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Measured figures
KT-1 · Length
Single source10.3 m (33 ft 10 in)[source]
T-3A · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | KAI KT-1 Woongbi | Slingsby T67 Firefly |
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| Type | Basic trainer and light attack aircraft[source] | Trainer/tourer/sport aircraft[source]RF-6, T67 Firefly |
| National origin | South Korea[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | Korea Aerospace Industries[source] | Fournier Slingsby Aviation[source]RF-6, T67 Firefly |
| Designer | Agency for Defence Development Korea Aerospace Industries[source] | — |
| Status |
24 ft 10 in (7.55 m)[source]
Empty; KT-1 · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; KT-1 · Gross weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; KT-1 · (and Maximum Landing Weight)with external stores
Single source1,910 kg (4,211 lb)[source]
2,540 kg (5,600 lb)[source]
3,311 kg (7,300 lb) (and Maximum Landing Weight)with external stores[source]
Empty; T-3A · Empty weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; T-3A · Max takeoff weight
Single sourceFerry; 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]
T-3A · Range
Single source407 nmi (468 mi, 753 km)[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]
T-3A · 1 × Textron Lycoming AEIO-540-D 6-cylinder horizontally-opposed engine
Single source1 × Textron Lycoming AEIO-540-D 6-cylinder horizontally-opposed engine, 260 hp (194 kW)[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]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
In service[source] |
Limited Service[source]RF-6, T67 Firefly |
| Primary users | Republic of Korea Air Force Indonesian Air Force Turkish Air Force Peruvian Air Force Senegalese Air Force[source] | Royal Jordanian Air Force Bahrain Air Force[source]RF-6, T67 Firefly |
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| Number built | 186[source] | > 250[source]RF-6, T67 Firefly |
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| Manufactured | 1999–present[source] | 1974–1995[source]RF-6, T67 Firefly |
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| Introduction date | 2000[source] | — |
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| First flight | November 1991[source] | 12 March 1974[source]RF-6, T67 Firefly |
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| Fuel capacity | 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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| Aspect ratio | — |
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| Airfoil | root: NACA 63-218 ; tip: NACA 63-212[source] | NACA 23015/23013 (root/tip)[source] |
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| Maximum fuel weight | 408 kg (899 lb)[source] | — |
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| Propellers | 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 | 132 km/h (82 mph, 71 kn) flaps down[source] | 54 kn (62 mph, 100 km/h) (with flaps)[source] |
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| Never exceed speed | 648 km/h (403 mph, 350 kn)[source] | 195 kn (224 mph, 361 km/h)[source] |
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| g limits | + 7 - 3.5 (aerobatic, clean)[source] | — |
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| Wing loading | 206.8 kg/m 2 (42.4 lb/sq ft) with external stores[source] | 18.8 lb/sq ft (92 kg/m 2 )[source] |
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| Power/mass | 0.2137 kW/kg (0.1300 hp/lb)with external stores[source] | 0.10 hp/lb (0.17 kW/kg)[source] |
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| Developed into | — | Sportavia RS-180[source]RF-6, T67 Firefly |
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| Country of origin | — | United Kingdom[source]Inventory Origin column; table 3, row 15, cell 2; revision 1374090926; retrieved 2026-09-30 |
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