel efficient interchangeable modular
Honeywell/ITEC F124-GA-200, twin-shaft,
turbofan engines with FADEC
• An APU to provide autonomous engine
start, electrical and pneumatic power (air
conditioning)
• Three internal fuel tanks
• Single point pressure refueling/defueling
system
Crew Escape
• Two latest generation “0-0” capability ejection
seats complying with the stringent APT FOS
requirements
Oxygen
• On-Board Oxygen Generator System (OBOGS)
AVIONICS
• Latest generation cockpit avionics
• Embedded GPS/Inertial navigation system and
Radar altimeter (EGIR)
• Two V/UHF radios
• IFF transponder
• TCAS
• Radio-Aided mode, based on TACAN and VOR/
ILS/MB
• Digital Moving Map
• Voice command (provision for)
• Hands On Throttle And Stick (HOTAS) controls
• Two 20”X 8” Large Area Displays (LAD) in front
and rear cockpit
• New Digital Wave Guided Low Profile Head-Up
Display (HUD)
• Get Home Display, for back up flight data
• Provision for two independent Helmet Mounted
Displays
• Avionics Integrated Stores Management System
• Integrated central Audio Warning
EMBEDDED TACTICAL TRAINING
SIMULATION (ETTS)

A comprehensive in-flight ETTS suite is a key feature

of the T-100 and flight simulators and a core element
of the family of systems for advanced training.
ETTS enables the T-100 to offer the whole spectrum
of simulated training functions in flight and on the
ground and provides both students and instructors
with the following on-board simulations:

• A tactical scenario (digital map with threats

and targets)
• Presence of realistic Computer Generated Forces
(friend and foe)
• On-board sensors (such as multimode Fire Control
Radar, targeting pod and active/passive electronic
countermeasures)
• Weapons, including specific symbology and
delivery parameters
• Live, Virtual, Constructive capability to link aircraft
with flight simulators

ETTS functions can support Stand Alone (flying

a single-ship mission) or Multi-Ship networked
operations, with aircraft and simulators networked
via a dedicated Training Datalink to exchange
Tactical Scenario data with other participants.
T-100: MASTER IN TRAINING

Thanks to the excellent, proven in-service, advanced

Lead-In Fighter Trainer capabilities and high
performances, the T-100 aircraft can smoothly
enable student pilots to accomplish all their training
tasks in flight.

Amongst the characteristics which make the T-100

the safest aircraft for student pilots are:

• Carefree handling and throttle movements in the

whole flight envelope
• Four channel fly-by-wire flight control system
• Twin engine configuration
• Low wing loading providing more margin for error
• Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance System
(Auto GCAS)
• Pilot Activated Recovery System (PARS)
• Unique engine design stall/surge resistant with
auto relight

Thanks to non-afterburning engines, its high training

endurance keeps costs down and is best tailored
to the training mission’s duration to deliberately
perform the required training syllabus objectives, in
a more effective and efficient way.
HIGH PERFORMING AIRCRAFT
The T-100 exposes student pilots to the agility
and flight characteristics experienced in the front
line 5th generation fighters, and exposes the
student pilot to the flow of information required to
easily manage a modern network centric combat
environment.
Key attributes include:
• Full controllability at High Angle of Attack
• High rate of climb
• High speed and maneuverability, even with one
engine inoperative
• Sustained high G maneuvers
• High thrust to weight ratio
• High-end, net-centric communication suite
• Full network capable LVC environment
THE BEST SOLUTION FOR THE MOST
DEMANDING AIR FORCES
The T-100 is an evolution of the proven, in-service
Leonardo M-346 that has won the most important
international tenders and has been selected
by some of the most demanding Air Forces in
the world, beating the most advanced training
aircraft available on the market, delivering first
class training and operational capabilities, while
keeping operating costs low. The M-346 is in
service with the Israeli, Singaporean, Italian and
Polish Air Forces.
Israel: “The new trainers [M-346 Lavi] have provided
manifold advantages and take [pilot] training much
more forward. It has met all our expectations and
more. The aspects of the flight performance, its
specifications, the capabilities it has, the savings in
jet fuel, the safety from it being dual-engine, it has
redundancy in almost every system on the plane. We
are very, very, very satisfied.”
Lt. Col. Tal, Heyl Ha’Avir (Israeli Air Force) in charge
of M-346 Lavi operations
July 21, 2016 – The Times of Israel
Italy: “The T-346 has striking performance: the
generous thrust, the roll rate and, in general, the
high stability at all speeds. The strength of the
‘346’ is surely the ETTS, the integrated simulation
platform, which allows you to play a variety of
sensors such as radar, targeting pod, [and] a suite
of electronic countermeasures, to name a few.
All these sensors can be employed with other
aircraft of the same type as if they were real and,
at the same time, also interacting with ground
simulators to re-create an environment typical of
that of the latest generation combat aircraft.”
Lt. Col. “Sossi”, instructor pilot of 61° Stormo,
Italian Air Force
March 2016 – Combat Aircraft Magazine
Italy: “The T-346 is not just an aircraft in its own
right, but part of an integrated system that is a real
revolution compared to the past. The ground element
of the IPTS [Integrated Pilot Training System]
employs modern simulation systems [that enable
us to] ‘download’ a good slice of the activities that
were previously carried out at the OCU and that
were previously conducted in flight, thereby bringing
substantial savings.’
Col. Paolo Tarantino, Commander of the 61° Stormo,
Italian Air Force
March 2016 – Combat Aircraft Magazine
Poland: “The M-346 aircraft really is the best, and
at the same time the most economical solution,
compared to the current system. Since training will
be cheaper, this means more savings for the Polish
Air Force. But what is more interesting about this
project, is the fact that we could become a training
center for other countries in the future. We have
such capabilities, thanks to the school in Dęblin.”
Bartosz Kownacki, Vice-minister of
National Defense
June 8, 2016 – “Nasz Dziennik” Polish newspaper
 T-100 CHARACTERISTICS
On-Condition and Condition Monitoring
maintenance for equipment and systems. Two Dimensions
level maintenance concept (Organizational and
Wing span 31.90 ft (9.72 m)
Intermediate) for aircraft, equipment and systems.
Structural depot level maintenance is not required. Length 37.70 ft (11.49 m)
Health & Usage Monitoring System (HUMS) Height 16.11 ft (4.91 m)
enables monitoring of on-board equipment and Wing Area 253.2 ft² (23.52 m²)
data collection, in addition to airframe structural
Weights
health (S-HUMS). The Ground Support System
allows a rapid assessment of the aircraft systems Ramp, Clean (2 standard pilots) 15,870 lb (7200 kg)
status, reducing troubleshooting, scheduled and Ramp, Maximum 21,200 lb (9600 kg)
unscheduled maintenance activities. Wing Loading
At Take-Off Weight, Clean 62.7 lb/ft²
Powerplant
Engines, Turbofan 2 Honeywell/ITEC F124-GA-200
Thrust, Maximum, SLS, ISA 2x6,280 lb (2x2850 kg)
Fuel, Usable
Internal (wings and fuselage) 3,350 lb (1520 kg)
Performance
Maximum Level Speed, 5000 ft 590 KTAS
Limit Speed 572 KEAS / 0.95M /
500 KEAS / 1.15M
Stall Speed (landing conf., 20% fuel) 97 KCAS
Thrust Over Weight Ratio (SL, 100%) 0.79
Rate of Climb, Max (SL, 100% fuel) 24,000 ft/min
Sustained Turn Rate, Max (15,000 ft, 50% fuel) 12.9 deg/s
Sustained Load Factor, Max (SL, 50% fuel) 8g
Service Ceiling 45,000 ft
Take-off Ground Run 1,300 ft (400 m)
(SL, 100% fuel, no wind, no slope)
Landing Ground Roll 2,150 ft (655 m)
(SL, 20% fuel, no wind, no slope)
Limit Load Factors +8 / -3 g
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