Beech T-34B Mentor

Aircraft Details

Armament:

4 Hardpoints with a capacity of 600 lb (272 kg) inner, 300 lb (136 kg) outer, 1,200 lb (544 kg) total,

Engine:

1 ร— Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-25 turboprop, 550 shp (410 kW)

Max Speed:

280 kn (320 mph, 520 km/h)

Cruising Speed:

214 kn (246 mph, 396 km/h) at 17,000 ft (5,200 m) (max cruise)

Range:

708 nmi (815 mi, 1,311 km) at 180 kn (210 mph; 330 km/h) and 20,000 ft (6,100 m)

Wing Span:

33 ft 3 7โ„8 in (10.157 m)

Length:

28 ft 8 1โ„2 in (8.750 m)

Height:

9 ft 7 in (2.92 m)

Weight:

4,300 lb (1,950 kg) Max

Crew:

2

Service Ceiling:

30,000 ft (9,100 m)

Aircraft History

The Beechcraft T-34 Mentor is an American propeller-driven, single-engined, military trainer aircraft derived from the Beechcraft Model 35 Bonanza. The earlier versions of the T-34, dating from around the late 1940s to the 1950s, were piston-engined. These were eventually succeeded by the upgraded T-34C Turbo-Mentor, powered by a turboprop engine. The T-34 remains in service more than six decades after it was first designed.

Source: Wikipedia

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