CT-156 Harvard 2

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