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BTrainer aircraft
Maritime patrol aircraft (CP-140) MPA trainer aircraft (CP-140A)
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Measured figures
T-41C · Length
Single source26 ft 11 in (8.20 m)[source]
CP-140 Aurora · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Cessna T-41 Mescalero | Lockheed CP-140 Aurora |
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| Crew | one[source] | Mission minimum 8, typically 12 to 15[source] |
| Type | Primary pilot trainer[source] | Maritime patrol aircraft (CP-140) MPA trainer aircraft (CP-140A)[source] |
| National origin | United States[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | Cessna[source] | Lockheed Corporation[source] |
CP-140 · Length
Single sourceMaximum; T-41C · Maximum speed
Single source125 kn (144 mph, 232 km/h)[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]
CP-140 · 4 × Allison T56-A-14-LFE turboprop engines each
Single source4 × Allison T56-A-14-LFE turboprop engines, 4,909 hp (3,661 kW) each[source]
T-41C · 880 ft/min (
Single source880 ft/min (4.5 m/s)[source]
CP-140 · on station at 1,000 nmi (1,151 mi; 1,852 km) radius
Single source8 hours 12 minutes on station at 1,000 nmi (1,151 mi; 1,852 km) radius[source]
CP-140 · Hardpoints: 8 in weapons bay; 10 under-wing from capacity with a capacity of
Single sourceCP-140 · total in weapons bay, with provisions to carry combinations of
Single sourceHardpoints: 8 in weapons bay; 10 under-wing from 611 to 2,450 lb (277 to 1,111 kg) capacity with a capacity of 4,800 lb (2,177 kg) total in weapons bay, with provisions to carry combinations of:[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Status | In service[source] | Active (CP-140M only)[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] | 21 (18 CP-140M + 3 CP-140A)[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1964–1996[source] | — |
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| Introduction date | 1964[source] | 1980[source] |
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| Developed from | Cessna 172 Cessna R172[source] | Lockheed P-3 Orion[source] |
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| Capacity | three passengers[source] | — |
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| Propellers | 2-bladed variable-pitch propeller[source] | 4-bladed Hamilton Standard 54H60, 13 ft 6 in (4.11 m) diameter constant-speed fully-feathering reversible-pitch propellers[source] |
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| Alternative designation | T-41 Mescalero[source] | — |
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| Primary user | — | Royal Canadian Air Force[source] |
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| First flight | — | 22 March 1979 (CP-140)[source] |
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| Retired | — | 2011 (CP-140A only)[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 7,661 imp gal (9,200 US gal; 34,828 L) usable fuel in one fuselage tank and four wing integral tanks[source] |
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| Hardpoints | — | 8 in weapons bay; 10 under-wing from 611 to 2,450 lb (277 to 1,111 kg) capacity with a capacity of 4,800 lb (2,177 kg) total in weapons bay, with provisions to carry combinations of: Other: signal chargers, smoke markers , illumination flares[source] |
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| Aspect ratio | — | 7.5[source] |
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| Airfoil | — | root: NACA 0014 (modified) ; tip: NACA 0012 (modified)[source] |
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| Maximum transit speed | — | 395 kn (455 mph; 732 km/h) at optimum altitude[source] |
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| FAR balanced field length | — | 7,900 ft (2,408 m)[source] |
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| Take-off distance to 50 ft (15 m) | — | 6,000 ft (1,829 m)[source] |
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| Landing distance from 50 ft (15 m) | — | 3,200 ft (975 m) at 114,000 lb (51,710 kg) landing weight[source] |
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| Other | — | signal chargers, smoke markers , illumination flares[source] |
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| Rockets | — | air-to-surface rockets can be fitted after a minor retrofit.[source] |
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| Bombs | — | Mk 46 Mod V torpedoes, conventional bombs[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | United States[source] United States[source] |
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