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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]
TB 21 TRINIDAD TC · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Cessna T-41 Mescalero | SOCATA TB family |
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| Type | Primary pilot trainer[source] | Light single-engine piston aircraft[source] |
| National origin | United States[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | Cessna[source] | Socata[source] |
| Status | In service[source] | Out of production, in active service[source] |
7.75 m (25 ft 5 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]
TB 21 TRINIDAD TC · 1 × LYCOMING TIO-540-AB1AD Six-cylinder, horizontally opposed, direct drive, air-cooled and fitted with an automatically regulated turbocharger
Single source1 × LYCOMING TIO-540-AB1AD Six-cylinder, horizontally opposed, direct drive, air-cooled and fitted with an automatically regulated turbocharger, 190 kW (250 hp)[source]
T-41C · Wing area
Single source159 sq ft (14.8 m 2 )[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] | — |
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| Number built | T-41A : 230 T-41B : 255 T-41C : 52 T-41D : 299[source] | 2,150 (2007)[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1964–1996[source] | 1975–2012[source] |
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| Introduction date | 1964[source] | 1975[source] |
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| Developed from | Cessna 172 Cessna R172[source] | — |
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| Capacity | three passengers[source] | 4 passengers[source] |
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| Propellers | 2-bladed variable-pitch propeller[source] | 2-bladed Hartzell (option for 3 bladed MT-propeller)[source] |
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| Alternative designation | T-41 Mescalero[source] | — |
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| Airfoil | — | RA 16 3C3[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 336 Liters (88.8 U.S. Gallons)[source] |
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| Stall speed | — | 109 km/h (68 mph, 59 kn) Full flaps[source] |
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| Never exceed speed | — | 350 km/h (217 mph, 189 kn)[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | France[source]Inventory Origin column; table 2, row 8, cell 3; revision 1348750748; retrieved 2026-10-01 |
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