In addition to service at 1FTS, the CT4A was also operated by the Aircraft Research and Development Unit (ARDU) at Edinburgh in South Australia and the Central Flying School (CFS) at East Sale for training RAAF flying instructors.

The Pacific Aerospace Corporation CT/4 Airtrainer series is an all-metal-construction, single-engine, two-place with side-by-side seating, fully aerobatic, piston-engined, basic training aircraft manufactured in Hamilton, New Zealand.

Served with ARDU and 1 FTS. Has a total of 2541.4 Flight hours and 7318 landings. Last flown on the 26/10/92. 16/08/1979 Crashed when conducting aerobatics without sufficient height to regain control, Oakey Qld. Killed were Pilot FLTLT Stephen Elliot of 1FTS, Passenger was CPL Rory Ashton of the Royal Corps of Transport.

2023年8月12日 · The CT-4 is a two side-by-side seater, single engine, low wing, all metal monoplane with fixed tricycle undercarriage that is able to operate in VFR and IFR conditions.

The PAC CT-4 Airtrainer is a low-wing single-engine aircraft originally designed by the forerunner of New Zealand's Pacific Aerospace Corporation in the 1970s. Designed as a basic trainer aircraft for military pilots it's known for its excellent handling and rugged characteristics.

2019年5月8日 · One 157 kw (210 hp) Rolls Royce/Continental IO-360-H six-cylinder horizontally-opposed air-cooled engine. The Airtrainer was evolved by Aero Engine Services Ltd (as it then was) of Hamilton, NZ, from the four-seat Victa Aircruiser (VH-MVR), which was designed by the late Henry Millicer for Victa Ltd.

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.

New aircraft were needed and it was decided to purchase the CT4-B. That necessitated reopening the NZ production line, with the first batch of 12 new aircraft delivered in 1991-92. Primarily Army students were trained there as the new Air …

Between 1978 and 1980 The Aircraft Research and Development Unit (ARDU) and ARL carried out a series of flight trials in order to determine typical load...

The Royal Australian Air Force's Aircraft Research and Development Unit (ARDU) plans, conducts and analyses the results of ground and flight testing of existing and new Air Force aircraft.