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T-41C · Length
Single source26 ft 11 in (8.20 m)[source]
PC-9M · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Cessna T-41 Mescalero | Pilatus PC-9 |
|---|---|---|
| Crew | one[source] | one or two pilots[source] |
| Type | Primary pilot trainer[source] | Basic/advanced trainer aircraft[source] |
| National origin | United States[source] | Switzerland[source] |
| Manufacturer | Cessna[source] | Pilatus Aircraft |
10.14 m (33 ft 3 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]
PC-9M · 1 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A -62 turboprop flat-rated at
Single sourcePC-9M · 950 shp
Single source1 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A -62 turboprop, 857 kW (1,149 hp) flat-rated at 708 kW (950 shp)[source]
PC-9M · four hours and
Single sourcefour hours and 30 minutes[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 service[source] |
|---|
| Primary users | United States Air Force United States Army Indonesian Air Force Turkish Air Force[source] | Swiss Air Force Slovenian Air Force and Air Defence Royal Saudi Air Force Royal Thai Air Force Irish Air Corps[source] |
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| Number built | T-41A : 230 T-41B : 255 T-41C : 52 T-41D : 299[source] | 265[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1964–1996[source] | 1984–present[source] |
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| Introduction date | 1964[source] | — |
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| Developed from | Cessna 172 Cessna R172[source] | Pilatus PC-7[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 | — | 7 May 1984[source] |
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| Developed into | — | T-6 Texan II[source] |
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| Stall speed | — | 143 km/h (89 mph, 77 kn) EAS flaps and gear up, 128 km/h (80 mph; 69 kn) flaps and gear down[source] |
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| g limits | — | + 7.0 g to −3.5 g[source] |
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| Take-off distance over 50 ft (15 m) obstacle at sea level | — | 1,280 ft (391 m)[source] |
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| Landing distance over 50 ft (15 m) obstacle at sea level | — | 2,295 ft (700 m)[source] |
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| Hardpoints | — | seven hardpoints, 3 under each wing, inner two rated at 250 kg (550 lb), outer rated at 110 kg (240 lb)[source] |
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Maximum take-off; PC-9M · A view of the interior of the cockpit of a Pilatus PC-9 aircraft
Single source