August Airplane of the Month: The Tutor

Canadair CT-114 Tutor

Canadair started design of a jet trainer in 1958, the first flight being in January 1960. The Tutor, is designated CT-114, has side-by-side seating and a single turbojet engine built by Orenda Engines in Canada.

The Canadian Armed Forces used the Tutor as a primary jet trainer from 1963 until 2000 when it was replaced with the CT-156 Harvard II and the CT-155 Hawk, but you probably know it as the jet used by the  as 431 Air Demonstration Squadron “The Snowbirds”.

For for information see : Canadair CT-114 Tutor