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Measured figures
M-345 · Length
Single source9.85 m (32 ft 4 in)[source]
T-41C · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Aermacchi M-345 | Cessna T-41 Mescalero |
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| Type | Basic/advanced trainer and light attack aircraft[source] | Primary pilot trainer[source] |
| National origin | Italy[source] | United States[source] |
| Manufacturer | Leonardo S.p.A. (ex Alenia Aermacchi )[source] | Cessna[source] |
| Status | In active service[source] | In service |
26 ft 11 in (8.20 m)[source]
T-41C · 1 × Continental IO-360-D Six-cylinder air-cooled horizontally-opposed piston engine
Single source1 × Continental IO-360-D Six-cylinder air-cooled horizontally-opposed piston engine, 210 hp (160 kW)[source]
M-345 · 1 × Williams FJ44 -4M-34 turbofan engine thrust with 1,540 kg (3,400 lb) Max Thrust
Single source1 × Williams FJ44 -4M-34 turbofan engine, 15.40 kN (3,460 lbf) thrust with 1,540 kg (3,400 lb) Max Thrust[source]
M-345 · More than of weapons on four hardpoints, including gunpods, bombs, and rockets, with the capability to employ IR guided air-to-air missiles
Single sourceMore than 1,000 kg (2,200 lb) of weapons on four hardpoints, including gunpods, bombs, and rockets, with the capability to employ IR guided air-to-air missiles.[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Primary user | Italian Air Force[source] | — |
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| Number built | T-41A : 230 T-41B : 255 T-41C : 52 T-41D : 299[source] |
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| First flight | 29 December 2016 ( M-345 prototype ) 21 December 2018 ( M-345 production aircraft )[source] | — |
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| Developed from | SIAI-Marchetti S.211[source] | Cessna 172 Cessna R172[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | 700 kg (1,500 lb)[source] | — |
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| Stall speed | 170 km/h (110 mph, 92 kn)[source] | — |
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| Never exceed speed | 795 km/h (494 mph, 429 kn)[source] | — |
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| g limits | +7.0/−3.5[source] | — |
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| Thrust/weight | 0.45[source] | — |
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| Hardpoints | More than 1,000 kg (2,200 lb) of weapons on four hardpoints, including gunpods, bombs, and rockets, with the capability to employ IR guided air-to-air missiles.[source] | — |
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| Primary users | — | United States Air Force United States Army Indonesian Air Force Turkish Air Force[source] |
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| Manufactured | — | 1964–1996[source] |
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| Introduction date | — | 1964[source] |
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| Capacity | — | three passengers[source] |
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| Propellers | — | 2-bladed variable-pitch propeller[source] |
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| Alternative designation | — | T-41 Mescalero[source] |
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