Lockheed Martin test pilot Bill Gigliotti flew F-35B BF-13 (Navy Bureau Number 168309), on its inaugural flight on 12 March 2012 from NAS Fort Worth JRB. (Photo shown is of the second flight, which occurred on 21 March.)
View All ArticlesT-50 Program Reaches New Milestones 5/20/2015
As of 2015, more than 1,000 pilots have been trained using the T-50. The aircraft fleet has accumulated more than 100,000 flight hours.
T-50 On Track 9/26/2011
Ten years after the first T-50 rolled out the KAI factory in Sacheon, the program has radically improved the way fighter pilots are trained in Korea.
ROKAF Black Eagles Fly T-50B 9/14/2011
The aerial demonstration team of the Republic of Korea Air Force, the Black Eagles, traded its standard-issue orange and white T-50 trainers for glossy black, white, and yellow T-50Bs for its 2011 show season.
Black Eagles Fly T-50 6/25/2010
The Black Eagles, the aerobatic team of the Republic of Korea Air Force, exchanged their A-37 light-attack aircraft for T-50 Golden Eagle supersonic trainers in 2009.
T-50 Historical Dates 2/14/2010
The T-50 was designed and developed to replace the T-38 and to train pilots to fly fifth generation fighters.
Thumbs Up For T-50 9/15/2007
The 203rd Squadron of the Republic of Korea Air Force is the world's first T-50 training unit.
Supersonic Trainer Transitions From Test, To Production, To Operations 11/15/2005
KAI Delivers proclaims the caption beneath a large red and blue yin-yang of the Republic of Korea flag. This symbol, the Taeguk, dresses the ramp separating the production facility from the flight test hangars at Korea Aerospace Industries in Sach
ROKAF Black Eagles 2012
Black Eagles 2009
T-50 Golden Eagle First Flight
