Percival Provost
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| A Percival Provost T.1 preserved as part of The Shuttleworth Collection. | |
| Type | Military trainer aircraft |
| Manufacturer | Percival |
| Maiden flight | 1950 |
| Introduced | 1953 |
| Retired | Early 1960s |
| Primary user | Royal Air Force |
| Produced | 1950-1956 |
| Number built | 461 |
The Percival P.56 Provost was a british built ab initio trainer for the Royal Air Force in the 1950s, replacing the Percival Prentice. It was a low-wing, monoplane with a fixed, tailwheel, undercarriage. Seating was in a side-by-side configuration.
The prototype first flew in 1950. Production ended in 1956, when 461 aircraft had been completed. The Provost remained in service from 1953 until the early 1960s.
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[edit] Variants
- Provost T.Mk 1 : Two-seat basic trainer for the RAF.
- Provost Mk 51 : Unarmed export version for the Irish Air Corps.
- Provost Mk 52 : Armed export version for the Rhodesian Air Force.
- Provost Mk 53 : Armed export version for Burma, Iraq, Ireland and Sudan.
[edit] Operators
[edit] Specifications (T.1)
Data from World Encyclopedia of Military Aircraft[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 28 ft 6 in (8.73 m)
- Wingspan: 35 ft 0 in (10.7 m)
- Height: 12 ft 0 in (3.70 m)
- Wing area: ft² (m²)
- Empty weight: lb (kg)
- Loaded weight: 4,399 lb (1,995 kg)
- Powerplant: 1× Alvis Leonides 126 9-cylinder radial engine, 550 hp (410 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 200 mph (170 knots, 320 km/h) at sea level
- Range: 560 nm (650 mi, 1,020 km)
[edit] References
- ^ Angelucci, Enzo. World Encyclopedia of Military Aircraft.
[edit] Related content
Related development
Designation sequence
- Percival Proctor - Percival Prentice - Percival Prince - Percival Provost - BAC Jet Provost - Hunting H.126
Related lists
- List of aircraft of the RAF
- List of trainer aircraft
Lists relating to aviation
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