KT-1

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This article refers to the South Korean basic trainer. For the Chinese commercial launch vehicle Kaituozhe-1, see Kaituozhe-1.

KT-1 is a Korean basic training aircraft for pilots. It was jointly developed by KAI and the ADD in a project that began in 1988. The plane was the first in its class to be designed entirely by a computer, and is South Korea's first indigenous aircraft developed using exclusive domestic technologies [link].

Exports

KAI exported 7 jets plus spare parts to Indonesia in April 2003 under a 60 million USD contract, which made South Korea one of the world's few aircraft exporters. In 2006, Indonesia purchased 12 more KT-1s and spare parts. In a recent press release held in Sacheon, South Korea on March 8th, 2006, KAI stated that it will export more than 150 improved versions of the KT-1 to various countries in Central America and Southeast Asia. The improved export version of the KT-1 will be called XKT-1. [link]

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