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US Air Force · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified
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Measured figures
T-41C · Length
Single source26 ft 11 in (8.20 m)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Cessna T-41 Mescalero | HESA Kowsar |
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| Type | Primary pilot trainer[source] | Fighter , advanced fighter trainer[source] |
| National origin | United States[source] | Iran[source] |
| Manufacturer | Cessna[source] | Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company (HESA)[source] |
| Status | In service[source] | In service |
14.45 m (47 ft 5 in)[source]
with external fuel tanks and 20 minutes reserved fuel
Single source2,000 km (1,200 mi, 1,100 nmi) (with external fuel tanks and 20 minutes reserved fuel)[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]
2 × Owj turbojet engines thrust each
Single sourcein full afterburner
Single source2 × Owj turbojet engines, 15.5 kN (3,500 lbf) thrust each, 4,900 lbf (22 kN) in full afterburner.[source]
Total armament capacity
Single source3,200 kg (7,100 lb) of armaments[source]Total armament capacity
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] | — |
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| Number built | T-41A : 230 T-41B : 255 T-41C : 52 T-41D : 299[source] | — |
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| Manufactured | 1964–1996[source] | — |
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| Introduction date | 1964[source] | 3 November 2018[source] |
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| Developed from | Cessna 172 Cessna R172[source] | Northrop F-5 HESA Azarakhsh HESA Saeqeh[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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| Primary user | — | Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force[source] |
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| First flight | — | August 2018[source] |
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| Hardpoints | — | The HESA Kowsar has seven hardpoints with a total capacity of 3,200 kg (7,100 lb) of armaments and also has a 20 mm (0.79 in) cannon.[source]Stated armament stations |
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Maximum take-off; Max takeoff weight