BAC Jet Provost - Specifications (T Mk. 5)

Specifications (T Mk. 5)

Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1971-72

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Length: 34 ft 0 in (10.36 m)
• Wingspan: 35 ft 4 in (10.77 m)
• Height: 10 ft 2 in (3.10 m)
• Wing area: 213.7 ft² (19.80 m²)
• Empty weight: 4,888 lb (2,222 kg)
• Loaded weight: 6,989 lb (3,170 kg)
• Max. takeoff weight: 9,200 lb (4,173 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × Armstrong Siddeley Viper Mk-202 turbojet, 2,500 lbf (11.1 kN)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 440 mph (382 knots, 708 km/h) at 25,000 ft (7,620 m)
• Range: 900 mi (780 NM, 1,450 km)
• Service ceiling: 36,750 ft (11,200 m)
• Rate of climb: 4,000 ft/min (20.3 m/s)
• Wing loading: 32.7 lb/ft² (160 kg/m²)

Armament

• Guns: 2× 0.303 in (7.7 mm) machine guns (Mark 55)
• Rockets:
  
  • 6× 60 lb (27 kg) or
  • 12× 25 lb (11 kg) or
  • 28x 68 mm SNEB rockets in four pods
• Bombs:
  
  • 4× 540 lb (245 kg)