Scottish Aviation Bulldog

The Scottish Aviation Bulldog is a British two-seat, side-by-side basic trainer, with an optional third seat, that was designed by Beagle Aircraft as the B.125 Bulldog. The prototype first flew from Shoreham Airport on 19 May 1969. When Beagle stopped trading before any production aircraft had been built, Scottish Aviation took over the production rights together with a first order for 78 aircraft from the Swedish Air Board, and every later aircraft was built at Prestwick, first by Scottish Aviation and afterwards by British Aerospace. The largest customer was the Royal Air Force, which ordered 130 as the Bulldog T.1 in 1972 and used them as the standard aircraft of the University Air Squadrons until it sold them off in 2001. Export models went to Sweden, Malaysia, Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria, Jordan, Lebanon, Hong Kong and Botswana, and a four-seat Series 200 with retractable undercarriage was built as a single prototype. The Series 120 is powered by a 200 horsepower Lycoming piston engine.