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| The Beechcraft T-34 Mentor is a military trainer aircraft derived from the Beechcraft Bonanza. The signature V-tail of the Bonanza was replaced with conventional tail control surfaces. The four-passenger cabin was replaced with a two-seater tandem cockpit and bubble canopy.
The T-34A and T-34B used a conventional, piston driven engine while the T-34C Turbo Mentor is turboprop-powered. The T-34C is still used as the primary training aircraft for United States Navy and Marine Corps pilots. The T-34C is currently being replaced by the T-6 Texan II but is still the primary aircraft at NAS Corpus Christi and NAS Whiting Field. NAS Pensacola has already completed the transition to the T-6 and the first T-6's are sheduled to arrive at Whiting Field in early 2007. SPECIFICATIONS: Crew: Two Length: 28 ft 9 in (8.75 m) Wingspan: 33 ft 4 in (10.60 m) Height: 9 ft 7 in (2.92 m) Wing area: 180 ft² (16.7 m²) Empty weight: 2,960 lb (1,342 kg) Max takeoff weight: 4,300 lb (1,950 kg) Powerplant: 1× Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-25 turboprop, 550 shp (410 kW) PERFORMANCE: Maximum speed: 280 kt IAS (320 mph, 520 km/h) Range: 600 nm (690 mi, 1,110 km) Service ceiling: 25,000 ft (7,600 m) Rate of climb: 1,480 ft/min (7.5 m/s) g limit: 4.5 positive, 2.3 negative |
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