{"id":72168,"date":"2022-07-01T02:00:40","date_gmt":"2022-07-01T06:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=72168"},"modified":"2022-06-30T08:55:40","modified_gmt":"2022-06-30T12:55:40","slug":"more-than-just-the-iconic-snowbirds-demonstrator-aircraft-the-story-of-the-canadair-ct-114-tutor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2022\/07\/01\/more-than-just-the-iconic-snowbirds-demonstrator-aircraft-the-story-of-the-canadair-ct-114-tutor\/","title":{"rendered":"More than just the iconic Snowbirds demonstrator aircraft: the story of the Canadair CT-114 Tutor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QghNRfXbef4\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Polyus Studios<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 13 Apr 2019<\/p>\n<p>Support me on Patreon &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/polyusstudios\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/polyusstudios<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The humble Canadair CT-114 Tutor, or &#8220;Toot&#8221; as it was affectionately called, trained every fast aircraft pilot in the RCAF from the mid-1960 through past the turn of the century. But it wasn&#8217;t just Canadians who benefited from its outstanding training qualities, the Tutor trained hundreds of pilots from other NATO and friendly countries. Today only the famous Snowbirds flight demonstration team continue to fly the jet and as the airframes age and fewer remain available, they too will eventually retire one of Canada&#8217;s most iconic jets.<\/p>\n<p>**One of the Toots had a rather unique history that&#8217;s worth mentioning in detail. The first production CL-41G serial number 2201 was built in Montreal and delivered to Malaysia in 1967. It saw combat near the border with Thailand and after it was retired from military service in 1986, was sold to an American flight school in Michigan. It was then sold to the actor and accomplished pilot John Travolta. He flew it until 2001 when he donated it to a school in Florida who have kept it flying to this day.**<\/p>\n<p>Aircraft mentioned:<br \/>\nCL-41A Tutor<br \/>\nCL-41R<br \/>\nCL-41G Tebuan<br \/>\nCF-104 Starfighter<br \/>\nCT-133 Shooting Star<br \/>\nAT-16 Harvard trainer<\/p>\n<p>Music:<br \/>\nDenmark &#8211; Portland Cello Project<\/p>\n<p>Research sources:<br \/>\nCanada Aviation and Space Museum Aircraft, Canadair Tutor by Bill Upton (huge thanks to Mr. Upton for his fine work)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbTVWbXJmdko1UldvUzFvaWRLMlpsTkpMT1RxUXxBQ3Jtc0trY2czX3lMeWIwclpkQkhsRUZ2aTZ1WDVyZEVYV2hOdTM2NkdYT0dTeWZhMmQxQ3BrUkZoUVJZaFkwaW8zUlRHeEtCa1JmR3pjeTN6aFRmVVRLX0FLeGxjQjJyWGxmVmZLNndvcklSZTVwTlNXNHlBcw&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.militaryfactory.com%2Faircraft%2Fdetail.asp%3Faircraft_id%3D1531\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.militaryfactory.com\/aircr&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbUxyYVpINHBGZHZJQmNXaGtQWGYzbG5qQ0FIZ3xBQ3Jtc0tsdTJpR0hqdEs5R19rTV9IYmswUVZLSHJQd2hUT1F5ZFJ2NUJRdFNmWU1COGx1QlRCeW44eEFfRlByd0JfN2JYNzVWQ3VGdm5VcUFjMnF5NjVSZEZncGxreFQ0NWphRzQyZVFNdTJOVTJIRTVFVWUyUQ&#038;q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.royalaviationmuseum.com%2F7805%2Farticle-a-tutorial-on-a-truly-canadian-airplane-for-training-jet-pilots%2F\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.royalaviationmuseum.com\/78&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqblAzY2FjejdXQUZfVDlmOF9MMDVaQ1VaSXhJQXxBQ3Jtc0trSk5ObFNVZEJsdTZ6M0QzZWktaDdIQlBJdmMyM1dwMk0xOGdVaWtKTDZkdndzYTRDSU9LRUl3WFFiVDFqZEhXWkxSTGtSUTlGc1UyUnpyLUNVNWVuMk1wQ3N6SlBRR29JWW4wdlhjeVlsUTFoR09Raw&#038;q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.geocities.ws%2Ffaisal4589%2Ftebuan.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.geocities.ws\/faisal4589\/te&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbnFJTlpVRzdyZFZsWmhWWVc2dW9tN3dmQ0tYd3xBQ3Jtc0tuQXBYb0luZWdPQzNQWXFza1JKQ1J5U1VpZFkyTlZPeW02UVpTQlpKOF9QUTA3OWFwZkVsQ09mRnB5d3B2WW9vNzRrd0NFemRnNzIyVnpxbFpVTHBwUVFUREs0UFdTbFJRM05xQ0RwdjhFTWxELUxuYw&#038;q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rwrwalker.ca%2FCAF_Tutor_detailed_list1.htm\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.rwrwalker.ca\/CAF_Tutor_det&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.warbirdalley.com\/tutor.htm\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.warbirdalley.com\/tutor.htm<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbGdzVVNEMXhIcUNOMTdrSU9ZX1ZiSm40Q1piUXxBQ3Jtc0tuNl9uUHdTMTRURGFPQ2Nxcmp1RWUwZ1RyT0tWYm1rU1pDTUpzVjNyajlwU3lLdHNSRzhjNUY2SFlhUXpFSGU0cjhVWVVBN1BwUDJiS19MUWUzU2dpMDk3Vk02akw0OUlOM0lkQ2YyWDlXSHhHVU1qQQ&#038;q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rcaf-arc.forces.gc.ca%2Fen%2Farticle-template-standard.page%3Fdoc%3Dthe-ct-114-tutor-a-half-century-of-excellence%2Fhncus5xn\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.rcaf-arc.forces.gc.ca\/en\/a&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqa3lwci1CZmhCMGJsald4cnZ6Q2E1WUJ6NERXd3xBQ3Jtc0tuZXpGenhFUENPWXBicERIbFdaVGhyalllc21pc3RkUG8wUzN5V0VkSzdxaWF2WWR5b3oxbTBVaU1KY3Raa2VvYlhwQm5DdGRha2YzdmhrQ1VTNzVjeV9BTFB1R29ycDBuYzRjQ1ZySkNWMU1xeC0yOA&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fingeniumcanada.org%2Faviation%2Fcollection-research%2Fartifact-canadair-tutor.php\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/ingeniumcanada.org\/aviation\/c&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbGoxaEd2MUhzN0xmVGFYNTZmNDJPQzNpY2xrQXxBQ3Jtc0ttMW1IQkxnRkRBSThXTVA1cWJoUTUyNkpZSWc5enhldHhMem10V0pGaGZtZWsxVXhoVF83SVpNems4SFpKRlZQWENNUFNNSU9YMG81YW9JQk9pVHV2QUtPdnNzRHZWT0pWYl8taUoxVzFnTVhwUEF2Yw&#038;q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.canadianflight.org%2Fcontent%2Fcanadair-ct-114-tutor\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.canadianflight.org\/content&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbUtsVUtUVGlvNEFualU4TjFTUnp3b3ZfR0tWd3xBQ3Jtc0tuUE9kbnlYQmhxbEpReVdoY0k5MU1qZUVRUTl3SkxIMzhxbTVWS0VYWnFON2diRFYyNzFyXzltZW5TWVVCektJOGN4R0dtRDBWcVRSRXRuaU5jdVRlYXluWThqWDExamtEcDVjTjdkOFJyUHZmTWVXRQ&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wingsmagazine.com%2Foperations%2Fthe-ct-114-tutor-2307\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.wingsmagazine.com\/operati&#8230;<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>0:00 Introduction<br \/>\n1:48 Initial Development<br \/>\n4:04 The Tutor is Born<br \/>\n8:30 CL-41R Starfighter Radar Trainer<br \/>\n10:26 The Tutor enters service<br \/>\n13:13 Air Demonstration Squadrons<br \/>\n15:36 Heavily Armed Tutor<br \/>\n17:49 Proposed Advanced Variants<br \/>\n19:08 Upgrades and Final Flights<br \/>\n21:09 Conclusion <\/p>\n<p>Canadair CT-114 Tutor; The iconic Snowbirds demonstrator and NATO pilot training jet<br \/>\n#Snowbirds #RCAF #CanadianAerospace<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Screenshot-2022-07-01-at-08-53-28-More-than-just-the-iconic-Snowbirds-demonstrator-aircraft-the-story-of-the-Canadair-CT-114-Tutor-Quotulatiousness.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Screenshot-2022-07-01-at-08-53-28-More-than-just-the-iconic-Snowbirds-demonstrator-aircraft-the-story-of-the-Canadair-CT-114-Tutor-Quotulatiousness-480x270.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-74688\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Screenshot-2022-07-01-at-08-53-28-More-than-just-the-iconic-Snowbirds-demonstrator-aircraft-the-story-of-the-Canadair-CT-114-Tutor-Quotulatiousness-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Screenshot-2022-07-01-at-08-53-28-More-than-just-the-iconic-Snowbirds-demonstrator-aircraft-the-story-of-the-Canadair-CT-114-Tutor-Quotulatiousness-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Screenshot-2022-07-01-at-08-53-28-More-than-just-the-iconic-Snowbirds-demonstrator-aircraft-the-story-of-the-Canadair-CT-114-Tutor-Quotulatiousness-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Screenshot-2022-07-01-at-08-53-28-More-than-just-the-iconic-Snowbirds-demonstrator-aircraft-the-story-of-the-Canadair-CT-114-Tutor-Quotulatiousness.png 854w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Polyus Studios Published 13 Apr 2019 Support me on Patreon &#8211; 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