Canadair CT-114 Tutor

what is it?

The Canadair CT-114 Tutor (company model CL-41) is a jet trainer that was designed and produced by Canadian aircraft manufacturer Canadair. It served as the standard jet trainer of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), and later Canadian Armed Forces, between the early 1960s and 2000. Development commenced as a private venture by the company.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 jet engine · 11.1 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 782 km/htop speed
• size 4,990 kgmax take-off weight
• built 212made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 66 years ago, in 1960.
• 🏎️Top speed is 6.0× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 11.1 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🏔️Can fly 1.5× higher than Mount Everest (8,849 m).

jet: Gas turbine pushing air out the back (turbofan or turbojet): fast and high-flying.

spec sheet

first flight

1960-01-13

retired

2000

status

retired

number built

212

role

trainer, ground-attack aircraft

origin

🇨🇦 Canada

makers

Canadair

engines

1× Orenda J85-CAN-40

crew

2

length

9.8 m

wingspan

11.1 m

height

2.8 m

max take-off weight

4,990 kg

top speed

782 km/h

range

—

ceiling

13,564 m

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.