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Percival Provost
Land	Großbritannien
Rolle	Militär-Trainerflugzeug
Erstflug	24. Februar 1950
Gebaut	461

das Percival P.56 Propst 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 The type was withdrawn in the 1960s, in favour of its jet-powered successor.

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das 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.
Der Provost wurde als Ersatz für den Percival Prentice entwickelt, der als veraltet und für die modernen Ausbildungsanforderungen unzureichend angesehen wurde. Das Luftfahrtministerium gab 1948 die Spezifikation T.16/48 für einen neuen Basistrainer heraus, und Percival reichte ihren Entwurf ein, der als P.56 bezeichnet wurde. Der Prototyp P.56 flog zum ersten Mal am 24. Februar 1950 unter der Leitung von Dick Wheldon. Das Flugzeug wurde gegen die konkurrierende Boulton Paul Balliol evaluiert und für überlegen in Leistung und Handling befunden. Das Luftfahrtministerium bestellte 1951 200 Provosts, und das erste Serienflugzeug wurde 1953 bei der Royal Air Force in Dienst gestellt.
das Provost 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.