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US Air Force · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified
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T-41C · Length
Single source26 ft 11 in (8.20 m)[source]
Safari · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Cessna T-41 Mescalero | Saab Safari |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Primary pilot trainer[source] | Primary trainer[source] |
| National origin | United States[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | Cessna[source] | Saab AB[source] |
| Status | In service[source] | Active[source] |
| Primary users |
7.00 m (23 ft 0 in)[source]
T-41C · Range
Single source626 nmi (720 mi, 1,159 km)[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]
Safari · 1 × Lycoming IO-360-A1B6 air-cooled flat-four piston engine
Single source1 × Lycoming IO-360-A1B6 air-cooled flat-four piston engine, 150 kW (200 hp)[source]
Safari · Endurance
Single source5 hr 10 min[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Number built | T-41A : 230 T-41B : 255 T-41C : 52 T-41D : 299[source] | 462[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1964–1996[source] | 1971–1979[source] |
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| Introduction date | 1964[source] | 1972[source] |
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| Developed from | Cessna 172 Cessna R172[source] | Malmö MFI-9 Junior[source] |
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| Capacity | three passengers[source] | 1 passenger[source] |
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| Propellers | 2-bladed variable-pitch propeller[source] | 2-bladed Hartzell HC-C2YK-4F/FC7666A-2 constant speed propeller[source] |
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| Alternative designation | T-41 Mescalero[source] | — |
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| Designer | — | Malmö Flygindustri[source] |
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| First flight | — | 26 February 1971[source] |
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| Variant | — | PAC MFI-17 Mushshak[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 190 L (42 imp gal; 50 US gal)[source] |
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| Stall speed | — | 107 km/h (66 mph, 58 kn) flaps down, power off[source] |
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| Never exceed speed | — | 365 km/h (227 mph, 197 kn)[source] |
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| Take-off run to 15 m (50 ft) | — | 385 m (1,263 ft)[source] |
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| Landing run from 15 m (50 ft) | — | 390 m (1,280 ft)[source] |
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