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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]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Cessna T-41 Mescalero | Thai Aviation Industries RTAF-6 |
|---|---|---|
| Crew | one[source] | One[source] |
| Type | Primary pilot trainer[source] | Trainer aircraft[source] |
| National origin | United States[source] | Thailand[source] |
| Manufacturer | Cessna[source] | Thai Aviation Industry |
8.35 m (27.39 ft)[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]
1 × Allison 250 -B17-D turboprop
Single source1 × Allison 250 -B17-D turboprop , 313 kW (420 hp)[source]
T-41C · Wing area
Single source159 sq ft (14.8 m 2 )[source]
T-41C · 880 ft/min (
Single source880 ft/min (4.5 m/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Status | In service[source] | In service, in production[source] |
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| 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] | 3 (2017), 25 reported built[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1964–1996[source] | 2014–present[source] |
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| Introduction date | 1964[source] | 2014[source] |
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| Developed from | Cessna 172 Cessna R172[source] | SIAI-Marchetti SF.260[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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| Primary user | — | Royal Thai Air Force[source] |
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| First flight | — | 14 June 2012[source] |
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| Hardpoints | — | 4 with a capacity of up to 68 kg (150 lb) on inner, 100 lb (45 kg) on outer[source] |
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