Hunting developed the Jet Provost from it's piston-engined Percival Provost basic trainer to meet an RAF requirement for a basic jet training aircraft, the prototype first flew in June 1954 and entered RAF service in 1955. The Jet Provost remained the RAF's basic jet trainer until replaced with the turbo-prop powered Short Tucano in the early 1990's, one of the main reasons for the change was the considerable saving of time and money on servicing. Hunting produced a ground attack version of the aircraft, the Jet Provost T51, after Hunting became part of BAC they produced another ground attack version based on the Jet Provost T.Mk.5 airframe and marketed it as the BAC 167 Strikemaster. Hunting Jet Provost Specifications: - Crew: Pilot and trainee
- 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)
- Max takeoff weight: 7,300 lb (3,310 kg)
- Engine: Single 2,500 lbf (11.1 kN) Armstrong-Siddeley Viper turbojet
- Maximum speed: Mach 0.57 (440 mph, 708 km/h)
- Range: 600 mi (520 knots, 970 km)
- Service ceiling: 44,000 ft (13,400 m)
Armament if fitted: - Twin 0.303 in (7.7 mm) machine guns
- 6× 60 lb (27 kg) or 12× 25 lb (11 kg) unguided rocket projectiles
- Two 100 lb (45 kg) or eight 25 lb (11 kg) bombs
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