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  2. Trainer aircraft - Wikipedia

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    Grob G 120TP, a trainer aircraft. A trainer is a class of aircraft designed specifically to facilitate flight training of pilots and aircrews. The use of a dedicated trainer aircraft with additional safety features—such as tandem flight controls, forgiving flight characteristics and a simplified cockpit arrangement—allows pilots-in-training to safely advance their skills in a more ...

  3. Jet trainer - Wikipedia

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    Jet trainer. 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 World War II it became a requirement to train pilots in the handling of such ...

  4. Aero L-39 Albatros - Wikipedia

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    The Aero L-39 Albatros is a high-performance jet trainer designed and produced by Aero Vodochody in the Czech Republic. In addition to performing basic and advanced pilot training, it has also flown combat missions in a light-attack role. Unusually, the aircraft never received a NATO reporting name. The L-39 Albatros was designed during the ...

  5. Civilian Pilot Training Program - Wikipedia

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    Student fliers with Piper J-3s under the Civilian Pilot Training Program. Congressional Airport. Rockville, Maryland. The Civilian Pilot Training Program (CPTP) was a flight training program (1938–1944) sponsored by the United States government with the stated purpose of increasing the number of civilian pilots, though having a clear impact on military preparedness.

  6. BAE Systems Hawk - Wikipedia

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    Developed into. McDonnell Douglas T-45 Goshawk. The BAE Systems Hawk is a British single-engine, jet-powered advanced trainer aircraft. It was first known as the Hawker Siddeley Hawk, and subsequently produced by its successor companies, British Aerospace and BAE Systems. It has been used in a training capacity and as a low-cost combat aircraft.

  7. Northrop T-38 Talon - Wikipedia

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    Northrop N-156. Variants. Northrop F-5. The Northrop T-38 Talon is a two-seat, twinjet supersonic jet trainer designed and produced by the American aircraft manufacturer Northrop Corporation. It was the world's first supersonic trainer as well as the most produced. The T-38 can be traced back to 1952 and Northrop's N-102 Fang and N-156 fighter ...

  8. Raytheon T-1 Jayhawk - Wikipedia

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    Introduction date. 17 January 1992. First flight. 5 July 1991 [1] Developed from. Beechjet/Hawker 400A. The Raytheon T-1 Jayhawk is a twin-engined jet aircraft used by the United States Air Force for advanced pilot training. T-1A students go on to fly airlift and tanker aircraft. The T-400 is a similar version for the Japan Air Self-Defense Force.

  9. Fighter aircraft - Wikipedia

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    Fighter aircraft. An F-16 Fighting Falcon (left), P-51D Mustang (bottom), F-86 Sabre (top), and F-22 Raptor (right) fly in a formation representing four generations of American fighters. Fighter aircraft (early on also pursuit aircraft) [a] are military aircraft designed primarily for air-to-air combat. In military conflict, the role of fighter ...