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Southport Aerospace Centre
3 Canadian Forces Flying Training School (3 CFFTS; french: 3e École de pilotage des Forces canadiennes) is located at the Southport Aerospace Centre just south of Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada. 3 CFFTS conducts Primary Flight Training on the Grob G 120A. Helicopter training is done on the Bell CH-139 Jet Ranger and the Bell 412 helicopter (retired Bell CH-146 Griffons). Multi-engine training is conducted on the Beechcraft King Air C-90B. The school is based at the Portage la Prairie Southport Airport (formerly Canadian Forces Base Portage la Prairie) and operates as part of 15 Wing Moose Jaw. The service companies of KF Defence Programs and Southport Aerospace Centre provide all support services for 3 CFFTS, including aircraft maintenance and airfield operations. 3 CFFTS uses civilian pilots to teach primary pilot training and the air navigator courses. Military pilots are employed to teach the helicopter and multi-engine aircraft courses. History Portage la Prai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CFB Rivers
CFB Rivers was a Royal Canadian Air Force base located southwest of Rivers, Manitoba ( northwest of Brandon), Canada at the junction of Manitoba Highway 25 (PTH 25) and Manitoba Provincial Road 259 (PR 259). History 1940-1945 - World War II RCAF Station Rivers was opened 23 November 1940, when No. 1 Air Navigation School (No. 1 ANS) was relocated to the Station, from RCAF Station Trenton, Ontario. On 11 May 1942, No. 1 Air Navigation School was redesignated No. 1 Central Navigation School (No. 1 CNS) and remained at RCAF Station Rivers until it was disbanded on 15 September 1945. No. 1 Air Navigation School and No. 1 Central Navigation Schools were both part of No. 2 Training Command RCAF one of the 4 commands responsible for administration of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP). Aerodrome Information In 1944 the aerodrome was listed at with a variation of 14 degrees east and altitude of . Three runways were listed as follows: 1945-1971 - Post war The base ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Aircraft Of The Royal Canadian Air Force
This is a list of aircraft of Canada's air forces. Aircraft are listed for the following organizations: * Canadian Aviation Corps (1914–1915) which operated a single Dunne D.8#Variants, Burgess-Dunne tailless floatplane * Canadian Air Force (1920–1924), Canadian Air Force (CAF) (1920–1924) while under the control of the Air Board. * Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) (1924–1968) until amalgamated with the Royal Canadian Navy and Canadian Army to form a unified Canadian Forces. * Canadian Forces (CAF/CF) (1968–2011) until Canadian Forces Air Command renamed Royal Canadian Air Force again * Royal Canadian Air Force (2011–current) This list only includes aircraft owned by the Canadian government, and excludes aircraft flown by Canadian pilots serving with the Royal Flying Corps, Royal Flying Corps Canada or Royal Air Force, including the Article XV squadrons. From 1917 to November 1918 the British government funded and operated the Royal Flying Corps Cana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2 Canadian Forces Flying Training School
2 Canadian Forces Flying Training School (2CFFTS; french: links=no, 2e École de pilotage des Forces canadiennes) is one of the Royal Canadian Air Force's training centres for pilots and also one of the facilities of the NATO Flying Training in Canada (NFTC) program. History The school is located at CFB Moose Jaw. Prior to operating the CT-155 and CT-156, 2CFFTS flew the CT-114 Tutor from 1964 until 1999. Pilots at the school are in the Advanced Training section of the CF program with focus on: * Phase II – Basic course with the CT-156 Harvard II after which students will be streamed into the different platforms (jet, multi-engine, or helicopter). * Phase III Jet – Advanced course on the CT-156 Harvard II * Phase IV Conversion – Conversion to the CT-155 Hawk to prepare students for further training at CFB Cold Lake Images File:RaytheonCT156HarvardII156121.JPG, Raytheon CT156 Harvard II of 2 CFFTS, at CFB Moose Jaw, 3 November 2005 undergoing maintenance File:CFBMoos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1 Canadian Forces Flying Training School
While the lineage of 1 Canadian Forces Flying Training School (1 CFFTS; french: 1re École de pilotage des Forces canadiennes, link=no) can be traced back through previous similarly named Canadian military pilot flying schools, such as No. 1 Service Flying Training School and 1 Flying Training School, the unit located at CFB Winnipeg and currently bearing the name does not participate in pilot training. History of advanced pilot training in the RCAF/CAF Although military pilot training in Canada dates back to the early years of the 20th century, the modern Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) pilot training organization got its start in the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP) with the formation of service flying training schools one of which, No. 1 Service Flying Training School (No. 1 SFTS) at Camp Borden, Ontario, specialized in advanced pilot training and eventually evolved into 1 Canadian Forces Flying Training School in 1965. Under this system pilot can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allied Wings
KF Defence Programs, a division of KF Aerospace, operates the Contracted Flying Training and Support (CFTS) Training Centre located at Portage la Prairie/Southport Airport in Southport, Manitoba, Canada. KF Aerospace leads a joint partnership that includes Canadian Helicopters, Bluedrop Performance Learning, and Canadian Base Operators. The main building is named The Hilly Brown Building after Wing Commander Mark Henry Brown who was the first Canadian flying ace of the Second World War. The 22-year contract was announced on 27 October 2005 by the Minister of National Defence to provide flying training support at 3 Canadian Forces Flying Training School. Through the partnership, it provides aircraft and training services to the Royal Canadian Air Force for training pilots and air navigators. Training services Phase I - Primary Flying Training The contractor provides the aircraft, flying instructors, facilities, accommodations and courseware for the 1st phase of pilot traini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grob G-120A Badge
Grob may refer to: * Grob Aerospace, a German aircraft manufacturer * Grob fragmentation, an elimination reaction between an electrofuge and nucleofuge on an aliphatic chain * GrOb or Grazhdanskaya Oborona, a Russian punk band People with the surname * Charles Grob, professor of psychiatry * Connie Grob (1932-1997), American baseball player * Henri Grob (1904–1974), Swiss chess master * Jakob Grob (born 1939), Swiss rower * Jeffrey S. Grob, American Roman Catholic bishop * Konrad Grob (1828–1904), Swiss painter * Therese Grob (1798–1875), first love of Franz Schubert See also * Chorvátsky Grob, a village and municipality in western Slovakia in Senec District in the Bratislava region * Slovenský Grob, a village and municipality in western Slovakia in Pezinok District in the Bratislava region * Veľký Grob, a village and municipality in Galanta District of the Trnava Region of south-west Slovakia * Grob's Attack Grob's Attack is an unconventional chess opening in which W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slingsby T67 Firefly
The Slingsby T67 Firefly, originally produced as the Fournier RF-6, is a two-seat aerobatic training aircraft, built by Slingsby Aviation in Kirkbymoorside, Yorkshire, England. It has been used as a trainer aircraft by several armed forces, as well as civilian operators. In the mid-1990s, the aircraft became controversial in the United States after three fatal accidents during US Air Force training operations. The Firefly has poor spin recovery, and has been involved in at least 36 fatal accidents. Development The RF-6 was designed by René Fournier, and first flew on 12 March 1974. An all-wooden construction, it featured a high aspect-ratio wing echoing his earlier motorglider designs. Fournier set up his own factory at Nitray to manufacture the design, but after only around 40 had been built, the exercise proved financially unviable, and he was forced to close down production. A four-seat version was under development by Sportavia as the RF-6C, but this demonstrated seriou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beechcraft Musketeer
The Beechcraft Musketeer is a family of single-engined, low-wing, light aircraft that was produced by Beechcraft. The line includes the Model 19 Musketeer Sport, the Model 23 Musketeer, Custom and Sundowner, the Model 23-24 Musketeer Super III the retractable gear Model 24-R Sierra and the military CT-134 Musketeer. The Musketeer line was in production from model years 1963 to 1983, during which time a total of 4,366 were produced.Aircraft Bluebook Spring 2006 Edition Penton Media, Overland Park, KS USA The type certificate for the Musketeer family of aircraft has been owned by Hawker Beechcraft since March 26, 2007. Development Model 23 Musketeer and Custom The first of the line was the Model 23. It was introduced under the "Musketeer" name as a 1963 model at an initial price of $13,300 and was powered by a Lycoming O-320-D2B engine of . The next year this engine was replaced by the Continental IO-346-A engine of . This engine was not a success and was in turn replaced by t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bell OH-58 Kiowa
The Bell OH-58 Kiowa is a family of single-engine single-rotor military helicopters used for observation, utility, and direct fire support. It was produced by the American manufacturer Bell Helicopter and is closely related to the Model 206A JetRanger civilian helicopter. The OH-58 was originally developed during the early 1960s as the ''D-250'' for the Light Observation Helicopter (LOH). While the rival Hughes OH-6 Cayuse was picked over Bell's submission in May 1965, the company refined its design to create the Model 206A, a variant of which it successfully submitted to the reopened LOH competition two years later. The initial model, designated by the service as the ''OH-58A'', was introduced in May 1969. Successive models would follow, often with uprated engines, enhanced protection systems, and other improvements, cumulating in the ''OH-58F''. Additional improvements, such as the ''OH-58X'', were proposed but ultimately not pursued. During the 1970s, the US Army became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beechcraft CT-134 Musketeer
The Beechcraft CT-134 Musketeer is a military training derivative of the Musketeer built by Beechcraft for the Canadian Armed Forces. The CT-134 was a single engine, low-wing, four-seat light aircraft with fixed landing gear and a limited aerobatic capability. Design and development In the early 1960s the Royal Canadian Air Force’s standard elementary training aircraft was the de Havilland DHC-1 Chipmunk. Flight instruction was completed by student pilots on the DHC-1 before they progressed to the then-brand-new Canadair CT-114 Tutor jet trainer. A decision was made by RCAF HQ to remove the DHC-1s from service and not replace them, as it was felt that the CT-114 was easy enough to fly that initial training was not needed. The CT-114 quickly developed a wash-out rate of near 95% amongst student jet pilots and it was clear that an elementary trainer was needed. Due to the RCAF's previous customer relationship with Beechcraft while operating that company's Expeditor twin-e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trainer (aircraft)
A trainer is a class of aircraft designed specifically to facilitate flight training of pilots and aircrews. The use of a dedicated trainer aircraft with additional safety features—such as tandem flight controls, forgiving flight characteristics and a simplified cockpit arrangement—allows pilots-in-training to safely advance their skills in a more forgiving aircraft. Civilian pilots are normally trained in a light aircraft, with two or more seats to allow for a student and instructor. Tandem and side by side The two seating configurations for trainer aircraft are: pilot and instructor side by side, or in tandem, usually with the pilot in front and the instructor behind. The side-by-side seating configuration has the advantage that pilot and instructor can see each other's actions, allowing the pilot to learn from the instructor and the instructor to correct the student pilot. The tandem configuration has the advantage of being closer to the normal working environment that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
