Thai Aviation Industries RTAF-6

RTAF-6
Role	Trainer aircraft
National origin	Thailand
Manufacturer	Thai Aviation Industry
First flight	14 June 2012
Introduction	2014
Status	In service, in production
Primary user	Royal Thai Air Force
Produced	2014–present
Number built	3 (2017), 25 reported built
Developed from	SIAI-Marchetti SF.260

The RTAF-6, officially designated B.ThO.6 (Thai: บ.ทอ.๖),^[1] is a Thai training aircraft developed from the Italian SIAI-Marchetti SF.260MT trainer,^[2] and built by Thai Aviation Industry.

Specifications

Data from Air International February 2014

General characteristics

• Crew: One
• Length: 8.35 m (27.39 ft)
• Wingspan: 24.28 m (79 ft 8 in)
• Height: 2.4 m (7.9 ft)
• Powerplant: 1 × Allison 250-B17-D turboprop, 313 kW (420 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 593 km/h (368 mph, 320 kn)
• Cruise speed: 414 km/h (257 mph, 224 kn) (econ cruise)
• Range: 668 km (415 mi, 361 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 7,600 m (25,000 ft)

Armament

• Hardpoints: 4 with a capacity of up to 68 kg (150 lb) on inner, 100 lb (45 kg) on outer

Operators

 Thailand

• Royal Thai Air Force^[3]

See also

Related development

• SIAI-Marchetti SF.260
• RTAF-5

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

• Pilatus PC-9

References

1. "Thai Military Aircraft Designations". designation-systems.net. Retrieved 2025-03-18.
2. "RTAF 6". Wings-aviation.ch. 2007-11-05. Retrieved 2014-02-19.
3. "RTAF 6". aagth1.blogspot.com. 2017-08-31. Retrieved 2019-11-23.