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Den Fouga CM.170 Magister is a 1950s French two-seat jet trainer. The related CM.175 Zéphyr was a carrier-capable version for the French Navy. In 1948, development commenced at Fouga on a new primary trainer aircraft design that harnessed newly developed jet propulsion technology. The initial design was evaluated by the French Air Force (Armée de l’Air, AdA) and, in response to its determination that the aircraft lacked sufficient power for its requirements, was enlarged and adopted a pair of Turbomeca Marboré turbojet engines. First flying on 23 July 1952, the first production order for the type was received on 13 January 1954. In addition, the related CM.175 Zéphyr was a carrier-capable version developed and produced for the French Navy.

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Den Fouga Magister C.M.170 er et fransk jettræningsfly, der blev udviklet i 1950'erne og bredt eksporteret til forskellige luftvåben rundt om i verden. Det er en tomotoret, lavvinget monoplan med en karakteristisk V-hale og et side-by-side cockpit til to piloter. Magister blev designet af Robert Castello og Pierre Mauboussin som en efterfølger til deres tidligere propeldrevne træner, C.M.130. Magister fløj første gang i 1952 og trådte i tjeneste med det franske luftvåben i 1956. Det blev også vedtaget af den franske flåde, det belgiske luftvåben, det israelske luftvåben og mange andre lande.
Den Magister was used for basic and advanced training, aerobatics, light attack, reconnaissance, and liaison missions. It was also the first jet aircraft to be used by the Patrouille de France aerobatic team. The Magister was produced until 1962, with a total of 929 units built. Some of them were later modified into the C.M.175 Zephyr, a carrier-capable version for the French Navy. The Magister was retired from most of its operators by the 1980s, but some examples are still flying today as civilian-owned warbirds or museum exhibits.