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T-41C · Length
Single source26 ft 11 in (8.20 m)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Cessna T-41 Mescalero | Socata TB 30 Epsilon |
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| Type | Primary pilot trainer[source] | Light military trainer aircraft[source] |
| National origin | United States[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | Cessna[source] | SOCATA ( Aérospatiale )[source] |
| Status | In service[source] | Active service[source] |
7.59 m (24 ft 11 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]
× Lycoming AEIO-540-L1B5D 6-cylinder air-cooled horizontally-opposed piston engine
Single source× Lycoming AEIO-540-L1B5D 6-cylinder air-cooled horizontally-opposed piston engine, 220 kW (300 hp)[source]
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| Primary users | United States Air Force United States Army Indonesian Air Force Turkish Air Force[source] | French Air Force (historical) Portuguese Air Force Togolese Air Force Senegalese Air Force[source] |
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| Number built | T-41A : 230 T-41B : 255 T-41C : 52 T-41D : 299[source] | — |
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| Manufactured | 1964–1996[source] | 1979-1989[source] |
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| Introduction date | 1964[source] | 1983[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 constant-speed propeller[source] |
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| Alternative designation | T-41 Mescalero[source] | — |
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| First flight | — | 22 December 1979[source] |
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| Aspect ratio | — |
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| Airfoil | — | root: RA 1643 (16%); tip: RA 1243 (12%)[source] |
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| Stall speed | — | 115 km/h (71 mph, 62 kn)[source] |
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| Never exceed speed | — | 520 km/h (320 mph, 280 kn)[source] |
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| Hardpoints | — | Up to 480 kg (1,100 lbs) on four underwing hardpoints (export versions)[source] |
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