Percival Provost - 사진 및 비디오

Tthe 퍼시벌 P.56 학장 was a British basic trainer that was developed for the Royal Air Force in the 1950s as a replacement for the Percival Prentice. It was a low-wing monoplane with a fixed, tailwheel undercarriage and like the Prentice had a side-by-side seating arrangement. The Provost has the distinction of being the last piston-engine basic trainer aircraft to be operated by the RAF. The Provost was later adapted to make use of a turbojet engine, producing the BAC Jet Provost. The type was withdrawn in the 1960s, in favour of its jet-powered successor.

소스: Percival Provost ― 위키피디아

Tthe Percival Provost was a British basic trainer aircraft that was designed and built by Percival Aircraft Company in the 1950s. It was a low-wing monoplane with a fixed tailwheel landing gear and a tandem cockpit for a student and an instructor. The Provost was powered by a single Alvis Leonides radial engine that gave it a maximum speed of 200 mph (320 km/h) and a range of 600 miles (970 km). The Provost was the first British trainer to have a fully aerobatic capability and a tricycle undercarriage.
Provost는 Percival Prentice를 대체하기 위해 개발되었는데, 이는 구식이며 현대 교육 요구 사항에 부적합한 것으로 간주되었습니다. 항공부는 1948년에 새로운 기본 훈련기에 대한 사양 T.16/48을 발표했으며 Percival은 P.56으로 지정된 설계를 제출했습니다. 프로토타입 P.56은 1950년 2월 24일 Dick Wheldon이 조종하여 처음으로 비행했습니다. 이 항공기는 경쟁사인 Boulton Paul Balliol과 비교하여 평가되었으며 성능과 핸들링이 우수한 것으로 나타났습니다. 공군은 1951 년에 200 대의 Provosts를 주문했으며 1953 년 영국 공군에 첫 번째 생산 항공기가 투입되었습니다.
Tthe 학장 was used by the RAF for basic flying training, instrument flying training, and advanced flying training until 1969, when it was replaced by the Jet Provost, a jet-powered version of the same design. The Provost was also exported to several countries, including Ireland, Iraq, Rhodesia, Sudan, and South Arabia. Some of the Provosts were modified for light attack or counter-insurgency roles, with underwing hardpoints for rockets or bombs. A total of 461 Provosts were built, of which about 50 are still airworthy today.