Korea Aerospace Industries
KAI T-50B Golden Eagle
Manufactured 2001–present First flight August 20, 2002
KAI T-50 Golden Eagle (Korean: 골든이글)
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| General information | |
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| Type | T-50: Advanced jet trainer TA-50: Lead-in fighter trainer FA-50: Light combat aircraft FA-50 Block 20: Light multirole fighter |
| National origin | South Korea |
| Manufacturer | Korea Aerospace Industries Lockheed Martin |
| Status | In service |
| Primary users | Republic of Korea Air ForceIraqi Air Force Royal Thai Air Force Indonesian Air Force |
| Number built | 200 (all models) |
| History | |
| Manufactured | 2001–present |
| Introduction date | February 22, 2005 |
| First flight | August 20, 2002 |
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KAI T-50 Golden Eagle (Korean: 골든이글)
Manufactured 2001–present, First flight August 20, 2002
The KAI T-50 Golden Eagle (Korean: 골든이글) is a family of South Korean supersonic advanced jet trainers and light combat aircraft, developed by Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) with Lockheed Martin. The T-50 is South Korea's first indigenous supersonic aircraft and one of the world's few supersonic trainers
The T-50 has been in service with a number of countries. Iraq ordered 24 training variants called the T-50IQ in 2013, and received them in 2016. The TA-50 light attack variant have also been ordered by Indonesia in 2011, with 16 planes entering service by 2014; an additional 6 planes were ordered in 2021. The Philippines ordered 12 units of the FA-50 light fighter variant in 2014, delivered over the next few years with the country considering to order another batch of 12 planes. Thailand ordered 12 units of the T-50 advanced trainer variant (T-50TH) starting in 2015. In 2022, Poland ordered 48 FA-50 aircraft, followed by Malaysia in 2023 that ordered 18 of the latest Block 20 variant.
The T-50 Golden Eagle resembles the F-16 Fighting Falcon, though it is only 80% of the size. The aerospace engineering units of Samsung, Hyundai, and Daewoo were merged to form KAI, and Lockheed Martin designed the avionics including providing the fly-by-wire system.
The trainer has seating for two pilots in a tandem arrangement. The high-mounted canopy developed by Hankuk Fiber is applied with stretched acrylic, providing the pilots good visibility. The trainer has been tested to offer the canopy with ballistic protection against 4 lb objects impacting at 400 knots. The altitude limit is 14,600 m (48,000 ft), and airframe is designed to last 8,000 hours of service. The seven internal fuel tanks have a capacity of 2,655 L (701 US gal), five in the fuselage and two in the wings. An additional 1,710 L (452 US gal) of fuel can be carried in the three external fuel tanks. T-50 trainer variants have a paint scheme of white and red, and aerobatic variants white, black, and yellow.
The T-50 uses a single General Electric F404-102 turbofan engine license-produced by Samsung Techwin, upgraded with a FADEC system jointly developed by General Electric and KAI. The engine consists of three-staged fans, a seven-axial-stage arrangement, and an afterburner. The aircraft has a maximum speed of Mach 1.5. Its engine produces a maximum of 78.7 kN (17,700 lbf) of thrust with afterburner. The more powerful GE F414 and Eurojet EJ200 engines have been suggested as the new engine for the T-50 family.0
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KAI T-50A Golden Eagle
Manufactured 2001–present, First flight August 20, 2002
Korean Aerospace Industries
KAI T-50 Golden Eagle
General Info
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- Crew: 2
- Length: 13.144 m (43 ft 1 in)
- Wingspan: 9.45 m (31 ft 0 in) with wingtip missiles
- Height: 4.94 m (16 ft 2 in)
- Wing area: 23.69 m2 (255.0 sq ft)
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- Empty weight: 6,470 kg
- Max takeoff weight: 12,300 kg
- Fuel capacity: 2,655 litres (701 US gal) internal
- Payload: 4.8 t (4.7 long tons; 5.3 short tons) external
- Powerplant: 1 × General Electric F404 afterburning turbofan engine (built under license by Samsung Techwin), 53.07 kN (11,930 lbf) thrust dry, 78.7 kN (17,700 lbf) with afterburner
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Performance
- Maximum speed: 1,837.5 km/h at 9,144 m
- Maximum speed: Mach 1.5
- Range: 1,851 km (1,150 mi, 999 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 14,630 m
- g limits: +8 −3
- Rate of climb: 198 m/s (39,000 ft/min)
Armament
- Guns: 1× 20 mm (0.787 in) General Dynamics A-50 3-barrel rotary cannon, 205 rounds
- Hardpoints: Total of 7 with 4 underwing 2 wingtip and one under fuselage; holding up to 5,400 kg (12,000 lb) of payload
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The TA-50 version has a three-barrel cannon version of the M61 Vulcan mounted internally behind the cockpit, which fires linkless 20 mm ammunition.[11] Wingtip rails can accommodate the AIM-9 Sidewinder missile, and a variety of additional weapons can be mounted on underwing hardpoints.
KAI T-50 Golden Eagle
In 2011, the first squadron with the TA-50, the T-50's light attack variant, became operational with the ROKAF.[79] The ROKAF's Black Eagles aerobatic team
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