KAI T-50 Golden Eagle Advanced Jet Trainer Family
The KAI T-50 Golden Eagle is a South Korean supersonic advanced-jet-trainer family developed by Korea Aerospace Industries with Lockheed Martin. The T-50 baseline supports advanced fighter training, while the TA-50 lead-in fighter trainer, FA-50 light fighter, and T-50B aerobatic demonstrator establish meaningful mission and configuration boundaries; the series is operated by the Republic of Korea and exported internationally.
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Identity
- Aliases
- T-50 Golden EagleKAI T-50TA-50FA-50 Fighting EagleT-50B
- Family Name
- KAI T-50 Golden Eagle
- Full Name
- KAI T-50 Golden Eagle Advanced Jet Trainer Family
- Roles
- militarytrainer
- Status
- active
- Type
- aircraft
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- fixed_wing
- Max Speed
- …
- Max Takeoff Mass
- …
- Operating Modes
- land
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- conventional
- Description
- The KAI T-50 Golden Eagle is a South Korean supersonic advanced-jet-trainer family developed by Korea Aerospace Industries with Lockheed Martin. The T-50 baseline supports advanced fighter training, while the TA-50 lead-in fighter trainer, FA-50 light fighter, and T-50B aerobatic demonstrator establish meaningful mission and configuration boundaries; the series is operated by the Republic of Korea and exported internationally.
- Manufacturer
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Count
- 1
- Placement
- fuselage
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Stage
- airframe
- Variant Notes
- Exact variant resolved to F404-GE-102 from GE T-50 records; GE current application display shortens the label to F404-GE-1. This is a T-50-series installation, not F404-GE-IN20.
- Name
- T-50 series F404-GE-102 installation
- Notes
- GE Aerospace records identify F404-GE-102 as the exact engine for the KAI T-50/TA-50/FA-50 series; GE current display uses the shorter F404-GE-1 label.
Links
- Official Url
- https://m.koreaaero.com/en/business/T50.aspx
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 15, 2026 at 05:27:39 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 24, 2026 at 23:39:26 UTC