Canadair CT-114 Tutor / RCAF Airplane Model

The CT-114 Tutor airplane model was designed and produced by Canadair Limited, now part of Bombardier Inc., according to specifications from the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). Canadair initiated preliminary studies in 1955, anticipating the RCAF's need for a basic jet trainer. By 1957, a full-scale mock-up featuring side-by-side seating and a single engine was completed. Following RCAF evaluation, the CL-41 was chosen as the basic jet trainer and entered production as the CT-114 Tutor in September 1961. The CT-114 Tutor is a traditional metal, low-wing, single-engine turbojet aircraft, crafted for training student pilots. It boasts side-by-side ejection seats within a pressurized and air-conditioned cockpit for two crew members. While most services are electrically operated, the landing gear, wing flaps, speed brakes, nose wheel steering, and wheel brakes are hydraulic. The aircraft meets Instrument Flight Rule (IFR) conditions and comes equipped with comprehensive instrumentation for navigation and training in instrument and night flying. Between 1963-67, Canadair delivered 190 CT-114s to the RCAF. The CL-41A prototype underwent various modifications, notably the government-mandated installation of General Electric J-85 CAN 40 jet engines, produced under license by Orenda Ltd., now Orenda Aerospace Corporation, a division of Magellan Aerospace Company, in Toronto. This engine is an axial-flow turbojet, generating roughly 2,700 pounds of maximum continuous static thrust at sea level in standard atmospheric conditions.