AIRCRAFT PROGRAM

KAI T-50 Golden Eagle

Photo: Lockheed Martin

Lift type	Fixed wing
Construction type	Factory-built
Control type	Piloted
Engine type	Turbofan
Application	Trainer
Final assembly	Jinju (Sacheon)
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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).

Type variants

Variant	Launch/First flight	Production end
KAI T-50 Golden Eagle	2001 / 2002		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.

Airframer

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

Other aircraft programs: Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, Bell 429, Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules, Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon, Airbus A330, KAI KT-1 Woong Bee, KAI KUH-1 Surion Korean Utility Helicopter, KAI KC-100 Naraon, Lockheed Martin X-56A, AT2 Aerospace Z1, KAI KF-21 Boramae, KAI LAH/LCH, KAI Black Kite

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