Originally Posted by
Cubdriver
Thanks e6, USMC. I am surprised they do so much early training in turboprops, but I guess it gets them ready for the jets faster.
The original T-34 was in fact piston, but the the T-34C used for decades before the T-6 came along) was a turboprop. We have used to have a piston T-34 at my local military flying club.