__________ 1989 Shorts Tucano T1
The Tucano turboprop trainer replaced the Jet Provost in
1989 in the basic flying training role. Tandem seating gives the
Tucano a more slender fuselage, and because the cockpit wraps
around the pilot he has everything to hand, as it is in all fast
jets - and is much better for the student on solo sorties. Here
ZF409 is being readied for a training flight with No 3 FTS at RAF
Cranwell (for which the Tucano carries the rear fuselage blue
band) in the mid-1990s
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