SkyMax Models SM7008 | "Flying Heroes Series" BAC Jet Provost T.Mk 5 RAF No.3 FTS "The Swords", XW407, RAF Leeming, England, 1974
"Flying Heroes Series" BAC Jet Provost T.Mk 5 RAF No.3 FTS "The Swords", XW407, RAF Leeming, England, 1974
Scale 1:72 / rare diecast
General Background:
Jet Provost Trainer T5
The BAC Jet Provost 9originally built by Hunting Percival) was a British jet-powered trainer
used by the Royal Air Force (RAF) from 1955 to 1993. The Jet Provost was also a
successful export product, serving in many air forces worldwide.
Jet Provost Specifications
Crew - 2
Length - 34 ft 0 in (10.36 m)
Wingspan - 35 ft 4 in (10.77 m)
Height - 10 ft 2 in (3.10 m)
Empty weight - 4,888 lb (2,222 kg)
Loaded weight - 6,989 lb (3,170 kg)
Max takeoff weight - 9,200 lb (4,173 kg)
Powerplant - 1 x Armstrong Siddeley Viper Mk-202 turbojet, 2,500lbf (11.1 kN)
Maximum speed - 440 mph (382 knots / 708 km/h) @ 25,000 ft (7,620 m)
Range - 900 mi (780 nm / 1,450 km)
Service ceiling - 36,750 ft (11,200 m)
Rate of climb - 4,000 ft/min (20.3 m/sec)
Wing loading - 32.7 lb/ft² (160 kg/m² )