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KAI T-50 Golden Eagle

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Single turbofan advanced jet trainer. Includes the variants FA-50 (light combat aircraft), TA-50 (fighter trainer) and T-50B (acrobatic demonstrator).

Photo: Lockheed Martin

Lift type

Fixed wing

Construction

Factory-built

Control

Piloted

Engine type

Turbofan

Application

Trainer

Final assembly

Jinju (Sacheon) ·

Design & construction

Wing

Aluminium

Landing gear

Retractable tricycle

Ice protection

Bleed air

Pressurisation

Pressurised

Flight controls

Full FBW digital

Autopilot

3-axis

Avionics architecture

Integrated glass suite

Environmental control

Engine-bleed air-cycle

Wing position

Low

Planform

Swept

Tail

Conventional

Certification

Military

Head-up display Standard

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Type variants

Variant	Launch / first flight	Notes
KAI T-50 Golden Eagle	2001 / 2002	Production: 12 (2023) All 12 Polish FA-50GF Block 10 aircraft were delivered by 28 December 2023, completing the first batch of Poland's 48-aircraft order. These were diverted from ROKAF-standard aircraft and handed over at the 23rd Tactical Air Base in Mińsk Mazowiecki. [high]. Supersonic baseline variant.
KAI FA-50	2008 / 2010	Light attack variant, formerly A-50.
KAI T-50A	2009 / 2009	Combat variant, formerly T-50 LIFT.

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Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd.	News
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company	News	Joint development with KAI

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