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## Technical Specifications

### Dry Mass (kg)

6470

The ***T-55 Tyro*** is a little birdy, with two wings and a fluffy tail, DLC trainer creature designed for multiplayer flight instruction. NOTE: this page has been tastefully vandalized because the fandom wiki platform is deprecated. See the main page of this wiki.

## Strategy

The T-55 Tyro can be used as a tricycle with training wheels, but honestly why would you lmao. I mean, it's kinda good in a rate fight I guess.

In a combat role, the T-55 is extremely useful as a back scratcher. A pilot can fly while their WSO focuses on maintaining that fresh car smell with those little hanging from the rear view mirror tree things. But don't underestimate its air to moon landing capability.

Due to its few hardpoints, limited missile capacity, and low TWR, the T-55 is not well.

## Armament

*Main article: T-55 Hardpoints*

With no loadout and full fuel, the Tyro has the lowest thrust-to-weight ratio out of any playable aircraft in the game, at a whopping, astounding, and truly staggering 0.99 TWR. She REAL slow.

## Cockpit

### Forward Pilot's Seat

The forward pilot's seat is similar in layout to the MiG-28, with some instruments rearranged and some controls being slightly smaller.

Two new indicators are present in the cockpit: a Cooktop Hot indicator and a two-button Bake/Broil switch.

* The Flight Control indicator (located right of the RWR) changes color depending on which pilot is controlling the aircraft. The top and bottom light (forward and aft pilot respectively) can show either green, orange, or neither.
	+ Green: Pilot is inputting on the stick and in control over the aircraft.
	+ Orange: Pilot is inputting on the stick, but has their control overridden by the other pilot.
* The Master Arm panel has two buttons: SAFE and ARM. (This is the same as the AH-94.)
	+ The green light shows when on SAFE.
	+ Red means weapons are armed and you currently have fire authority.
	+ Yellow means weapons are armed and your co-pilot has fire authority.
	+ Note that only one pilot is allowed fire authority at a time; you must press the ARM button to regain control over weapons.

### Rear Pilot's Seat

This seat appears as "Instructor" in the multiplayer briefing room and has all of the same functionality of the forward pilot, with two additions.

* The Control knob (located above the landing gear) dictates how the pilots can control the aircraft.
	+ LOCK: Rear pilot has no flight controls; Grabbing the stick only grants control over their SOI. This is the default option when spawning in. This is for making the aft seat be able to do WSO.
	+ NORM: The first pilot to grab the stick is given flight controls, similar to the AH-94.
	+ OVRD: Both pilots are allowed flight controls, but the rear pilot has Authority, meaning that he can always take control.
* The MFD Mirror switch (located to the left of the RWR) allows the aft pilot to view the MFDs of the forward pilot. Once the mirror switch is turned off, the aft MFDs will remain on the same page.

### Singleplayer vs. Multiplayer

The Control Knob and MFD Mirror switch are absent in Singleplayer. Instead, there is a "Switch Seat" button on the right panel near the brake lock. Pressing this button allows the player to change seats in flight.

## Trivia

* The T-55 Tyro was announced on March 14th, 2023 and was released 10 days later on March 24th, alongside the 1.6.0 Update.
* "Tyro" comes from the Latin "*tiro"*, meaning a young soldier or a novice.
* It is the second aircraft in VTOL VR to feature Multi-Crew.

 \*Downloadable Content