114054

114054 is a Canadair 41 Tutor, a single-engine jet. SkyMeter has tracked 16 flights totalling 22 hours of airtime via ADS-B across 2 callsigns. The most frequent segment is CYLS to KCLE. Service window in our records spans 213 days. Of those flights, 2 (12.5%) carry at least one detected incident: a go-around, unstable approach, stall warning, or runway excursion. The Canadair 41 Tutor has a 36 ft wingspan, a maximum takeoff weight of 7,787 lb.

About the Canadair 41 Tutor

The Canadair CL-41 Tutor holds the distinction of being Canada's first indigenously designed jet aircraft to enter series production, serving as the Royal Canadian Air Force's primary jet trainer continuously since 1963. Developed in the late 1950s when Canada sought to replace its piston-engine trainers with a modern jet platform, the Tutor was selected over foreign competitors and became the backbone of Canadian military pilot training for over six decades. Its side-by-side seating configuration was unusual for jet trainers of the era, which typically used tandem cockpits, but this layout facilitated better instructor-student communication during the critical transition to jet operations.

Powered by a single General Electric J85 turbojet producing 2,633 pounds of thrust, the Tutor proved exceptionally reliable and forgiving, with docile handling characteristics that made it ideal for ab-initio jet training. The type gained international recognition as the mount of the Canadian Forces Snowbirds aerobatic team from 1978 onward, performing precision formation aerobatics at airshows across North America. The Tutor's operating envelope includes a never-exceed speed of 486 knots and a service ceiling above 40,000 feet, though training sorties typically remain well below these limits.

Despite its age, the type remained in frontline RCAF service into the 2020s, a testament to its sturdy design and the effectiveness of ongoing structural life-extension programs. SkyMeter has tracked flights across airframes and operators, with the largest observed operator.