PAC CT/4 Airtrainer - Variants

Variants

• CT/4A: Powered by a 210 hp Continental piston engine. The initial production design, 78 built for RTAF and RAAF and civilian operators.
• CT/4B: Powered by either a 210 hp or 225 hp Continental piston engine.
  A version of the CT/4A with minimal changes to suit the RNZAF, 38 built for RNZAF, RTAF and civilian operators.
  This is also used by the RAAF, through the BAe College in Tamworth, as a basic trainer and for the Pilot Selection process
• CT/4C: A turboprop variant, rebuilt from an RNZAF CT/4B, that never reached production. After a successful flight-test programme and unsuccessful marketing programme the prototype CT/4C was returned to CT/4B standard.
• CT/4D: (aka CT/4CR) A proposed retractable undercarriage model that has never flown.
• CT/4E: Powered by a 300 hp Lycoming and with a three-blade propeller, the CT/4E was a significant update designed to compete for a USAF requirement.
  Though not selected by the U.S. the type has been ordered by the RTAF, RNZAF and Singapore. It is the current production model, with 37 built to date.
• CT/4F: A 300 hp version offered for an RAAF requirement, in conjunction with Raytheon Australia, with glass cockpit avionics from the Hawker Beechcraft T-6B T-6 Texan II, underwing hardpoints, air conditioning, and centre of gravity moved rear. One demonstrator built in May 2007.
• CT/4G: A CT/4E based aircraft with a Garmin G1000 glass cockpit.