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 The type was withdrawn in the 1960s, in favour of its jet-powered successor.

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De 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.
De Provost werd ontwikkeld als vervanging voor de Percival Prentice, die als verouderd en ontoereikend voor de moderne trainingseisen werd beschouwd. Het Air Ministry vaardigde in 1948 specificatie T.16/48 uit voor een nieuwe basistrainer en Percival diende hun ontwerp in, aangeduid als de P.56. Het prototype P.56 vloog voor het eerst op 24 februari 1950, bestuurd door Dick Wheldon. Het vliegtuig werd vergeleken met de concurrerende Boulton Paul Balliol en werd superieur bevonden in prestaties en handling. Het Air Ministry bestelde in 1951 200 Provosts en het eerste productievliegtuig kwam in 1953 in dienst bij de Royal Air Force.
De Burgemeester 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.