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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]
Kiran IA · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Cessna T-41 Mescalero | HAL HJT-16 Kiran |
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| Type | Primary pilot trainer[source] | Intermediate jet trainer[source] |
| National origin | United States[source] | India[source] |
| Manufacturer | Cessna[source] | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited[source] |
| Status | In service[source] | In service |
10.60 m (34 ft 9 in)[source]
T-41C · Range
Single source626 nmi (720 mi, 1,159 km)[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]
Kiran IA · 1 × Rolls-Royce Viper 11 turbojet thrust
Single source1 × Rolls-Royce Viper 11 turbojet , 11.12 kN (2,500 lbf) thrust[source]
T-41C · 880 ft/min (
Single source880 ft/min (4.5 m/s)[source]
Kiran IA · Endurance
Single source1 hr 45 min[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] | Indian Air Force Indian Navy[source] |
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| Number built | T-41A : 230 T-41B : 255 T-41C : 52 T-41D : 299[source] | 190[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1964–1996[source] | 1964 -1989[source] |
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| Introduction date | 1964[source] | 1968[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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| First flight | — | 4 September 1964[source] |
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| Developed into | — | HAL HJT-36 Yashas[source] |
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| Aspect ratio | — | 6.03:1[source] |
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| Airfoil | — | NACA 23015 at root, NACA 23012 at tip[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 1,137 L (300 US gal; 250 imp gal) internal fuel[source] |
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| Stall speed | — | 137–145 km/h (85–90 mph, 74–78 kn) flaps extended and landing gear deployed[source] |
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| Time to altitude | — | 20 min to 9,150 m (30,000 ft)[source] |
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