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Basic trainer and light attack aircraft
KAI KT-1 Woongbi is a basic trainer and light attack aircraft originating in South Korea. It was built by Korea Aerospace Industries. Reported operators include Republic of Korea Air Force Indonesian Air Force Turkish Air Force Peruvian Air Force Senegalese Air Force.
South KoreaBasic trainer and light attack aircraft
South Korea
Korea Aerospace Industries
Agency for Defence Development Korea Aerospace Industries
In service
Republic of Korea Air Force Indonesian Air Force Turkish Air Force Peruvian Air Force Senegalese Air Force
186
1999–present
2000
November 1991
2
10.3 m (33 ft 10 in)
10.6 m (34 ft 9 in)
3.7 m (12 ft 2 in)
16.01 m 2 (172.3 sq ft)
1,910 kg (4,211 lb)
2,540 kg (5,600 lb)
3,311 kg (7,300 lb) (and Maximum Landing Weight)with external stores
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
1 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-62 turboprop engine, 708.4 kW (950.0 hp)
644 km/h (400 mph, 348 kn) at 4,570 m (14,993 ft)
1,333 km (828 mi, 720 nmi) at 7,620 m (25,000 ft) with max internal fuel (30 minutes reserve)
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)
<4 hours at 6,100 m (20,013 ft) with max internal fuel (30 minutes reserve)
11,580 m (37,990 ft)
17.78 m/s (3,500 ft/min) at sea level, clean
7
root: NACA 63-218 ; tip: NACA 63-212
408 kg (899 lb)
4-bladed Hartzell HC-E4N-2/E9512CB-1, 2.44 m (8 ft 0 in) diameter constant-speed fully feathering reversible propeller
132 km/h (82 mph, 71 kn) flaps down
648 km/h (403 mph, 350 kn)
+ 7 - 3.5 (aerobatic, clean)
206.8 kg/m 2 (42.4 lb/sq ft) with external stores
0.2137 kW/kg (0.1300 hp/lb)with external stores
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 2 people | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 2 people | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 2 people | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 2 people | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 2 people | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 2 people | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 2 people | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 2 people | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
KAI KT-1 Woongbi equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
IndonesiaReported count for KAI KT-1 Woongbi · KT-1B. Service scope: Indonesian Air Force; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): in service: 16. Origin: South Korea. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2026), not the article revision. 2026 cited source edition. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
PeruReported count for KT-1 Woongbi · KT-1P. Service scope: Peruvian Air Force; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): in service: 19. Origin: Republic of Korea. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2023), not the article revision. 2023 cited publication year. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
SenegalReported count for KAI KT-1 Woongbi. Service scope: Senegalese Air Force; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): in service: 4. Origin: South Korea. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2024), not the article revision. 2024 cited publication year. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
South KoreaReported count for KT-1 Woongbi · KT-1 / KT-1 Woongbi · KA-1. Service scope: Republic of Korea Air Force; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): in service: 103. Origin: Republic of Korea. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2025), not the article revision. 2025 cited source edition. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
TürkiyeReported count for KT-1 Woongbi · KT-1T. Service scope: Turkish Air Force aircraft; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): in service: 40. Origin: South Korea. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2025), not the article revision. 2025 cited publication year. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Republic of Korea Air Force Indonesian Air Force Turkish Air Force Peruvian Air Force Senegalese Air Force
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