Inside the Archive #14 | PAC CT/4 Airtrainer

The first of 51 CT/4 Airtrainers arrived in Australia in January 1975 to replace the beloved Winjeel. Referred to as ‘parrots’ due to its green and yellow livery, it served as the basic training aircraft for No. 1 Flying Training School out of Point Cook until it retired from service in 1992.

However, from 1993, BAE Systems Australia operated a fleet of CT-4Bs out of Flight Training Tamworth, home to the ADF Basic Flying Training School. It estimates its fleet flew more than 320,000 hours and were flown by 5,000 pilots. The two-seat, single-engine aircraft’s longevity was derived because its robust materials allowed easy maintenance and repair, while it would often outperform its competitors in terms of climb, speed, endurance and payload.

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