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T-37B · Length
Single source29 ft 3 in (8.92 m)[source]
T-41C · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Cessna T-37 Tweet | Cessna T-41 Mescalero |
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| Type | Military trainer aircraft[source] | Primary pilot trainer[source] |
| National origin | United States[source] | United States[source] |
| Manufacturer | Cessna[source] | Cessna[source] |
| Status | Retired from American service in 2009, In limited service with the Pakistan Air Force[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]
T-37B · 2 × Continental-Teledyne J69 -T-25 turbojets thrust each
Single source2 × Continental-Teledyne J69 -T-25 turbojets , 1,025 lbf (4.56 kN) thrust each[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Primary users | United States Air Force (historical) Pakistan Air Force Turkish Air Force (retired) Colombian Air Force (historical)[source] | United States Air Force United States Army Indonesian Air Force Turkish Air Force[source] |
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| Number built | 1,269[source] | T-41A : 230 T-41B : 255 T-41C : 52 T-41D : 299[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1955–1975[source] | 1964–1996[source] |
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| Introduction date | 1957[source] | 1964[source] |
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| First flight | 12 October 1954[source] | — |
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| Retired | 2009 (USAF)[source] | — |
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| Variant | Cessna A-37 Dragonfly[source] | — |
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| Aspect ratio | 6.2:1[source] | — |
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| Airfoil | NACA 2418 at root, NACA 2412 at tip[source] | — |
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| Stall speed | 85 mph (137 km/h, 74 kn)[source] | — |
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| Total stores stations | None (T-37A/B), 2 underwing for stores up to 500 lb (227 kg) (T-37C)[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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