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Measured figures
MB-339A · Length
Single source10.97 m (36 ft 0 in)[source]
T-41C · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Aermacchi MB-339 | Cessna T-41 Mescalero |
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| Type | Advanced trainer and light attack aircraft[source] | Primary pilot trainer[source] |
| Manufacturer | Aermacchi[source] | Cessna[source] |
| Status | Active[source] | In service[source] |
| Primary users | Italian Air Force Eritrean Air Force United Arab Emirates Air Force[source] | United States Air Force United States Army Indonesian Air Force Turkish Air Force |
26 ft 11 in (8.20 m)[source]
Empty; MB-339A · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; MB-339A · clean
Single sourceMaximum take-off; MB-339A · with external stores
Single source3,075 kg (6,779 lb)[source]
4,400 kg (9,700 lb) (clean)[source]
5,897 kg (13,001 lb) (with external stores)[source]
Empty; T-41C · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; T-41C · Gross weight
Single sourceT-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-339A · 1 × Rolls-Royce Viper Mk. 632 turbojet engine thrust
Single source1 × Rolls-Royce Viper Mk. 632 turbojet engine, 17.8 kN (4,000 lbf) thrust[source]
MB-339A · Hardpoints: 6 with a capacity of Up to of weapons
Single sourceHardpoints: 6 with a capacity of Up to 1,815 kg (4,001 lb) of weapons[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Number built | 230[source] | T-41A : 230 T-41B : 255 T-41C : 52 T-41D : 299[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1978–2006[source] | 1964–1996[source] |
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| Introduction date | 1979[source] | 1964[source] |
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| First flight | 12 August 1976[source] | — |
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| Developed from | Aermacchi MB-326[source] | Cessna 172 Cessna R172[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | 1,413 L (311 imp gal; 373 US gal) internal fuel[source] | — |
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| Guns | Provision for two 12.7 mm M2 Browning or two 30mm DEFA cannon in under wing pods[source] | — |
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| Hardpoints | 6 with a capacity of Up to 1,815 kg (4,001 lb) of weapons[source] | — |
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| Aspect ratio | 5.26:1[source] | — |
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| Airfoil | root: NACA 64A-114 (mod) ; tip: NACA 64A-212 (mod)[source] | — |
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| Stall speed | 148.5 km/h (92.3 mph, 80.2 kn)[source] | — |
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| Never exceed speed | 926 km/h (575 mph, 500 kn) ( EAS : Mach 0.82)[source] | — |
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| g limits | +8.0, -4.0[source] | — |
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| Rockets | pods for Zuni or SNEB unguided rockets.[source] | — |
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| Missiles | AIM-9 Sidewinder or R.550 Magic air-to-air missiles[source] | — |
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| Bombs | general-purpose bombs[source] | — |
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| National origin | Italy[source] | United States[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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