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| Jet trainer with side-by-side seating. The first prototype flew on January 13, 1960. 190 aircraft were built for Canadian air forces and 20 CL-41G for Malaysia. There was also CL-41R modification with "Starfighter"-like nose (see outline drawing).
| MODEL | CL-41G "Tebuan" |
| CREW | 2 |
| ENGINE | 1 x General Electric J85-J4 turbo-jet, 13.1kN |
| WEIGHTS |
| Take-off weight | 5120 kg | 11288 lb |
| Empty weight | 2402 kg | 5296 lb |
| DIMENSIONS |
| Wingspan | 11.13 m | 37 ft 6 in |
| Length | 9.75 m | 32 ft 0 in |
| Height | 2.76 m | 9 ft 1 in |
| Wing area | 20.44 m2 | 220.01 sq ft |
| PERFORMANCE |
| Max. speed | 772 km/h | 480 mph |
| Ceiling | 12860 m | 42200 ft |
| Range | 2157 km | 1340 miles |
| ARMAMENT | 1814kg of weapons |
 | A three-view drawing (592 x 852) |
| Jock Williams, e-mail, 25.05.2008 03:42 I first soloed the Tutor in October 1966 -it was my first jet -and I was delighted to find that it was easier to fly than a Cessna 150 -and sure as hell outperformed it!
It was inspiring for a fledgling Canadian Air Force Pilot (actually then we were still the Royal Canadian Air Force) -to solo after about 10 hrs of training a plane that would outperform most of the fighters of WW2.
The Tutor was a joy to fly! We could do a lot worse than to put them back into production! The "Snowbirds" still fly them -magnificently!!
Jock reply | | zulnordin malaysia, 22.01.2008 05:52 primarily as an attack aircraft. air to ground to support ground forces. to answer vyacheslav. first fighter for the royal malaysian airforce in late sixties. till this day i still adore this fighter jet. reply | | Vyacheslav, 04.01.2008 23:26 Who has the information as this plane was applied in aircraft for Malaysia only as the trainer or just as ATTACK PLANE? reply | | Scott Black, e-mail, 11.08.2007 01:29 Reagh would know - he is very knowledgable about Canadian aircraft, having been a janitor up at cold like for some 15 years! reply | |
| | Reagh Sherwood, e-mail, 29.04.2007 21:55 I believe the primary purpose of the Starfighter mod was to allow the pilots to work the radar in a more forgiving environment. I don't believe the mod entered service as the Air Force opted for the radar in a DC-3 as a more cost effective solution. One of the resulting Pinnochio aircraft still serves as a gate guardian outside the mess hall in Cold Lake. reply |
| Gerry Jarvis, e-mail, 17.12.2006 05:13 Good job digging up the modified "Starfighter" nose... I haven't come across that before. Of questionable value, when you think of all the differences a pilot is going to have to come to grips with in converting between the two types anyway, but at least someone's heart was in the right place. Nice little aircraft though it is, it's disgraceful that the Snowbirds haven't replaced it in all this time. reply |
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I got to fly in the DC-3 called: Pinnochio back in the'70s we flew from CFBN Penhold to CFB Coldlake and back again. Is there any idea how many of them may have been outfitted with the special nosecone?? Thank you
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