BAC Jet Provost

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The BAC Jet Provost is a British jet-powered trainer aircraft that served as the Royal Air Force’s standard training platform from the late 1950s through the 1970s and became widely used by several air forces worldwide.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British aircraft
jet aircraft
military trainer aircraft
armamentCapability light weapons on some variants
cockpit tandem two-seat
configuration low-wing monoplane
construction all-metal airframe
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
crew 2
designer Percival Aircraft Company
developedFrom Percival P.56 Provost
developedInto BAC Strikemaster
engineType Armstrong Siddeley Viper turbojet
enteredService 1959
firstFlight 1954-06-26
introduced 1955
landingGear tricycle retractable landing gear
manufacturer British Aircraft Corporation
maxSpeed approximately 440 mph
approximately 710 km/h
notableFor being the RAF’s standard jet trainer for several decades
numberBuilt over 700
powerplant single turbojet engine
primaryUser Royal Air Force
productionPeriod 1954–1967
retiredFromRAFService 1993
role jet trainer
servicePeriodRAF late 1950s–early 1990s
status retired from military service
successorInRAFTrainingRole BAE Systems Hawk
linked to: BAE Systems Hawk T1
survivingAircraft displayed in aviation museums
operated by civilian owners
usedBy Iraqi Air Force
Kuwait Air Force
Royal Air Force
Royal Ceylon Air Force
linked to: Sri Lanka Air Force

Royal New Zealand Air Force (limited evaluation)
South Arabian Air Force
Sri Lanka Air Force
Sudanese Air Force
usedFor advanced pilot training
basic pilot training
weapons training (later marks)
usedIn aerobatic display teams
variant Jet Provost T.1
linked to: BAC Jet Provost

Jet Provost T.2
linked to: BAC Jet Provost

Jet Provost T.3
linked to: BAC Jet Provost

Jet Provost T.4
linked to: BAC Jet Provost

Jet Provost T.5
linked to: BAC Jet Provost

Jet Provost T.51 (export)
linked to: BAC Jet Provost

Jet Provost T.52 (export)
linked to: BAC Jet Provost
wingType straight wing

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Strikemaster basedOn BAC Jet Provost
Short Tucano (license production) designedToReplace Jet Provost (in RAF basic training role)
linked to: BAC Jet Provost
British Aircraft Corporation developedVariantOf Jet Provost
subject linked to: BAC
linked to: BAC Jet Provost
Rolls-Royce Viper usedInAircraft BAC Jet Provost
Rolls-Royce Viper usedInAircraft Hunting Jet Provost
linked to: BAC Jet Provost
BAC Jet Provost variant Jet Provost T.1
linked to: BAC Jet Provost
BAC Jet Provost variant Jet Provost T.2
linked to: BAC Jet Provost
BAC Jet Provost variant Jet Provost T.3
linked to: BAC Jet Provost
BAC Jet Provost variant Jet Provost T.4
linked to: BAC Jet Provost
BAC Jet Provost variant Jet Provost T.5
linked to: BAC Jet Provost
BAC Jet Provost variant Jet Provost T.51 (export)
linked to: BAC Jet Provost
BAC Jet Provost variant Jet Provost T.52 (export)
linked to: BAC Jet Provost