Jet trainer

Czechoslovak Aero L-39 Albatros in the Slovak Air Force (in 1993)

A jet trainer is a jet aircraft for use as a trainer, whether for basic or advanced flight training. Jet trainers are either custom designs or modifications of existing aircraft. With the introduction of military jet-powered aircraft towards the end of the second world war it became a requirement to train pilots in the handling of such aircraft.

1940s

1940s two-seat Gloster Meteor

The first generation of trainers in the 1940s were modified from existing designs like the Gloster Meteor and Lockheed T-33 but with these were followed by custom training aircraft like the Aero L-29 Delfín and the BAC Jet Provost.

1960s

As training developed different air forces used jet trainers for different phases of training. Although most air forces continued to use piston or later turboprop aircraft for basic training a number of jet trainers like the Cessna T-37 Tweet appeared for the early stages of pilot training. Pilots who were picked to fly fighter or strike aircraft then went on to fly more advanced training aircraft like the Hawker Siddeley Gnat.

1970s

An U.S. Northrop T-38 Talon

As the early jet-trainers became obsolete then further generations have appeared, the British using the single-engine BAe Hawk while the French ordered the Alpha Jet. In the Warsaw Pact the Aero L-39 Albatros became the standard jet trainer.

Weapon training

As the jet trainer developed it was also used for weapon training which led to some trainers being modified as light strike aircraft, for example the Cessna T-37 Tweet was developed into the Cessna A-37 Dragonfly

List of jet trainers

Aircraft Name	Country of origin	Year 1st flight	No. built	Status
Aermacchi MB-326	Italy	1957	7002800000000000000♠800	Limited service
Aermacchi MB-339	Italy	1976	7002230000000000000♠230	Active in production
Aero L-29 Delfín	Czechoslovakia	1959	7003350000000000000♠3,500	At least a few in service with the Mali Air Force
Aero L-39 Albatros	Czechoslovakia	1968	7003280000000000000♠+2,800	Operational
Aero L-59 Super Albatros	Czechoslovakia	1986	7001600000000000000♠+60	Operational
AIDC AT-3	Taiwan	1980	7001630000000000000♠63	Operational
Alenia Aermacchi M-346 Master	Italy	2004	7001670000000000000♠+67	Operational
BAC Jet Provost	United Kingdom	1954	7002741000000000000♠741	Retired
BAe Hawk	United Kingdom	1974	7003100000000000000♠+1,000	Operational
CASA C-101	Spain	1977	7002166000000000000♠166	Operational
Canadair CT-114 Tutor	Canada	1960	7002212000000000000♠212	Retired
Cessna T-37 Tweet	United States	1954	7003126900000000000♠1,269	Limited service
Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet	France/Germany	1973	7002480000000000000♠480	Operational
Douglas TA-4F/J Skyhawk	United States	1954	7003296000000000000♠2,960	Operational
EADS Mako/HEAT	Multinational	Never	5000000000000000000♠0	Cancelled
Fiat G.80	Italy	1951	7000400000000000000♠4	Retired
FMA IA 63 Pampa	Argentina	1984	7001270000000000000♠27	Operational
Fokker S.14 Machtrainer	Netherlands	1955	7001210000000000000♠21	Retired
Folland Gnat	United Kingdom	1955	7002449000000000000♠449	Retired
Fouga Magister	France	1952	7002929000000000000♠929	Retired
Fouga Zéphyr	France	1959	7001320000000000000♠32	Retired
Fuji T-1	Japan	1958	7001660000000000000♠66	Retired
Grumman F9F-8T/TF-9J Cougar	United States	1951	7003139200000000000♠1,392	Retired
HAL HJT-36 Sitara	India	2003	7000400000000000000♠+4	Limited series production
Hispano HA-200	Spain	1955	7002212000000000000♠212	Retired
Hongdu JL-8/Karakorum-8	China/Pakistan	1990	7002500000000000000♠+500	Operational
Hongdu L-15	China	1990	7000300000000000000♠+3	Flight testing, limited series production
IAR 99	Romania	1985	7001200000000000000♠+20	Operational
KAI T-50 Golden Eagle	South Korea	2002	7001820000000000000♠82	Operational
Kawasaki T-4	Japan	1998	7002208000000000000♠+208	Operational
Lockheed T-33	United States	1948	7003655700000000000♠6,557	Retired
Lockheed T2V SeaStar	United States	1953	7002150000000000000♠150	Retired
McDonnell Douglas T-45 Goshawk	United States	1988	7002221000000000000♠221	Operational
Mikoyan MiG-AT	Russia	1996	7000200000000000000♠2	Cancelled
Morane-Saulnier MS.760 Paris	France	1964	7002165000000000000♠165	Retired
North American T-2 Buckeye	United States	1959	7003114600000000000♠1,146	Operational
Northrop T-38 Talon^[1]	United States	1958	7002529000000000000♠529	Operational
PAC Super Mushshak	Pakistan	1995	7001400000000000000♠40	Operational
PZL I-22 Iryda	Poland	1985	7001170000000000000♠17	Retired
PZL TS-11 Iskra	Poland	1960	7002424000000000000♠424	Limited Service
RFB Fantrainer	Germany	1978	7001500000000000000♠50	Retired
Saab 105	Sweden	1963	7002192000000000000♠192	Operational
Soko G-2 Galeb	Yugoslavia	1961	7002248000000000000♠248	Limited service
Soko G-4 Super Galeb	Yugoslavia	1978	7001850000000000000♠85	Operational
SIAI-Marchetti S.211	Italy	1981	7001600000000000000♠60	Operational
Temco TT Pinto	United States	1956	7001150000000000000♠15	Retired
Yakovlev Yak-130	Russia	1996	7002100000000000000♠100	Operational

References

↑ Factsheets : T-38 Talon : T-38 Talon

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