Cessna T-41 Mescalero vs TAI Hürjet: Specs Compared

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

TAI Hürjet — licensed reference photograph

BTrainer aircraft

TAI Hürjet

Advanced jet trainer ( lead-in fighter trainer ) and Light combat aircraft

Credit

tolgaozbekcom · CC BY 3.0 · Resized · CC BY 3.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

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 ↗

TAI HürjetLength

13.6 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Measured figures

Head to head

15 of 30 rows sourced on both sides

8.2mT-41C · Length

13.6m

Length

All recorded figures & sources

8.2 m

T-41C · Length

Single source

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

13.6 m

Length

Single source

13.6 m (44 ft 9 in)^[source]

10.92mT-41C · Wingspan

9.5m

Wingspan

All recorded figures & sources

10.92 m

T-41C · Wingspan

Single source

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

9.5 m

Wingspan

Single source

9.5 m (31 ft 2 in)^[source]

2.69mT-41C · Height

4.1m

Height

All recorded figures & sources

2.69 m

T-41C · Height

Single source

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

4.1 m

Height

Single source

4.1 m (13 ft 5 in)^[source]

1.1tGross; T-41C · Gross weight

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Mass

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]

one

Crew

All recorded figures & sources

one^[source]

2 people

Crew

Single source

2^[source]

232km/hMaximum; T-41C · Maximum speed

Mach 1.4

Speed

All recorded figures & sources

232 km/h

Maximum; T-41C · Maximum speed

Single source

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

Mach 1.4^[source]

1,159kmT-41C · Range

1,960km

Range

All recorded figures & sources

1,159 km

T-41C · Range

Single source

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

1,960 km

Range

Single source

1,960 km (1,220 mi, 1,060 nmi)^[source]

160kW

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Power

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]

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78.7kNwith afterburner

Thrust

All recorded figures & sources

53.07 kN

1 × General Electric F404 -GE-104 afterburning turbofan engine thrust dry

Single source

78.7 kN

with afterburner

Single source

1 × General Electric F404 -GE-104 afterburning turbofan engine, 53.07 kN (11,930 lbf) thrust dry, 78.7 kN (17,700 lbf) with afterburner^[source]

14.8m²T-41C · Wing area

25m²

Wing area

All recorded figures & sources

14.8 m²

T-41C · Wing area

Single source

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

25 m²

Wing area

Single source

25 m 2 (270 sq ft)^[source]

5,200mT-41C · Service ceiling

14,000m

Service ceiling

All recorded figures & sources

5,200 m

T-41C · Service ceiling

Single source

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

14,000 m

Service ceiling

Single source

14,000 m (45,000 ft)^[source]

4.5m/sT-41C · 880 ft/min (

246m/s48,500 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]

246 m/s

48,500 ft/min

Single source

246 m/s (48,500 ft/min)^[source]

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3.4t

Payload

All recorded figures & sources

3,402 kg

Payload

Single source

3,402 kg (7,500 lb)^[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 TAI Hürjet configuration
Specification	Cessna T-41 Mescalero	TAI Hürjet
Type	Primary pilot trainer^[source]	Advanced jet trainer ( lead-in fighter trainer ) and Light combat aircraft^[source]
National origin	United States^[source]	Turkey^[source]
Manufacturer	Cessna^[source]	Turkish Aerospace Industries^[source]
Status	In service^[source]	Scheduled to enter operational service^[source]
Primary users	United States Air Force United States Army Indonesian Air Force Turkish Air Force^[source]	—
Number built	T-41A : 230 T-41B : 255 T-41C : 52 T-41D : 299^[source]	1^[source]
Manufactured	1964–1996^[source]	—
Introduction date	1964^[source]	2026^[source]
Developed from	Cessna 172 Cessna R172^[source]	—
Capacity	three passengers^[source]	—
Propellers	2-bladed variable-pitch propeller^[source]	—
Alternative designation	T-41 Mescalero^[source]	—
Prototypes	—	3 prototypes^[source]
First flight	—	25 April 2023^[source]
Hardpoints	—	Provision for a total of seven pylon stations (one × under-fuselage, four × under-wing plus two × wingtip)^[source]
g limits	—	+ 8 − 3^[source]

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Cessna T-41 Mescalero

TAI Hürjet

Type

Primary pilot trainer^[source]

Advanced jet trainer ( lead-in fighter trainer ) and Light combat aircraft^[source]

National origin

United States^[source]

Turkey^[source]

Manufacturer

Cessna^[source]

Turkish Aerospace Industries^[source]

Status

In service^[source]

Scheduled to enter operational service^[source]

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]

1^[source]

Manufactured

1964–1996^[source]

—

Introduction date

1964^[source]

2026^[source]

Developed from

Cessna 172 Cessna R172^[source]

—

Capacity

three passengers^[source]

—

Propellers

2-bladed variable-pitch propeller^[source]

—

Alternative designation

T-41 Mescalero^[source]

—

Prototypes

—

3 prototypes^[source]

First flight

—

25 April 2023^[source]

Hardpoints

—

Provision for a total of seven pylon stations (one × under-fuselage, four × under-wing plus two × wingtip)^[source]

g limits

—

+ 8 − 3^[source]