KAI KT-1 Woongbi

what is it?

The KAI KT-1 Woongbi (Hangul: KT-1 웅비) is a South Korean single-engined turboprop, basic training aircraft. It was jointly developed by Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) and the Agency for Defense Development (ADD).

🔎How to recognise it: 1 turboprop · 10.6 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 644 km/htop speed
• range 1,333 kmwithout refuelling
• size 3,311 kgmax take-off weight
• built 186made 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 35 years ago, in 1991.
• 🏎️Top speed is 5.0× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 10.6 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🌍Range of 1,333 km: 7× Amsterdam to Brussels.
• 🏔️Can fly 1.3× higher than Mount Everest (8,849 m).

turboprop: A jet-style turbine turning a propeller: efficient on short hops.

spec sheet

first flight

1991-11

introduced

2000

status

still flying

number built

186

role

basic trainer and light attack aircraft

origin

🇰🇷 South Korea

makers

Korea Aerospace Industries

engines

1× Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-62 / PT6A-62

crew

2

length

10.3 m

wingspan

10.6 m

height

3.7 m

max take-off weight

3,311 kg

top speed

644 km/h

range

1,333 km

ceiling

11,580 m

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