The Bandit 180 is a Paternian light aircraft designed by Bandit Aviation (now Bandit Aerospace). The design was derived from the Bandit 170. While the 170 was a modest success, economists and engineers agreed that it wasn't living up to the potential of the type. The 180 was developed to overcome this by replacing the taildragger gear for more conventional tricycle gear. This simpile modification made the 180 immensely popular, and would be manufactured since 1956. With the only major change being the shape of the vertical stabilizer and integrating navigation systems such as intertial guidance and later, GPS, the type remained mostly unchanged. The type sees extensive civilian and military use, often as personal aircraft or for training. The Paternian Army and Air Force adopted it as the T-42 Chiricahua, and operated the type from 1961 to 2006.