Scottish Aviation Bulldog

The Scottish Aviation Bulldog is a British two-seat side-by-side (with optional third seat) training aircraft designed by Beagle Aircraft as the B.125 Bulldog.

The prototype Bulldog flew on May 19^th, 1969 at Shoreham Airport. The first order for the type was for seventy-eight from the Swedish Air Board. Before any production aircraft were built, Beagle Aircraft ceased trading and the production rights for the aircraft, with the Swedish order, were taken over by Scottish Aviation (Bulldog) Limited. All subsequent aircraft were built at Prestwick Airport by Scottish Aviation, and later by British Aerospace.

Variants

Bulldog Series 1

• One prototype built by Beagle Aircraft (G-AXEH), one built by Scottish Aviation; now in the collection of the National Museum of Flight at East Fortune, East Lothian.

Bulldog Series 100

• Model 101: Export model for Sweden. Swedish military designation SK 61 (AF) or FPL 61 (Army). Seventy-eight built.
• Model 102: Export model for Malaysia. Fifteen built.
• Model 103: Export model for Kenya. Five built.
• Model 104: Refurbished second prototype (G-AXIG)
• Model 121: Primary trainer for the Royal Air Force. RAF designation Bulldog T.1. 130 built, five of which transferred (sold) to the Armed Forces of Malta in 2000.
• Model 122: Export model for Ghana. Six built.
• Model 122A: Export model for Ghana. Seven built.
• Model 123: Export model for Nigeria. Thirty-seven built.
• Model 124: Company demonstrator (G-ASAL). Used for weapons trials.
• Model 125: Export model for Jordan. Thirteen built.
• Model 125A: Export model for Royal Jordanian Air Force. Nine built.
• Model 126: Export model for Lebanon. Six built.
• Model 127: Export model for Kenya. Nine built.
• Model 128: Export model for Royal Hong Kong Auxiliary Air Force. Two built.
• Model 129: One aircraft for a civil customer in Venezuela (YV-375-CP).
• Model 1210: Export model for Botswana. Six built. Light attack variant with underwing hard points.

Bulldog Series 200

• Four-seat variant with retractable undercarriage. One prototype built (G-BDOG). Also known as the Bullfinch in civilian guise.

Users

• Botswana
  • Botswana Defence Force Air Wing
• Ghana
  • Ghana Air Force
• Hong Kong
  • Royal Hong Kong Auxiliary Air Force
• Jordan
  • Royal Jordanian Air Force
• Kenya
  • Kenyan Air Force
• Lebanon
  • Lebanese Air Force
• Malaysia
  • Royal Malaysian Air Force
• Malta
  • Maltese Air Wing
• Nigeria
  • Nigerian Air Force
• Sweden
  • Swedish Air Force
  • Swedish Army
• United Kingdom
  • Royal Air Force