Military Trainers

The Aermacchi M-346 Master costs about $25 million and trains fighter pilots for seven air forces. Specs, top speed, the M-346FA and who flies it.

The jet trainer built for basic and advanced flight instruction.

The aerobatic trainer built for civilian and military instruction.

Failed post-WWII British trainer aircraft

The primary trainer built for modern digital cockpit instruction.

The twin-jet trainer that introduced generations to military flight

Chinese two-seat trainer jet

Advanced twin-engine trainer in the early 1940s

Scout and advanced trainer introduced in 1942

The Embraer Super Tucano (A-29) is a 320 kt turboprop trainer and light attack aircraft. See its weapons, operators, price and combat record.

Easy to fly military training aircraft

The intermediate jet trainer built for advanced pilot instruction.

The supersonic trainer built to prepare pilots for modern fighters.

Subsonic jet trainer developed during the 1940s

Supersonic jet trainer introduced in 1975

The naval jet trainer built for carrier-based pilot training.

The North American BT-14 was developed in the late 1930s as a primary trainer for the U.S. Army Air Corps. Designed to bridge the gap between elementary trainers and more advanced types, it featured improved performance. The aircraft served in the years leading up to World War II.

First trainer aircraft of North American Aviation

Navy jet trainer introduced in 1959

The North American T-28 Trojan trained U.S. pilots into the 1980s and flew combat in Vietnam. Variants, history, performance and warbird facts.

North American T-6 Texan specs, variants and history: 15,495 built, a 600 hp Wasp radial, 181 kt top speed, and why the Pilot Maker still flies.

The Northrop T-38 Talon is the world's first supersonic trainer. Mach 1.3, 1,187 built, and still training US Air Force pilots as the T-7A arrives.

The advanced turboprop trainer built to replace older jet trainers.

The turboprop trainer built for efficient military pilot instruction.

The turboprop trainer built for military pilot instruction.

The T-45 Goshawk is the US Navy's carrier-capable jet trainer. 221 built, 543 knots top speed, and a replacement contract now set for June 2027.

Training aircraft introduced in 1946

Soviet military training aircraft introduced in 1946

Yakovlev training aircraft introduced in 1967

The aerobatic trainer built for military and civilian flight schools.