02208 Shenyang FT-6 Trainer Trumpeter  [TP02208]

The FT-6 is a supersonic trainer on the basis of the F-6 fighter (Chinese version of the MiG-19). In to the 1960�s, the PLA Air Force and Navy was built with F-6 and F-7(MiG-21) fighters. In those days the main aircraft to train pilots had been the subsonic FT-5 that was not suitable for training pilots of supersonic aircraft. As a result of this, the PLA Air Force asked for a trainer for this specific purpose including to execute other double seat traveling missions. The Shenyang Aircraft creating business developed and developed this trainer based on the model associated with F-6. It�s maiden initial test journey on November,6,1970 and have been afterwards paid to your PLA Air Force for experimental test flights in January 1972. In November 1973, the trainer was indeed approved for manufacturing until 1986, if the last FT-6 ended up being manufactured.

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