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US Air Force · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified
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T-41C · Length
Single source26 ft 11 in (8.20 m)[source]
DHC-1 Chipmunk · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Cessna T-41 Mescalero | De Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk |
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| Type | Primary pilot trainer[source] | Trainer[source] |
| National origin | United States[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | Cessna[source] | de Havilland Canada[source] |
| Status | In service[source] | In limited service; many examples in private use[source] |
25 ft 5 in (7.75 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]
DHC-1 Chipmunk · 1 × de Havilland Gipsy Major 1C 4-cylinder air-cooled inverted in-line piston engine
Single source1 × de Havilland Gipsy Major 1C 4-cylinder air-cooled inverted in-line piston engine, 145 hp (108 kW)[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 United States Army Indonesian Air Force Turkish Air Force[source] | Royal Air Force (historical) Royal Canadian Air Force (historical) Portuguese Air Force[source] |
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| Number built | T-41A : 230 T-41B : 255 T-41C : 52 T-41D : 299[source] | 1,284 (including Canadian, British, and Portuguese production)[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1964–1996[source] | 1947–1956[source] |
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| Introduction date | 1964[source] | 1946[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] | 2-bladed fixed-pitch propeller[source] |
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| Alternative designation | T-41 Mescalero[source] | — |
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| First flight | — | 22 May 1946[source] |
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| Retired | — | 1955 (Belgium) 1972 (Canada) 1996 (United Kingdom)[source] |
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| Airfoil | — | root: NACA 1415 ; tip: USA 35B[source] |
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| Wing loading | — | 11.71 lb/sq ft (57.2 kg/m 2 )[source] |
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| Power/mass | — | .072 hp/lb (0.118 kW/kg)[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | Canada[source] |
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Maximum take-off; DHC-1 Chipmunk · Max takeoff weight
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