BAC Jet Provost
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| BAC Jet Provost | ||
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| Description | ||
| Role | Jet trainer | |
| Crew | 2 | |
| First Flight | June 26, 1954 | |
| Entered Service | August 1954 | |
| Manufacturer | Hunting/BAC | |
| Dimensions | ||
| Length | 33 ft 8.5 in | 10.27 m |
| Wingspan | 36 ft 10 in | 11.23 m |
| Height | 10 ft 11.5 in | 3.34 m |
| Wing area | 213.7 ft² | 19.79 m² |
| Weights | ||
| Empty | 4,658 lb | 2,100 kg |
| Loaded | 6,650 lb | 3,012 kg |
| Maximum takeoff | 7,300 lb | 3,306 kg |
| Powerplant | ||
| Engines | 1 x Bristol Siddeley Viper | |
| Thrust | 2,500 lb | 11.12 kN |
| Performance | ||
| Maximum speed | 0.57 Mach | |
| Maximum speed | 440 mph | 708 km/h |
| Range | 600 miles | 967 km |
| Service ceiling | 44,000 ft | 13,410 m |
| Avionics | ||
| Avionics | Digital 720CH COM Electric Altimeter
VOR/LOC/ILS Clock-Timer MKR beacons Slaved Sperry compass system Digital Terra TXP G-meter Standby Attitude Indicator w/nicad backup | |
| Armament | ||
| Guns | two 0.303in guns | |
| Bombs | two 100lb or eight 25lb bombs | |
| Rockets | six 60lb or twelve 25lb rockets | |
The Hunting Percival (later BAC) Jet Provost was a jet-powered training aircraft used by the RAF from 1955 to 1993.
In the 1950s the RAF issued a requirement for a new dedicated jet training aircraft. Hunting developed the Jet Provost from the piston-engined Percival Provost basic trainer. On June 26 1954 the prototype made its first flight. The Air Ministry ordered 10 of the Jet Provost T.1, and in June 1957 40 of the Jet Provost T.3, featuring a new engine, ejector seats, a redesign of the airframe, and strengthened undercarriage. In total 201 T.3s were delivered between 1958 and 1962.
The T.4 followed in 1961 with a new engine, and then the pressurised T.5 in 1967.
The design was also used for the BAC Strikemaster.
The Jet Provost remains popular among enthusiasts and being an inexpensive jet, many are now in private hands. Some are flown at airshows.
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Jet Provost Heaven (http://www.jetprovost.com)