BAC Jet Provost
Description
Role	Jet trainer
Crew	2
First Flight	June 26, 1954
Entered Service	August 1954
Manufacturer	Hunting/BAC
Dimensions
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
Weights
Empty	4,658 lb	2,100 kg
Loaded	6,650 lb	3,012 kg
Maximum takeoff	7,300 lb	3,306 kg
Powerplant
Engines	1 x Bristol Siddeley Viper
Thrust	2,500 lb	11.12 kN
Performance
Maximum speed	0.57 Mach
Maximum speed	440 mph	708 km/h
Range	600 miles	967 km
Service ceiling	44,000 ft	13,410 m
Avionics
Avionics	Digital 720CH COM Electric Altimeter VOR/LOC/ILS Clock-Timer MKR beacons Slaved Sperry compass system Digital Terra TXP G-meter Standby Attitude Indicator w/nicad backup
Armament
Guns	two 0.303in guns
Bombs	two 100lb or eight 25lb bombs
Rockets	six 60lb or twelve 25lb rockets

The Hunting Percival (later BAC) Jet Provost was a jet-powered training aircraft used by the RAF from 1955 to 1993.

In the 1950s the RAF issued a requirement for a new dedicated jet training aircraft. Hunting developed the Jet Provost from the piston-engined Percival Provost basic trainer. On June 26 1954 the prototype made its first flight. The Air Ministry ordered 10 of the Jet Provost T.1, and in June 1957 40 of the Jet Provost T.3, featuring a new engine, ejector seats, a redesign of the airframe, and strengthened undercarriage. In total 201 T.3s were delivered between 1958 and 1962.

The T.4 followed in 1961 with a new engine, and then the pressurised T.5 in 1967.

The design was also used for the BAC Strikemaster.

The Jet Provost remains popular among enthusiasts and being an inexpensive jet, many are now in private hands. Some are flown at airshows.

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External link

Jet Provost Heaven (http://www.jetprovost.com)