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The Percival P.56 Provost
was a British basic trainer that was developed for the RAF 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
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Der Percival P.56 Provost war
ein britischer Basistrainer, der für die RAF in den 1950er Jahren als Ersatz
für den Percival Prentice entwickelt wurde. Es war einGanzmetalleindecker
und als Tiefdecker mit festem Spornrad-Fahrwerk und wie das Prentice hatte
Sie besaß zwei nebeneinander angeordnete Sitze. Die Provost war das letzte
Kolben-Motor-Flugzeug das von der RAF betrieben wurde. |
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T.1 |
Two-seat, Leonides-powered basic trainer for the RAF |
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In 1953, the Provost entered
service with the RAF, the first batch of aircraft were delivered to the
Central Flying School (CFS) at RAF South Cerney. The CFS carried out
intensive flight trials in May and June 1953 prior to instructor
training commencing. The Provost was more capable than the Prentice it
replaced, which allowed students to move straight on to the De Havilland
Vampire after completing training on the Provost. On 1 July 1953, 6
Flying Training School at RAF Ternhill started to re-equip with the
Provost. The first pupil training course to use the Provost started in
October 1953. No. 22 Flying Training School at RAF Syerston was the next
to convert and it was followed by 2 FTS at RAF Cluntoe, Northern Ireland,
3 FTS at RAF Feltwell and then the Royal Air Force College at RAF
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Im Jahr 1953 wurde die Provost
in den Dienst der RAF genommen, die ersten Maschinen wurde an die
Central Flying School (CFS) auf RAF South Cerney ausgeliefert. Die CFS
führte im Mai und Juni 1953 intensive Flugversuche durch, bevor die
Lehrerausbildung begann. Die Provost war leistungsfähiger als der Prentice,
den sie ersetzte, und erlaubte den Schülern, sich nach dem Training auf der
Provost direkt auf die De Havilland Vampire umzuschulen. Am 1. Juli 1953
wurde die 6 Flying Training School bei RAF Ternhill mit dem Provost neu
ausgeststtet. Die ersten Schüler-Trainingskurse, auf dem Provost begannen im
Oktober 1953. Die 22 Flying Training School bei RAF Syerston war
der nächste und es folgten 2 FTS bei RAF Cluntoe, Nordirland, 3 FTS
bei RAF Feltwell und dann die Royal Air Force College bei RAF Cranwell. |
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| No. 6 Flying Training School | No. 22 Flying Training School |
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| Central ATC School | Central Navigation & Control School |
Royal Air Force College |
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