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T-41C · Length
Single source26 ft 11 in (8.20 m)[source]
Universal · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Cessna T-41 Mescalero | Neiva Universal |
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| Type | Primary pilot trainer[source] | Basic trainer and ground attack aircraft[source] |
| National origin | United States[source] | Brazil[source] |
| Manufacturer | Cessna[source] | Neiva[source] |
| Status | In service[source] | — |
8.60 m (28 ft 3 in)[source]
Maximum; 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]
Universal · 1 × Lycoming IO-540 -K1D5 six-cylinder horizontally-opposed air-cooled piston engine
Single source1 × Lycoming IO-540 -K1D5 six-cylinder horizontally-opposed air-cooled piston engine , 220 kW (300 hp)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Primary users |
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United States Air Force United States Army Indonesian Air Force Turkish Air Force[source] |
Brazilian Air Force Chilean Air Force[source] |
| Number built | T-41A : 230 T-41B : 255 T-41C : 52 T-41D : 299[source] | 189[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1964–1996[source] | — |
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| Introduction date | 1964[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] | 2-bladed Hartzell HC-C2YK-4/C8475-A2 non-feathering constant speed propeller , 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) diameter[source] |
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| Alternative designation | T-41 Mescalero[source] | — |
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| First flight | — | 29 April 1966[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 332 L (88 US gal; 73 imp gal)[source] |
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| Guns | — | 7.62 mm machine gun pods on hardpoints[source] |
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| Hardpoints | — |
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| Aspect ratio | — | 7.1:1[source] |
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| Airfoil | — | NACA 63 2 A315 at root, NACA 63 1 212 at tip[source] |
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| Stall speed | — | 104 km/h (65 mph, 56 kn) (flaps down)[source] |
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| Never exceed speed | — | 500 km/h (310 mph, 270 kn)[source] |
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| Takeoff run to 15 m (50 ft) | — | 510 m (1,670 ft)[source] |
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| Landing run from 15 m (50 ft) | — | 600 m (1,969 ft)[source] |
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