48 Hour Photo Comp: Trainers!

[PeterR]

To keep the theme running from my winning image last round, for this competition I am looking for your 3 best images of aircraft used for flying training, the rarer the better!

From elementary types, up to advanced jet trainers, and rotary wing too, all welcome as long as it's primary role is flying training and is marked as such (eg, no display team painted aircraft).

Lets try and keep it as military flying training aircraft if possible, but interesting civilian types will be permitted. Twin-stick combat jets (eg F-16D or Mirage 2000B) are excluded for this challenge.


3H-FA / Austrian Air Force / Pilatus PC-7 by Peter Reoch, on Flickr

[Wrexham Mackem]

An RAF staple


and a couple more exotic from the archive

[capercaillie]

Three from Beauvechain
Irish SF260W, never saw enough of these, can only ever remember them at one UK show, Cosford
img277 by Paul Downes, on Flickr

The Spanish Air Force had eight of these as their training helicopter, an unusual choice and a type rarely seen in full military service, the S-76 Spirit
img435 by Paul Downes, on Flickr

From the French Air Force, a type popular in flying clubs, the D140E Mousquetaire IV
img429 by Paul Downes, on Flickr

[buccs2b]

Not sure how uncommon my selection will be

Squirrel HT.2 and a couple of Hawk T.1s in the line up at RAF Valley Enthusiasts' Day 2014
Squirrel HT.2 by Tony Adams, on Flickr

T-37B, Travis AFB Open House 1996
Travis_0021 by Tony Adams, on Flickr

T-34C , NAS Lemoore 1996
Lemoore_0019 by Tony Adams, on Flickr

[Draken]

1. Swiss PC-21


2. Two in one TS-11 Iskra (still few active in Polish Air Force!) and MiG-15UTI - twin seater training plane


3. Bit more exotic - JASDF Fuji T-1B

[DeanW]

Three of the less common trainers from my collection..

SW-4 Puszczyk


T-43A


L-39ZAM

[Seamus]

Dassault Dornier Alpha Jet E E42/705-TA Armee de L'Air RAF Fairford 17/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Northrop SF-5B(M) Freedom Fighter AE9-018/23-26 Spanish Air Force RAF Fairford 20/07/15 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Eurocopter Squirrel HT1 ZJ243 Royal Air Force Dawlish 24/08/13 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

[AndyXH558]

Mig 15 tainer.
580A0557 by andrew abbott, on Flickr

Piston Provost and a Harvard
IMG_9201 copy by andrew abbott, on Flickr

T28 Fennec
084 by andrew abbott, on Flickr

[Aerovet]

Two Dutch trainers: R Net AF Hist Flight Ryan STM-2 PH-STM, Harvard PH-MLM and Two-seat Buchon G-AWHC

[poison 143]

176_7613 by Sacha Howard,

187_8764 by Sacha Howard,

K-B 006 by Sacha Howard,

[stuart n]

Hawk T.2 ZK033 19 Squadron - RAF Valley by stu norris, on Flickr


Alpha Jet E E51 / 705-AD - EAC 00.314 - Tours Air Base by stu norris, on Flickr


SAAB 105Oe 1135/ Blue E - 3 Squadron - Vogler Air Base by stu norris, on Flickr

[CJS]

From various RIATs


DSC06909 by Chris Strawson, on Flickr


DSC04910 by Chris Strawson, on Flickr

Open wide...


P1110714 by Chris Strawson, on Flickr

[Tommy]

Fly the Nest by Tom Jones, on Flickr

Fair Weather Trainer by Tom Jones, on Flickr

Frosi-Copter by Tom Jones, on Flickr

[PeteFenwick]

Temco TT Pinto, US Navy jet trainer from the 1950's-very few built as not a success with limited endurance-

Temco TT Pinto by Peter Fenwick, on Flickr

Turkey Cessna T-37 Tweet now sold to the Philippines-

Turkey Cessna T-37 Tweet by Peter Fenwick, on Flickr

Bulgaria Pilatus PC-9, one of 12 as I understand

Bulgaria Pilatus PC-9 by Peter Fenwick, on Flickr

[Spiny Norman]

Jet Provost in camouflage as part of TWU, seen at Greenham Common 1983.



Irish Air Corps Fouga Magister (Think they only had 6 of them).



HAL Kiran at Farnborough 1984



(This is a bonus one - not for competition entry but thought it might be of interest and figured it would never fit another comp theme. F-4 and Bulldog both overshooting at Leuchars, one taking less time to fly a circuit than the other.)

[Blackbird]

I took this photo at the 1979 Abingdon show. The Jetstream was operated by 6 FTS, Multi-engine Training Squadron, RAF Finningley
Handley Page Jetstream XX497 by Andrew Shaw, on Flickr

One of only 4 surviving Boulton Paul Balliols, this example is at the Sri Lankan Air Force Museum, Ratmalana
Boulton Paul Balliol T2 CA310 by Andrew Shaw, on Flickr

Buckeyes as far as the eye can see! AMARG.
Rockwell T-2 Buckeye by Andrew Shaw, on Flickr

Andy

[Wbirdnut]

Australia’s oldest airworthy de Havilland Tiger Moth.


Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation Wirraway.


Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation Winjeel.

[SuffolkBlue]

Fouga CM-170 Magister - Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum, Space Coast Regional Airport, Titusville, Florida, Thursday 13th September 2018 by Chris Day, on Flickr


Noorduyn Harvard IIB - Classic Evening Airshow, Old Warden, Saturday 17th June 2017 by Chris Day, on Flickr


North American T-39 Sabreliner - NAS Pensacola, Tuesday 11th May 2010 by Chris Day, on Flickr

[ianf]

My 3 are.

Saab 105


Leonardo M311


Northrop T-38

[jalfrezi]

Boeing T-45C Goshawk - 30 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr

Kawasaki T-4 - 81 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr

Northrop T-38C Talon - 03 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr

[rebel14]

Alpha Jets Waddington 2010
IMG_1433WAD by MARK MEADES, on Flickr

Tucano Biggin Hill 2010
IMG_0103BIGGIN by MARK MEADES, on Flickr

Yak 52 and Yak 18 Ivanavo Yasunikha 2005
IMG_0060 by MARK MEADES, on Flickr

[Tuckat]

All taken at Compton Abbas in 2018


26 by Phil Roberts, on Flickr

12 by Phil Roberts, on Flickr

03 by Phil Roberts, on Flickr

[Domvickery]

RAF Northolt Apr 2018 146 by justdom1, on Flickr

RAF Northolt 19-10 083 by justdom1, on Flickr

_MG_5510 by justdom1, on Flickr

[Col. Chibani]

Rarity, you said ?

MiG-AT prototype at Le Bourget 1997:
img015 by Colonel CHIBANI, sur Flickr

And its contender, the Yak-130 prototype, when still teamed with Aermacchi, again at Le Bourget 1997:
img016 by Colonel CHIBANI, sur Flickr

And, outside of the box, if I can say so, Link Trainer @ San Diego Air & Space Museum:
DSC_0129 by Colonel CHIBANI, sur Flickr

[PeterR]

Well I wanted to do some honorable mentions for exotic machines, but there's just too many to mention. Thanks for everyone who posted as it's very pleasing to see so many rare and exciting machines past and present! Makes me think that a training theme could be very attractive at a future Air Tattoo... But on to my top three shots:

#3 - jalfrezi's shot of the Kawasaki T-4 in lovely light with a nice background is an image we all probably wish we all had in our collection.
#2 - ianf's shot of the T-38 in sinister black paint scheme is a classic shot of an aeroplane with lovely curves.
#1 - poison143 gets the win for the lovely topside shot of the classic Dominie T1. Over to you for the next competition..!