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Measured figures
Length
Single source23 ft 0 in (7.01 m)[source]
KT-1 · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | AMD Alarus | KAI KT-1 Woongbi |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Personal use & Trainer aircraft[source] | Basic trainer and light attack aircraft[source] |
| Manufacturer | Aircraft Manufacturing and Development[source] | Korea Aerospace Industries[source] |
| Designer | Chris Heintz , Zenair[source] | Agency for Defence Development Korea Aerospace Industries[source] |
| Status | Production completed[source] | In service |
10.3 m (33 ft 10 in)[source]
Range
Single source486 nmi (559 mi, 900 km)[source]
Ferry; KT-1 · at 6,100 m (20,013 ft) with max internal and external fuel (30 minutes reserve)
Single sourceKT-1 · at 7,620 m (25,000 ft) with max internal fuel (30 minutes reserve)
Single source1,333 km (828 mi, 720 nmi) at 7,620 m (25,000 ft) with max internal fuel (30 minutes reserve)[source]
2,070 km (1,290 mi, 1,120 nmi) at 6,100 m (20,013 ft) with max internal and external fuel (30 minutes reserve)[source]
1 × Lycoming O-235-N2C four cylinder, horizontally opposed, four stroke aircraft engine
Single source1 × Lycoming O-235-N2C four cylinder, horizontally opposed, four stroke aircraft engine , 116 hp (87 kW)[source]
KT-1 · 1 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-62 turboprop engine
Single source1 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-62 turboprop engine, 708.4 kW (950.0 hp)[source]
KT-1 · < at 6,100 m (20,013 ft) with max internal fuel (
Single sourceKT-1 · reserve
Single source<4 hours at 6,100 m (20,013 ft) with max internal fuel (30 minutes reserve)[source]
KT-1 · Service ceiling
Single source11,580 m (37,990 ft)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Primary user | Iraqi Air Force[source] | — |
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| Introduction date | 1995[source] | 2000[source] |
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| Variant | Zenair CH 640[source] | — |
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| Capacity | one passenger[source] | — |
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| Fuel capacity | 28 US Gallons (106 litres)[source] | 551 L (146 US gal; 121 imp gal) in two wing tanks with provision for two 189 L (50 US gal; 42 imp gal) drop-tanks on the inboard pylons[source] |
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| Propellers | 2-bladed Sensenich fixed pitch, 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) diameter[source] | 4-bladed Hartzell HC-E4N-2/E9512CB-1, 2.44 m (8 ft 0 in) diameter constant-speed fully feathering reversible propeller[source] |
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| Stall speed | 48 kn (55 mph, 89 km/h)[source] | 132 km/h (82 mph, 71 kn) flaps down[source] |
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| Never exceed speed | 143 kn (165 mph, 265 km/h)[source] | 648 km/h (403 mph, 350 kn)[source] |
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| g limits | +4.4/-2.2 (utility category 1,606 lbs) +3.8/-1.9 (normal category 1,692 lbs)[source] | + 7 - 3.5 (aerobatic, clean)[source] |
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| Wing loading | 12.3 lb/sq ft (60 kg/m 2 )[source] | 206.8 kg/m 2 (42.4 lb/sq ft) with external stores[source] |
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| Power/mass | 14.6 lb/hp (0.11 kW/kg)[source] | 0.2137 kW/kg (0.1300 hp/lb)with external stores[source] |
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| Country of origin | United States[source]Inventory Origin column; table 2, row 39, cell 2; revision 1375865979; retrieved 2026-10-01 | — |
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| National origin | — | South Korea[source] |
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| Primary users | — | Republic of Korea Air Force Indonesian Air Force Turkish Air Force Peruvian Air Force Senegalese Air Force[source] |
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| Number built | — | 186[source] |
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| Manufactured | — | 1999–present[source] |
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| First flight | — | November 1991[source] |
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| Aspect ratio | — |
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| Airfoil | — | root: NACA 63-218 ; tip: NACA 63-212[source] |
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| Maximum fuel weight | — | 408 kg (899 lb)[source] |
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Maximum take-off; KT-1 · (and Maximum Landing Weight)with external stores
Single source