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Measured figures
MB-326G · Length
Single source10.65 m (34 ft 11 in)[source]
T-41C · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Aermacchi MB-326 | Cessna T-41 Mescalero |
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| Type | Advanced trainer /Light attack[source] | Primary pilot trainer[source] |
| National origin | Italy[source] | United States[source] |
| Manufacturer | Aermacchi[source] | Cessna[source] |
| Status | Limited service[source] | In service |
26 ft 11 in (8.20 m)[source]
Gross; MB-326G · Gross weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; MB-326G · full internal fuel, wing-tip and underwing tanks
Single source2,685 kg (5,919 lb)[source]
4,577 kg (10,091 lb) full internal fuel, wing-tip and underwing tanks[source]
Empty; T-41C · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; T-41C · Gross weight
Single sourceFerry; MB-326G · Fuselage, under-wing and tip-tanks with 113 L (30 US gal; 25 imp gal) reserve
Single sourceMB-326G · Fuselage and tip-tanks with 113 L (30 US gal; 25 imp gal) reserve
Single source1,850 km (1,150 mi, 1,000 nmi) Fuselage and tip-tanks with 113 L (30 US gal; 25 imp gal) reserve[source]
2,445 km (1,519 mi, 1,320 nmi) Fuselage, under-wing and tip-tanks with 113 L (30 US gal; 25 imp gal) reserve[source]
T-41C · Range
Single source626 nmi (720 mi, 1,159 km)[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]
MB-326G · 1 × Bristol Siddeley Viper 20 turbojet engine thrust
Single source1 × Bristol Siddeley Viper 20 turbojet engine, 15.2 kN (3,410 lbf) thrust[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Primary users | Italian Air Force South African Air Force Brazilian Air Force Royal Australian Air Force[source] | United States Air Force United States Army Indonesian Air Force Turkish Air Force[source] |
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| Number built | ~800[source] | T-41A : 230 T-41B : 255 T-41C : 52 T-41D : 299[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1961–1975[source] | 1964–1996[source] |
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| Introduction date | February 1962[source] | 1964[source] |
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| First flight | 10 December 1957[source] | — |
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| Developed into | Aermacchi MB-339[source] | — |
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| Airfoil | root: NACA 64A114 ; tip: NACA 64A212[source] | — |
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| Fuel capacity | internals and tip-tanks: 1,392 L (368 US gal; 306 imp gal); internal fuel, wing-tip and underwing tanks: 2,056 L (543 US gal; 452 imp gal)[source] | — |
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| Never exceed speed | 871 km/h (541 mph, 470 kn) / M0.82 maximum diving speed[source] | — |
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| Time to altitude | 6,100 m (20,000 ft) in four minutes and ten seconds[source] | — |
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| Take-off run | 412 m (1,352 ft) in ISA conditions; 506 m (1,660 ft) in ISA + 25 °C (77 °F) conditions[source] | — |
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| Take-off run to 15 m (49 ft) | 555 m (1,821 ft) in ISA conditions; 704 m (2,310 ft) in ISA + 25 °C (77 °F) conditions[source] | — |
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| Landing run from 15 m (49 ft) | 631 m (2,070 ft) in ISA conditions at 3,175 kg (7,000 lb); 671 m (2,201 ft) in ISA + 25 °C (77 °F) conditions at 3,175 kg (7,000 lb)[source] | — |
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| Guns | (optional) 2x 7.7 mm (0.303 in) machine-guns in the forward fuselage / various pylon-mounted gun pods[source] | — |
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| Hardpoints | 6 with a capacity of Up to 4,000 lb (1,800 kg) total[source] | — |
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| Rockets | (optional) 4x 6 kg (13 lb) or 7.5 kg (17 lb) rockets /various pylon-mounted rocket pods[source] | — |
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| Missiles | (optional) 2x Nord AS.12 missiles[source] | — |
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| Bombs | (optional) 4x 15 kg (33 lb) or 45 kg (99 lb)[source] | — |
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| Developed from | — | Cessna 172 Cessna R172[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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