page_title: BAC Jet Provost
section_title: Specifications (T Mk. 5)
hierarchical_section_title: BAC Jet Provost / Specifications (T Mk. 5)
caption_attribution_description: XW420 RAF Cosford Airshow 2013
context_page_description: The BAC Jet Provost is a British jet trainer aircraft that was in use with the Royal Air Force from 1955 to 1993. It was originally developed by Hunting Percival from the earlier piston engine-powered Percival Provost basic trainer, and later produced by the British Aircraft Corporation. In addition to the multiple RAF orders, the Jet Provost, sometimes with light armament, was exported to many air forces worldwide. The design was also further developed into a more heavily armed ground attack variant under the name BAC Strikemaster.
context_section_description: Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1971–72, Flight International, BAE Systems
  General characteristics
  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)
  Wing area: 213.7 sq ft (19.85 m²)
  Airfoil: root: NACA 23015 mod; tip: NACA 4412 mod
  Empty weight: 4,888 lb (2,217 kg) 
  Gross weight: 6,989 lb (3,170 kg)
  Max takeoff weight: 9,200 lb (4,173 kg)
  Powerplant: 1 × Armstrong Siddeley Viper Mk.102 / Mk.202 turbojet engine, 1,700 lbf (7.6 kN) thrust  
  2,500 lbf (11,120.55 N) Mk.202
  Performance
  Maximum speed: 382 kn (440 mph, 707 km/h) at 25,000 ft (7,620 m)
  Range: 780 nmi (900 mi, 1,440 km) with tip tanks.
  Service ceiling: 36,750 ft (11,200 m)
  Rate of climb: 4,000 ft/min (20 m/s)
  Wing loading: 32.7 lb/sq ft (160 kg/m²)
  Armament
  Guns: 2× 0.303 in (7.7 mm) machine guns Mark 55
  Rockets: 
  6× 60 lb (27 kg) or
  12× 25 lb (11 kg) or
  28x 68 mm SNEB rockets in four pods Mark 55
  Bombs: ** 4× 540 lb (245 kg) Mark 55
caption: Head-on view of a BAC Jet Provost
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