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7 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Twin Pioneer - RIAT 2006 (2454675877): Tim Felce (Airwolfhound)· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 2. Malacca-Twin-Pioneer-Malaysian-airforce-FM1064-Mar-2001-00: Matthew Laird Acred· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 3. SAL Twin Pioneer XL993 ABIN 15.06.68 edited-2: RuthAS· CC BY 3.0
- 4. Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer Srs3, Atlantic Air Transport AN0242347: Alan D R Brown· GFDL
- 5. Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer Srs3, VH-AIS: Bauple58· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 6. Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer CC2, UK - Air Force AN1369194: Mike Freer - Touchdown-aviation· GFDL 1.2
- 7. Twin Pioneer: TSRL· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer is a British STOL transport aircraft built by Scottish Aviation Limited at Prestwick Airport, Scotland, during the 1950s. It was designed for both civil and military operators. It was conceived as a twin-engined version of the Pioneer light transport.
How to recognise it: piston engines · 23.3 m wingspan
base stats
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 71 years ago, in 1955.
- Top speed is 2.0× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- Wingspan of 23.3 m: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.
piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1955-06-25
- introduced
- 1956
- retired
- 1972
- status
- retired
- number built
- 87
- role
- transport
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- makers
- Scottish Aviation
- engines
- Alvis Leonides 514/8
- crew
- 2
- passengers
- 16
- length
- 13.8 m
- wingspan
- 23.3 m
- height
- 3.7 m
- max take-off weight
- 6,623 kg
- top speed
- 265 km/h
- cruise speed
- 191 km/h
- range
- —
- ceiling
- 5,182 m
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q751649, Wikipedia: Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.