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T-41C · Length
Single source26 ft 11 in (8.20 m)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Cessna T-41 Mescalero | IAR 99 |
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| Type | Primary pilot trainer[source] | Advanced trainer and light attack aircraft[source] |
| National origin | United States[source] | Romania[source] |
| Manufacturer | Cessna[source] | Avioane Craiova[source] |
| Status | In service[source] | In service[source] |
11.01 m (36 ft 1 in)[source]
hi-lo-hi at 5,280 kg (11,640 lb)all-up weight
Single source345 km (214 mi, 186 nmi) hi-lo-hi at 5,280 kg (11,640 lb)all-up weight[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]
1 × Turbomecanica / Rolls-Royce Viper Mk632-41M turbojet thrust
Single source1 × Turbomecanica / Rolls-Royce Viper Mk632-41M turbojet, 17.79 kN (4,000 lbf) thrust[source]
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| 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] | 28 (25 Șoim/C 3 prototip)[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1964–1996[source] | 1985–2008[source] |
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| Introduction date | 1964[source] | 1987[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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| Primary user | — | Romanian Air Force[source] |
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| First flight | — | 21 December 1985[source] |
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| Aspect ratio | — | 5.2[source] |
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| Airfoil | — | NACA 64 1 A-214 (modified)[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | Internal:1,370 L (360 US gal; 300 imp gal); External:up to 450 L (120 US gal; 99 imp gal) (in 225 L (59 US gal; 49 imp gal) drop tanks)[source] |
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| g limits | — | +7 / -3.6[source] |
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| Wing loading | — | 235.2 kg/m 2 (48.2 lb/sq ft) Trainer; 297.2 kg/m 2 (60.9 lb/sq ft) Ground attack[source] |
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| Guns | — | 1 × 23 mm Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-23L autocannon[source] |
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| Hardpoints | — | 4 underwing hardpoints capable of holding 250 kg each and 1 central hardpoint capable of holding 400 kg with a capacity of up to 450 kg (990 lb) of stores (the underwing hardpoints are wet capable of carrying 225l drop tanks)[source] |
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Maximum take-off; Trainer
Single source