Train Combat Aircraft

Trained fighter is a fighter who used to train prospective pilots, or pilots to train to be ready to use the aircraft and aircraft type specific functions. Generally divided into basic trainer aircraft and advanced trainer.

For most countries, the price was considered too expensive fighter aircraft so that fighter trainer is also used as a fleet attack aircraft antigerilya (COIN / Counter Insurgency). To maintain the skills of the pilots as well as training and operational cost savings, generally used flight simulators.

1. Basic fighter trainer

The fighter is the basic trainer aircraft, which are used to train prospective pilots in terms of basic (elementary). Usually used for training pilots of civil or the military. aircraft used is a light aircraft with standard avionics manufacturers to design even though the basic trainer aircraft with fighter aircraft avionics equivalent or similar to the advanced trainer aircraft, which will be used. Using a piston engine or turboprop than it is often used to form a team aerobatik other than using the main fighter plane. Generally not armed, although it can be modified to carry small arms to attack aircraft functions antigerilya (COIN). Has seats two side by side with the position (left-right side) or tandem (rear face).

Examples of this type of aircraft is the Super Tucano, KAI KT-1, U.S. 202 Bravo, Pilate.

2.Advanced fighter trainer

Advanced fighter aircraft used to train military pilots for advanced levels (advanced) in accordance with their duties and prepare to become a fighter pilot types. Generally use a jet engine or turbojet. With the technology that has been put up equal or rival fighters functional or multi function other than that can be used as a lightweight fighter or fighters with the task of the second layer as ground-attack aircraft (fighter ground attack). This aircraft type is usually well armed with air-to-air missiles, air-to-surface missiles and canon. These aircraft models such as Hawk Mk109/209, Aero L-39 Albatros, Alphajet, Pampa, AMX, Mitsubishi Fuji T-1.

In addition there is also a functional fighter aircraft multi-function or used as a training aircraft. Besawat has two seats arranged in tandem (front back). Besides being used for training, can also help relieve pilot in a fighter plane or a multifunction fungional or used as reconnaissance. For example the MiG-21, MiG-29, F-16a / B, TA-4 Skyhawk.