CASA C-101 Aviojet

what is it?

The CASA C-101 Aviojet is a low-wing single engine jet-powered advanced trainer and light attack aircraft designed and manufactured by Spanish aircraft company Construcciones Aeronáuticas SA (CASA). The C-101 was developed in response to a Spanish Air Force requirement, which needed a replacement for the outdated Hispano Saeta. During 1975, CASA commenced work on what would become the C-101.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 jet engine · 10.6 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 769 km/htop speed
• built 166made 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 49 years ago, in 1977.
• 🏎️Top speed is 5.9× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 10.6 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🏔️Can fly 1.4× 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

1977-06-27

introduced

1980

retired

2025

status

retired

number built

166

role

advanced jet trainer and light attack aircraft

origin

🇪🇸 Spain

makers

Airbus Defence and Space S.A.

engines

1× Honeywell TFE731-5-1J

crew

2

length

12.5 m

wingspan

10.6 m

height

4.3 m

top speed

769 km/h

cruise speed

656 km/h

range

—

ceiling

12,800 m

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