T-41 Mescalero
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| T-41 Mescalero | |
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| The T-41 Mescalero | |
| Type | Primary pilot trainer |
| Manufacturer | Cessna |
| Retired | 1997 |
| Primary users | United States Air Force United States Army |
| Developed from | Cessna 172 |
The T-41 Mescalero is a military version of the popular Cessna 172 used by the United States Air Force and the United States Army as a pilot training aircraft.
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[edit] History
In 1964, the Air Force decided to use the off-the-shelf Cessna 172 as a preliminary flight screener for pilot candidates and ordered 237 T-41As from Cessna. The T-41B was the US Army version. In 1968, the Air Force acquired 52 more powerful T-41Cs for use at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs.
In 1996, the aircraft were further upgraded to the T-41D, which included an upgrade in avionics.
Beginning in 1993, the United States Air Force replaced much of the T-41 fleet with the Slingsby T-3A Firefly for the flight screening role and aerobatics training, which the T-41 was not capable of. The T-3A fleet was indefinitely grounded in 1997 and scrapped in 2006 following a series of fatal accidents at the United States Air Force Academy and further engine problems. The Air Force no longer trains non-fliers, so no longer has a replacement for this type.
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General characteristics
- Crew: 1-2
- Length: 26 ft 11 in (8.21 m)
- Wingspan: 35 ft 10 in (10.92 m)
- Height: 8 ft 10 in (2.69 m)
- Wing area: 159 ft² (14.8 m²)
- Empty weight: 1,363 lb (618 kg)
- Loaded weight: 2,300 lb (1,043 kg)
- Powerplant: 1× Continental IO-360-D , 210 hp (160 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 125 knots (144 mph, 232 km/h)
- Range: 626 nm (720 mi, 1,159 km)
- Service ceiling: 17,000 ft (5,180 m)
- Rate of climb: 880 ft/min (4.47 m/s)
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