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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]
T-3A · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Cessna T-41 Mescalero | Slingsby T67 Firefly |
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| Type | Primary pilot trainer[source] | Trainer/tourer/sport aircraft[source]RF-6, T67 Firefly |
| National origin | United States[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | Cessna[source] | Fournier Slingsby Aviation[source]RF-6, T67 Firefly |
| Status | In service[source] | Limited Service[source] |
24 ft 10 in (7.55 m)[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]
T-3A · 1 × Textron Lycoming AEIO-540-D 6-cylinder horizontally-opposed engine
Single source1 × Textron Lycoming AEIO-540-D 6-cylinder horizontally-opposed engine, 260 hp (194 kW)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Primary users | United States Air Force United States Army Indonesian Air Force Turkish Air Force[source] | Royal Jordanian Air Force Bahrain Air Force[source]RF-6, T67 Firefly |
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| Number built | T-41A : 230 T-41B : 255 T-41C : 52 T-41D : 299[source] | > 250[source]RF-6, T67 Firefly |
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| Manufactured | 1964–1996[source] | 1974–1995[source]RF-6, T67 Firefly |
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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] | — |
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| Alternative designation | T-41 Mescalero[source] | — |
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| First flight | — | 12 March 1974[source]RF-6, T67 Firefly |
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| Developed into | — | Sportavia RS-180[source]RF-6, T67 Firefly |
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| Airfoil | — | NACA 23015/23013 (root/tip)[source] |
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| Stall speed | — | 54 kn (62 mph, 100 km/h) (with flaps)[source] |
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| Never exceed speed | — | 195 kn (224 mph, 361 km/h)[source] |
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| Wing loading | — | 18.8 lb/sq ft (92 kg/m 2 )[source] |
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| Power/mass | — | 0.10 hp/lb (0.17 kW/kg)[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | United Kingdom[source]Inventory Origin column; table 3, row 15, cell 2; revision 1374090926; retrieved 2026-09-30 |
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