Cessna T-41 Mescalero vs Short Tucano

Cessna T-41 Mescalero — licensed reference photograph

ATrainer aircraft

Cessna T-41 Mescalero

Primary pilot trainer

Credit

US Air Force · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified

BTrainer aircraft

Short Tucano

Trainer aircraft

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Cessna T-41 MescaleroT-41C · Length

8.2 m

Length source ↗

Short TucanoTucano · Length

9.86 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Measured figures

Head to head

21 of 35 rows sourced on both sides

8.2mT-41C · Length

9.86mTucano · Length

LengthScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

8.2 m

T-41C · Length

Single source

26 ft 11 in (8.20 m)^[source]

9.86 m

Tucano · Length

Single source

9.86 m (32 ft 4 in)^[source]

10.92mT-41C · Wingspan

11.28mTucano · Wingspan

WingspanScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

10.92 m

T-41C · Wingspan

Single source

35 ft 10 in (10.92 m)^[source]

11.28 m

Tucano · Wingspan

Single source

11.28 m (37 ft 0 in)^[source]

2.69mT-41C · Height

3.4mTucano · Height

HeightScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

2.69 m

T-41C · Height

Single source

8 ft 10 in (2.69 m)^[source]

3.4 m

Tucano · Height

Single source

3.40 m (11 ft 2 in)^[source]

1.1tGross; T-41C · Gross weight

3.3t

MassScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

618 kg

Empty; T-41C · Empty weight

Single source

1,134 kg

Gross; T-41C · Gross weight

Single source

1,363 lb (618 kg)^[source]

2,500 lb (1,134 kg)^[source]

2,017 kg

Empty; Tucano · Empty weight

Single source

3,275 kg

Maximum take-off; Tucano · Max takeoff weight

Single source

2,017 kg (4,447 lb)^[source]

3,275 kg (7,220 lb)^[source]

one

2Tucano · Crew

Crew

All recorded figures & sources

one^[source]

2 people

Tucano · Crew

Single source

2^[source]

232km/hMaximum; T-41C · Maximum speed

507km/h

SpeedScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

232 km/h

Maximum; T-41C · Maximum speed

Single source

125 kn (144 mph, 232 km/h)^[source]

407 km/h

Cruise; Tucano · at 6,100 m (20,000 ft) (econ. cruise)

Single source

507 km/h

Maximum; Tucano · at 3,000–4,600 m (10,000–15,000 ft)

Single source

507 km/h (315 mph, 274 kn) at 3,000–4,600 m (10,000–15,000 ft)^[source]

407 km/h (253 mph, 220 kn) at 6,100 m (20,000 ft) (econ. cruise)^[source]

1,159kmT-41C · Range

1,665kmTucano · Range

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

1,159 km

T-41C · Range

Single source

626 nmi (720 mi, 1,159 km)^[source]

1,665 km

Tucano · Range

Single source

1,665 km (1,035 mi, 899 nmi)^[source]

160kW

858kW

PowerScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

160 kW

T-41C · 1 × Continental IO-360-D Six-cylinder air-cooled horizontally-opposed piston engine

Single source

1 × Continental IO-360-D Six-cylinder air-cooled horizontally-opposed piston engine, 210 hp (160 kW)^[source]

858 kW

Tucano · 1 × Garrett TPE331 -12B turboprop 1,151 shp

Single source

1 × Garrett TPE331 -12B turboprop , 858 kW (1,151 shp)^[source]

14.8m²T-41C · Wing area

19.4m²Tucano · Wing area

Wing areaScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

14.8 m²

T-41C · Wing area

Single source

159 sq ft (14.8 m 2 )^[source]

19.4 m²

Tucano · Wing area

Single source

19.40 m 2 (208.8 sq ft)^[source]

5,200mT-41C · Service ceiling

10,000mTucano · Service ceiling

Service ceilingScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

5,200 m

T-41C · Service ceiling

Single source

17,000 ft (5,200 m)^[source]

10,000 m

Tucano · Service ceiling

Single source

10,000 m (34,000 ft)^[source]

4.5m/sT-41C · 880 ft/min (

18m/sTucano · 3,510 ft/min

Rate of climbScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

4.5 m/s

T-41C · 880 ft/min (

Single source

880 ft/min (4.5 m/s)^[source]

17.8 m/s

Tucano · 3,510 ft/min

Single source

17.8 m/s (3,510 ft/min)^[source]

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5.2hTucano · Endurance

Endurance

All recorded figures & sources

5.2 h

Tucano · Endurance

Single source

5 h 12 min^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

Cessna T-41 Mescalero and Short Tucano configuration
Specification	Cessna T-41 Mescalero	Short Tucano
Type	Primary pilot trainer^[source]	Trainer aircraft^[source]Tucano
National origin	United States^[source]	United Kingdom^[source]Tucano
Manufacturer	Cessna^[source]	Short Brothers^[source]Tucano
Status	In service^[source]	In limited service^[source]Tucano
Primary users	United States Air Force United States Army Indonesian Air Force Turkish Air Force^[source]	Royal Air Force (Retired) Kenya Air Force Kuwait Air Force^[source]Tucano
Number built	T-41A : 230 T-41B : 255 T-41C : 52 T-41D : 299^[source]	160^[source]Tucano
Manufactured	1964–1996^[source]	1986–1995^[source]Tucano
Introduction date	1964^[source]	1989^[source]Tucano
Developed from	Cessna 172 Cessna R172^[source]	Embraer EMB 312 Tucano^[source]Tucano
Capacity	three passengers^[source]	—
Propellers	2-bladed variable-pitch propeller^[source]	4-bladed Hartzell constant speed , fully feathering, aluminium , reversible-pitch propeller, 2.39 m (7 ft 10 in) diameter^[source]
Alternative designation	T-41 Mescalero^[source]	—
First flight	—	14 February 1986^[source]Tucano
Retired	—	2019 (Royal Air Force)^[source]Tucano
Airfoil	—	NACA 63 2 A-415 (root), 63A-212 (tip)^[source]
Fuel capacity	—	724 L (159 imp gal; 191 US gal)^[source]
Stall speed	—	80 km/h (50 mph, 43 kn) (flaps and gear down) (EAS)^[source]
Never exceed speed	—	518 km/h (322 mph, 280 kn) ( EAS )^[source]
g limits	—	+7/-3.6^[source]
Takeoff run to 15 m (50 ft)	—	524 m (1,719 ft)^[source]
Landing run from 15 m (50 ft)	—	573 m (1,880 ft)^[source]
Hardpoints	—	Provision for 1,000 lb (454 kg) of stores on four underwing hardpoints, but not on RAF Tucanos^[source]

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Cessna T-41 Mescalero

Short Tucano

Type

Primary pilot trainer^[source]

Trainer aircraft^[source]Tucano

National origin

United States^[source]

United Kingdom^[source]Tucano

Manufacturer

Cessna^[source]

Short Brothers^[source]Tucano

Status

In service^[source]

In limited service^[source]Tucano

Primary users

United States Air Force United States Army Indonesian Air Force Turkish Air Force^[source]

Royal Air Force (Retired) Kenya Air Force Kuwait Air Force^[source]Tucano

Number built

T-41A : 230 T-41B : 255 T-41C : 52 T-41D : 299^[source]

160^[source]Tucano

Manufactured

1964–1996^[source]

1986–1995^[source]Tucano

Introduction date

1964^[source]

1989^[source]Tucano

Developed from

Cessna 172 Cessna R172^[source]

Embraer EMB 312 Tucano^[source]Tucano

Capacity

three passengers^[source]

—

Propellers

2-bladed variable-pitch propeller^[source]

4-bladed Hartzell constant speed , fully feathering, aluminium , reversible-pitch propeller, 2.39 m (7 ft 10 in) diameter^[source]

Alternative designation

T-41 Mescalero^[source]

—

First flight

—

14 February 1986^[source]Tucano

Retired

—

2019 (Royal Air Force)^[source]Tucano

Airfoil

—

NACA 63 2 A-415 (root), 63A-212 (tip)^[source]

Fuel capacity

—

724 L (159 imp gal; 191 US gal)^[source]

Stall speed

—

80 km/h (50 mph, 43 kn) (flaps and gear down) (EAS)^[source]

Never exceed speed

—

518 km/h (322 mph, 280 kn) ( EAS )^[source]

g limits

—

+7/-3.6^[source]

Takeoff run to 15 m (50 ft)

—

524 m (1,719 ft)^[source]

Landing run from 15 m (50 ft)

—

573 m (1,880 ft)^[source]

Hardpoints

—

Provision for 1,000 lb (454 kg) of stores on four underwing hardpoints, but not on RAF Tucanos^[source]