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Student pilots chosen to attend NATO Flying Training in Canada will do their basic flight training in Moose Jaw, Sask. on the Raytheon CT-156 Harvard II, a basic turboprop trainer. It boasts an impressive thrust-to-weight ratio, offering an initial climb rate in excess of 3,300 feet per minute. It reaches 18,000 feet in less than six minutes and can do sustained 2G turns at 25,000 feet.

Canadian pilots training on the Harvard II will arrive at Moose Jaw from initial screening at Portage la Prairie. They will spend 95 hours on the Harvard II at which point they'll be streamed into the fighter, multi-engine or helicopter programs for further training. 

 

 
FACTS AND FIGURES - CT-156 HARVARD II
 
Length
 10.16 m
 
Wingspan
 10.18 m
 
Height
 3.25 m
 
Weight
 2230 kg (2954 max take-off)
 
Engine
 Pratt & Whitney PT6A-68 turboprop plant
 
Thrust-to-weight Ratio
 Reaches 18,000 feet in less than 6 mins: can do sustained 2G turns at 25,000 feet

 
Maximum Cruise Speed

 750 km/h
 
Ceiling
 9449 m
 
Range
 834 km
 
Crew
 1 pilot, 1 instructor
 
Year(s) procured
 Leased by CF in 2000
 
Quantity in CF

 24
 
Location(s)
 15 Wing Moose Jaw
 
 
All information and pictures taken from http://www.airforce.forces.gc.ca/equip/equip1_e.asp