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Beechcraft T-34 Mentor is a trainer aircraft originating in United States. It was built by Beechcraft. Reported operators include United States Air Force United States Navy Japan Air Self-Defense Force Republic of China Air Force.
United StatesTechnical data
T-34C Turbo-Mentor
Two-seat primary trainer, fitted with a turboprop engine.
2
28 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (8.750 m)
33 ft 3 + 7 ⁄ 8 in (10.157 m)
9 ft 7 in (2.92 m)
179.6 sq ft (16.69 m 2 )
2,960 lb (1,343 kg)
4,300 lb (1,950 kg) (T-34C-1 weapons trainer 5,500 lb (2,500 kg))
130 US gal (110 imp gal; 490 L)
1 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6 A-25 turboprop , 550 shp (410 kW)
3-bladed Hartzell constant-speed
214 kn (246 mph, 396 km/h) at 17,000 ft (5,200 m) (max cruise)
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
53 kn (61 mph, 98 km/h) (flaps down, power off)
280 kn (320 mph, 520 km/h)
708 nmi (815 mi, 1,311 km) at 180 kn (210 mph; 330 km/h) and 20,000 ft (6,100 m)
30,000 ft (9,100 m)
+6, -3
1,480 ft/min (7.5 m/s)
4 with a capacity of 600 lb (272 kg) inner, 300 lb (136 kg) outer, 1,200 lb (544 kg) total
US Navy trainer. Used as a trainer until 1976, when VT-1 and VT-5 were decommissioned. It was replaced by the T-34C (423 built by Beechcraft). T-34Bs were flown by pilots assigned to the Navy Recruiting Command until the mid-1990s.
T-34C Turbo Mentor Beechcraft USA Propeller Miscellaneous support Manned 2 [ 32 ] The T-34 was replaced by the T-6 as the Navy/Marine Corps/Coast Guard primary trainer. A few are retained by the USN and USMC in miscellaneous support roles.
T-34C Turbo Mentor Beechcraft USA Propeller Miscellaneous support Manned 2 [ 32 ] The T-34 was replaced by the T-6 as the Navy/Marine Corps/Coast Guard primary trainer. A few are retained by the USN and USMC in miscellaneous support roles.
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Beechcraft T-34 Mentor equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
ArgentinaNaval Aviation exact named equipment holdings: T-34C Turbo Mentor. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: AIRCRAFT / TRG. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
MoroccoStored Air Force exact named equipment holdings: T-34C Turbo Mentor. Explicit source inventory scope: stored; independently counted whole stock in store. November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no operational holding, readiness or parent-force total inferred. Source role: AIRCRAFT / TRG. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names and exact storage declarations retained. Stored quantities earn no operational index points.
PeruNaval Aviation exact named equipment holdings: T-34C Turbo Mentor. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: AIRCRAFT / TRG. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
TaiwanAir Force exact named equipment holdings: T-34C Turbo Mentor. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: AIRCRAFT / TRG. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
United StatesNaval Aviation exact named equipment holdings: T-34C Turbo Mentor. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: AIRCRAFT / TRG. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
UruguayNaval Aviation exact named equipment holdings: T-34C Turbo Mentor. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: AIRCRAFT / TRG. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Marine Corps Aviation exact named equipment holdings: T-34C Turbo Mentor. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: AIRCRAFT / TRG. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
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