Percival Provost - British training aircraft for initial flight training. Designed in the 50s to replace the obsolete Percival Prentice aircraft in the UK Air Force units. Monoplane with a low wing and fixed tail wheel. Had an unusual arrangement of chairs in a row. He became the last piston training aircraft in the British Air Force.
| Percival provost | |
|---|---|
 Percival Provost T.1 | |
| Type of | Training aircraft |
| Developer | Hunting percival |
| Manufacturer | Percival |
| Chief Designer | Henry Milliser |
| First flight | February 24, 1950 |
| Start of operation | 1953 |
| End of operation | 1969 (in the FAC of Great Britain ) |
| Operators | FAC of Great Britain Myanmar Air Force , Irish Air Corps , Iraqi Air Force |
| Years of production | 1950-1956 |
| Units produced | 461 |
| Options | BAC Jet Provost |
In 1954, the machine was improved - a turbojet engine was installed on it. The new aircraft was called the BAC Jet Provost . In the 60s, all Percival Provosts in service were replaced by the BAC Jet Provost.
Percival Provost has been exported to Ireland , Zimbabwe , Oman , Burma , Iraq , Malaysia and Sudan . Several aircraft are still flying in the UK.