A Percival Provost T.1 preserved as part of The Shuttleworth Collection.
Role
Military trainer aircraft
Type of aircraft
Manufacturer
Percival
Designer
Henry Millicer
First flight
24 February 1950
Introduction
1953
Retired
1969
Primary users
Royal Air Force Burma Air Force Iraqi Air Force Irish Air Corps
Produced
1950–1956
Number built
461
Developed into
BAC Jet Provost
The Percival P.56 Provost is a basic trainer aircraft that was designed and manufactured by British aviation company Percival.
During the 1950s, the Provost was developed for the Royal Air Force (RAF) as a replacement for the Percival Prentice. Designed by Henry Millicer, it was a single-engined low-wing monoplane, furnished with a fixed, tailwheel undercarriage and, like the preceding Prentice, had a side-by-side seating arrangement. First flying on 24 February 1950, the prototypes participated in an official evaluation, after which the type was selected to meet Air Ministry specification T.16/48.
The Provost entered service with the RAF during 1953 and quickly proved to be more capable than the preceding Prentice. It was a relatively successful aircraft, being exported for multiple overseas operators. Various models were developed, both armed and unarmed, to meet with customer demands. The Provost later adapted to make use of a turbojet engine, producing the BAC Jet Provost. During the 1960s, the type was withdrawn from RAF service in favour of its jet-powered successor. It continued to be used for decades after with various export customers.
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