The Indonesian Air Pressure obtained one new Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) KT-1B (export model for Indonesia) Wong Bee fundamental coach plane. The KAI KT-1 Woongbi is a Korean single-engined turboprop, fundamental coaching plane. In comparison with the KT-1, most important variations are by way of avionics, a few of which have been excluded or have had industrial off-the-shelf (COTS) options used as an alternative. The plane, with registration quantity LL-0119, arrived at Adisutjipto Air Base on 8 December after finishing meeting at PT Dirgantara Indonesia’s (PTDI’s) facility in Bandung. The 2 further KT-1B plane might be delivered subsequent 12 months.
The primary export clients for the KT-1 was Indonesian Air Pressure. Throughout early 2001, Indonesia exchanged 8 CASA/IPTN CN-235 transport plane for 12 KT-1 trainers. On 25 April 2003, the primary KT-1 was delivered to Indonesia, a transfer which represented the primary Korean plane export; KAI said that it was presently in negotiations for a 13-trainer follow-on order. Throughout early 2011, reported emerged that Indonesia was curious about additional acquisitions, however South Korean officers denied that any additional barter offers had been agreed. Throughout November 2018, three further KT-1B plane have been ordered for the Indonesian Air Pressure (IAF).
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The origins of the KT-1 may be discovered inside the KTX programme, which had been launched throughout 1988 on behalf of the Republic of Korea Air Pressure (RKAF). The programme, which sought to develop an indigenously designed coach plane, was a joint effort between plane producer Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) and authorities physique Company for Defence Growth (ADD). When it comes to visible look, the KT-1 is harking back to the Pilatus PC-9, a extensively used coach plane on the time of its improvement.Throughout 1995, the plane was formally named ‘Woongbi’. The Republic of Korea Air Pressure (ROKAF) is the first buyer for the kind.
The KT-1 may be outfitted with both an analog or ‘glass’ cockpit configuration. Some variants function further avionics and techniques, akin to an evening imaginative and prescient goggles (NVG)-compatible cockpit, head-up show (HUD), multi-function shows (MFD), GPS/inertial navigation system, mission pc, onboard oxygen era system, a vapour-cycle environmental management system and hands-on-throttle-and-stick (HOTAS)-compatible controls. Avionics are supplied by numerous overseas firms, together with Elbit, Flight Imaginative and prescient and Thales. For mild assault missions, the plane can carry numerous sorts of weapons, bombs, rockets and missiles dependent upon buyer necessities.
