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Measured figures
T-41C · Length
Single source26 ft 11 in (8.20 m)[source]
K-8 · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Cessna T-41 Mescalero | Hongdu JL-8 |
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| Type | Primary pilot trainer[source] | Jet trainer Light attack[source] |
| National origin | United States[source] | China Pakistan[source] |
| Manufacturer | Cessna[source] | Hongdu Aviation Industry Corporation Pakistan Aeronautical Complex[source] |
| Status | In service[source] | In service |
11.6 m (38 ft 1 in)[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]
K-8 · 1 × Ivchenko AI-25TLK turbofan engine thrust
Single source1 × Ivchenko AI-25TLK turbofan engine, 16.9 kN (3,800 lbf) thrust[source]
T-41C · Wing area
Single source159 sq ft (14.8 m 2 )[source]
T-41C · 880 ft/min (
Single source880 ft/min (4.5 m/s)[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] | PLA Air Force Pakistan Air Force Egyptian Air Force Myanmar Air Force Bangladesh Air Force[source] |
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| Number built | T-41A : 230 T-41B : 255 T-41C : 52 T-41D : 299[source] | 735+[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1964–1996[source] | 1990–2020[source] |
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| Introduction date | 1964[source] | 21 September 1994[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 | — | 21 November 1990[source] |
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| Guns | — | 1× 23 mm cannon pod (mounted on centreline hardpoint)[source] |
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| Hardpoints | — | Up to 5 hardpoints (varies on variants), total capacity 1,000 kg (2,205 lb) external fuel and ordnance: 4× under-wing, capacity 250 kg each 1× under-fuselage (23 mm cannon pod mount)[source] |
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| g limits | — | +7.33 -3.0[source] |
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| Wing loading | — | 254.40 kg/m 2 (52.11 lb/sq ft)[source] |
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| Rockets | — | 57 mm unguided rocket pods, capacity 24 rounds (2 x pods with 12 rounds each)[source] |
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| Air-to-air missiles | — | PL-5 , PL-7[source] |
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| Air-to-ground missiles | — | TL-10 , TL-20 , YJ-9E (Anti ship) . NG Version only.[source] |
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| Bombs | — | 200 kg, 250 kg unguided bomb . 50 kg, 100 kg Laser guided bomb . NG Version only.[source] |
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| Others | — | 2× 80 US gal (300 L) fuel drop-tanks mounted on outboard under-wing hardpoints[source] |
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