After trials to find a replacement for it's Harvard and Percival Prentice trainers in February 1950, the Percival Provost T1 was chosen as the RAF's new basic trainer, entering service in 1953, a total of 397 aircraft had been supplied to the RAF and 64 aircraft to other customers when production ended in 1959. The Provost T1 was replaced by the Jet Provost in 1961, a jet engine powered trainer evolved from the Provost T1 design. Percival Provost T1 Specifications: Crew: Pilot and Trainee Length: 28 ft 6 in (8.73 m) Wingspan: 35 ft 0 in (10.7 m) Height: 12 ft 0 in (3.70 m) Loaded weight: 4,399 lb (1,995 kg) Engine: Single 550 hp (410 kW) Alvis Leonides 126 9-cylinder radial engine Maximum speed: 200 mph (170 knots, 320 km/h) Maximum Range: 560 nm (650 mi, 1,020 km)1
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