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AMD Zodiac XL · Length
Single source20 ft 0 in (6.1 m)[source]
T-41C · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | AMD Zodiac | Cessna T-41 Mescalero |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Kit aircraft[source] | Primary pilot trainer[source] |
| Manufacturer | Aircraft Manufacturing and Design[source] | Cessna[source] |
| Designer | Chris Heintz[source] | — |
| Status | In production[source] | In service[source] |
| Primary users |
26 ft 11 in (8.20 m)[source]
AMD Zodiac XL · × Continental O-200
Single source× Continental O-200 , 100 hp (75 kW)[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]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
private pilots[source] |
United States Air Force United States Army Indonesian Air Force Turkish Air Force[source] |
| Number built | More than 1,000[source] | T-41A : 230 T-41B : 255 T-41C : 52 T-41D : 299[source] |
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| Manufactured | Eastman, Georgia[source] | 1964–1996[source] |
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| First flight | 1984[source] | — |
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| Retired | N/A[source] | — |
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| Capacity | 1 passenger and 550 lb (250 kg) useful load[source] | three passengers[source] |
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| Airfoil | NACA 65-018[source] | — |
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| Stall speed | 37 kn (44 mph, 71 km/h)[source] | — |
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| Never exceed speed | 140 kn (161 mph, 257 km/h)[source] | — |
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| Wing loading | 10 lb/sq ft (48 kg/m 2 )[source] | — |
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| Power/mass | 13.2 lb/hp (0.125 W/kg)[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | Canada[source]Inventory Origin column; table 1, row 28, cell 2; revision 1377598795; retrieved 2026-09-30 | — |
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| National origin | — | United States[source] |
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| Introduction date | — | 1964[source] |
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| Developed from | — | Cessna 172 Cessna R172[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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