identify, analyse and study the design of the newest and most advanced jet trainers in the world.

 

Military Pilot Trainer Aircraft Review and Design

 

 

Aim: The aim of this research is to identify, analyse and study the design of the newest and most advanced jet trainers in the world.

 

 

Objectives:

  • Identify existing trainer jets around the world.
  • Analysing and finding what is needed.
  • Write new trainer jet specification to improve all existing.
  • Use aircraft design to come up with new concept.

 

 

Project summary:

It can be a considerable amount of time to build the requirements and ensure current military aircraft are supported. Given the growing operational demand and some eras of current Air Force training aircraft, new aircraft and ground systems used to train pilots are expected to have capabilities designed to carry out future military missions. It is time to consider how this will affect the ability to do so.

 

 

Introduction:

Military training aircrafts are jets that are used for basic and advanced flight training purposes. A jet trainer is a manual airplane or a modification of an existing airplane. With the advent of military jets at the end of World War II, it became very important to have pilots ready to fly this type of aircraft [1]. With the advent of training, various air forces have begun using jet trainers for different training periods. At this point, the pilots selected for war or attack aircraft began training aircraft [2]. Similarly, training aircraft have been used to train weapons, so few trainers have modified them as light attack aircraft. The two seats in the training aircraft are lined with pilots and trainers, usually with the pilot in front and the instructor in the back. The tandem configuration is much closer to a normal workplace than a high – speed jet pilot [3] [4]. Given the cost of training military pilots, the Air force will train gradually to eliminate generally unacceptable candidates. Air force calculations that do not follow a step-by-step training routine are determined not only by money but also by human life [5].

 

 

Existing trainer-jets around the world:

Table 1. List of current jet trainers in the world .[6]

  Aircraft Name Country

of origin

 First

flight

 No

built

 Status
1 Aermacchi   MB.326 Italy 1957 800 Active, Limited service
2 Aermacchi   MB.339 Italy 1976 213 Active, In-service
3 Alenia Aermacchi S-211 Italy 1984 58 Active, In-service
4 Aero L-159 ALCA Czech Republic 1997 72 Active, In-service
5 Aero L-29 Delfin/Maya Czech Republic 1963 3600 Active, Limited service
6 Aero L-39 Albatros Czech Republic 1968 +2800 Active, In-service
7 Aero L-59 Super Albatros Czech Republic 1986 67 Active, In-service
8 SPECAT Jaguar British/France 1969 543 Active, Limited service
9 SOKO G-4 Super Galeb

(Super Seagull)

 Yugoslavia 1978 130 Active, Limited service
10 Sukhoi Su-20 (Fitter C) Soviet Union 1973 156 Active, Limited Service
11 Sukhoi Su-27 (Flanker) Soviet Union 1985 809 Active, In-service
12 Yakovlev Yak-130 (Mitten) Russia 1996 145 Active, In-service
13 AIDC AT-3 Tz-Chiang Taiwan 1984 60 Active, In-service
14 AIDC F-C K-1 Taiwan 1989 131 Active, In-service
15 AMX International AMX Italy 1984 206 Active, In-service
16 Avioane IAR 99 Soim(Hawk) Romania 1985 22 Active, In-service
17 BAe Hawk UK 1974 +1000 Active, In-service
18 Boeing (MC Donnell Douglas)

T-45 Goshawk

 USA 1988 207 Active, In-service
19 Boeing-Saab T-X USA/Sweden 2016 2 In development
20 CASA C-101 Aviojet Spain 1977 166 Active, In-service
21 Dassault-Dornier Alpha Jet France/Germany 1978 480 Active, In-service
22 Eurofighter Typhoon (EF 2000) UK/Germany 1986 570 Active, In-service
23 FMA IA-63 Pampa (Prairie) Argentina 1984 27 Active, In-service
24 Guizhou (AVIC) JL-9 Shanying

(FTC-2000 Mountain Eagle)

 China 2003 36 Active, Limited service
25 HAL HJT-16 Kiran (Ray of Light) India 1964 203 Active, In-service
26 HAL HJT-36 Sitara (Star) India 2003 6 In development
27 Hongdu JL-10/L-15 Falcon China 2006 24 Active, Limited service
28 Hongdu JL-8/K-8 Karakorum China/Pakistan 1990 525 Active, In-service
29 KAI T-50/FA-50 Golden Eagle South Korea 2002 218 Active, In-service
30 Kawasaki T-4 Japan 1985 212 Active, In-service
31 KB SAT SR-10 Russia 2015 1 In development
32 Leonardo M-345 Italy 2005 2 Active, In-service
33 Leonardo M-346 Master Italy 2004 78 Active, In-service
34 Mikoyan MIG-29K(Falcrum-D) Russia 1988 15 Active, Limited service
35 Mikoyan MIG-35(Falcrum-F) Russia 2020 10 In development
36 Mikoyan-Gurevich MIG-21 (Fishbed) Soviet Union 1959 11496 Active, In-service
37 Mitsubishi F-15 (Peace Eagle) Japan 1981 223 Active, In-service
38 North American/Boeing T-2 Buckeye USA 1959 1146 Active, In-service
39 North T-38 Talon USA 1959 529 Active, In-service
40 Saab 105 Sweden 1963 192 Active, Limited service
41 Saab JAS 39 Gripen(Griffin) Sweden 1997 247 Active, In-service

 

 

 

 

Analysing and finding what is needed:

From Table.1 I will choose ten most modern jet-trainers and analyse them on the elements of the characteristics such as : length, wingspan, height, wing area, empty weight, loaded weight, max take off weight, powerplant, dry thrust, thrust with afterburner, max speed, range, service ceiling, rate of climb, thrust/weight, stall speed, ferry range, endurance, wing loading, max g limit. As well going through avionics, on board systems, armament I will find what upgradation, changes or improvements are needed. Using that analyse I will write new design specification to improve on all existing. Using design of the Alenia Aermacchi M-346 Master (Leonardo M-346 Master) I will generate all new latest innovations. At the end I will mention about compliance with EMC, WEEE and ROHS Directives.

 

 

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