A trainer is a training aircraft used to develop piloting, navigational or weapon-aiming skills in flight crew.
Civilian pilots are normally trained in a light aircraft, with 2 or more seats to allow for student and instructor. The aircraft may be modified to withstand the flight conditions imposed by training flights. Some air forces contract-out training activities to private companies, or arrange for military officers to train using aircraft provided and maintained by a private business.
Typically, contemporary military pilots learn initial flying skills in a light aircraft not dissimilar to civilian training aircraft, then possibly progress to turboprop trainers like the Pilatus PC-9. A turboprop engine is a type of aircraft powerplant that uses a Gas turbine engine to drive a Propeller. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Those that progress to training for "fast jet" flying will then progress to a jet trainer, typically capable of high subsonic speeds, high-energy manoeuvers, and equipped with systems that simulate modern weapons and surveillance, for more advanced training. [1] Examples of such jet trainer aircraft include the T-38 Talon (actually capable of supersonic speeds), the BAE Hawk, the Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet and the Aero L-39. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout
Some military training aircraft are twin-seat versions of combat aircraft types (ground-attack or interceptor) and some of these are capable of rapid conversion in times of emergency to a reconnaissance or combat role. For smaller air forces, such adaptability can have important economic benefits. As with all such weapons systems, this convertibility brings with it certain political risks: for example, the sale of the BAE Hawk to Indonesia in recent years has been highly contentious. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia. [2] (see: dual-use technology)
A minority of military training aircraft, such as the Vickers Varsity, HS125 Dominie or Boeing T-43 were developed from transport designs to train several navigators at the same time. Dual-use is a term often used in Politics and Diplomacy to refer to Technology which can be used for both Peaceful and Military aims The Vickers Varsity TMk 1 was a British twin-engined crew trainer operated by the Royal Air Force for 25 years from 1951 WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Transport or transportation is the movement of people and goods from one place to another As these navigational trainees are normally learning how to navigate using instruments, they can be seated at consoles within the aircraft cabin and do not require a direct view of the landscape over which the aircraft is flying. The operators of airborne weapons or radar-related systems can be similarly trained, either in training aircraft or in an operational aircraft during training flights. Radar is a system that uses electromagnetic waves to identify the range altitude direction or speed of both moving and fixed objects such as Aircraft, ships
As the costs of developing aircraft have risen in real terms, it has become much less likely that aircraft will be designed specifically for the training role. Classic training types were the De Havilland Tiger Moth, the North American Texan (Harvard in many countries) and the De Havilland Chipmunk. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Some jet trainers, such as the Aermacchi MB-326, Folland Gnat, Fouga Magister and British Aerospace Hawk, have become famous through their use by national formation aerobatic teams. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Aerobatics is the demonstration of flying maneuvers for Training, Recreation or Entertainment. Early jet aerobatic teams tended to use combat types such as the Hawker Hunter, English Electric Lightning, and North American F-100 Super Sabre. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout As air forces' combat fleets were scaled-down, it made sense for most national display teams to change to lighter training types. A few modifications may be needed to enable coloured smoke to be emitted during displays, but essentially these airframes can still perform their pilot training function.
Much training is now carried out on ground-based simulators. [3]
References
- ^ http://www.baseops.net/militarypilot/ Phases of Military Pilot Training
- ^ http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2004/dec/20/uk.indonesia "Taxpayers paid £400m to BAE for failed arms deals"
- ^ http://www.ainonline.com/news/single-news-page/article/new-simulators-online-courses-change-face-of-flight-training/?no_cache=1&cHash=1ea80aa3a8 "New simulators, online courses change face of flight training"
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