PAC CT/4 Airtrainer

Variants

CT/4A: Powered by a 210 hp Continental piston engine. The initial production design, 78 built for RTAF and RAAF and civilian operators.

CT/4B: Powered by either a 210 hp or 225 hp Continental piston engine.

A version of the CT/4A with minimal changes to suit the RNZAF, 38 built for RNZAF, RTAF and civilian operators.

This is also used by the RAAF, through the BAe College in Tamworth, as a basic trainer and for the Pilot Selection process

CT/4C: A turboprop variant, rebuilt from an RNZAF CT/4B, that never reached production.
After a successful flight-test programme and unsuccessful marketing programme the prototype CT/4C was returned to CT/4B standard.

CT/4D: (aka CT/4CR) A proposed retractable undercarriage model that has never flown.

CT/4E: Powered by a 300 hp Lycoming and with a three-blade propeller, the CT/4E was a significant update designed to compete for a USAF requirement.

Though not selected by the U.S. the type has been ordered by the RTAF, RNZAF and Singapore. It is the current production model, with 37 built to date.

CT/4F: A 300 hp version offered for an RAAF requirement, in conjunction with Raytheon Australia, with glass cockpit avionics from the Hawker Beechcraft T-6B T-6 Texan II, underwing hardpoints, air conditioning, and centre of gravity moved rear.
One demonstrator built in May 2007.

CT/4G: A CT/4E based aircraft with a Garmin G1000 glass cockpit.

CT-4A

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CT-4B

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CT-4E

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Operators

Australia

Royal Australian Air Force (former RAAF/RNZAF aircraft and new-build machines are used for privately contracted RAAF training)

ADF Basic Flying Training School

Central Flying School RAAF

RMIT University

Israel

(A single CT/4E)

New Zealand

Royal New Zealand Air Force

Pilot Training School and RNZAF Central Flying School share 13 aircraft

Rhodesia

Royal Rhodesian Air Force (politically embargoed by the New Zealand government)

Thailand

Royal Thai Air Force

Royal Thai Police

Thai Border Patrol Police - Former operator, one aircraft only.

Singapore

Republic of Singapore Air Force and Defence Science and Technology Agency

Specifications (CT/4)

Data from Jane's Aircraft Recognition Guide

General characteristics

Crew: 2: student, instructor

Length: 23 ft 2 in (7 m)

Wingspan: 26 ft 0 in (7.9 m)

Height: 8 ft 6 in (2.6 m)

Wing area: 129 ft2 (11.98 m2)

Empty weight: 1,720 lb (780 kg)

Max takeoff weight: 2,650 lb (1,202 kg)

Powerplant: 1× Teledyne Continental IO-360-HB9 piston engine, 210 hp (157 kW)

Performance

Maximum speed: 264 mph (426 km/h)

Range: 600 nm (1,112 km)

References

^ Rendall, David (1995). Jane's Aircraft Recognition Guide. Glasgow, UK: HarperCollinsPublishers. p. 505. ISBN 0-00-470980-2.

Ewing, Ross and MacPherson, Ross The History of New Zealand Aviation, Heinemann, 1986

Knowles, Alan, New Zealand Aircraft, IPL Books, Wellington, 1990