T-41 Mescalero

T-41 Mescalero

Description
Role	Primary Pilot Trainer
Crew	1 or 2
Dimensions
Length	26.92 ft	8.21 m
Wingspan	35.83 ft	10.92 m
Height	8.83 ft	2.69 m
Wing area	159 sq ft	14.77 m²
Weights
Empty	1,363 lb	618 kg
Loaded	2,300 lb	1,043 kg
Powerplant
Engines	One Continental IO-360-D (C variant)
Power	210 hp	160 kW
Performance
Maximum speed	144 mph	232 km/h
Combat range	720 mi	1,158.7 km
Service ceiling	17,000 ft (C)	5,180 m
Rate of climb	880 ft/min (C)	268 m/min

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.

In 1964, the Air Force decided to use the off-the-shelf Cessna 172 as a pilot trainer and ordered 237 T-41As from Cessna. 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.

External link

Global Security: T-41 Mescalero