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UC-45 Expeditor · Length
Single source34 ft 3 in (10.44 m)[source]
T-41C · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Beechcraft Model 18 | Cessna T-41 Mescalero |
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| Type | Trainer , transport aircraft and utility aircraft[source] | Primary pilot trainer[source] |
| National origin | United States[source] | United States[source] |
| Manufacturer | Beech Aircraft Corporation[source] | Cessna[source] |
| Status | In service[source] | In service |
26 ft 11 in (8.20 m)[source]
UC-45 Expeditor · 2 × Pratt & Whitney R-985-AN-1 "Wasp Junior" radial engines each
Single source2 × Pratt & Whitney R-985-AN-1 "Wasp Junior" radial engines , 450 hp (340 kW) each[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]
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| Primary users | United States Army Air Forces United States Navy Royal Air Force Royal Canadian Air Force[source] | United States Air Force United States Army Indonesian Air Force Turkish Air Force[source] |
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| Number built | 9,000+[source] | T-41A : 230 T-41B : 255 T-41C : 52 T-41D : 299[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1937–1970[source] | 1964–1996[source] |
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| Introduction date | 1937[source] | 1964[source] |
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| First flight | 15 January 1937[source] | — |
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| Capacity | 6 passengers[source] | three passengers[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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