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Description
| Notes: Improved T-34B. | |||
| Manufacturer: | Beech |
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| Base model: | T-34 | ||
| Designation: | T-34 | ||
| Version: | C | ||
| Nickname: | Mentor | ||
| Designation System: | U.S. Air Force | ||
| Designation Period: | 1948-Present | ||
| Basic role: | Trainer | ||
| Crew: | 2 | ||
Specifications
| Length: | 28' 8" | 8.7 m | |
| Height: | 9' 10" | 3.0 m | |
| Wingspan: | 33' 3.9" | 10.1 m | |
| Wingarea: | 179.9 sq ft | 16.7 sq m | |
| Empty Weight: | 2,630 lb | 1,192 kg | |
| Max Weight: | 4,300 lb | 1,950 kg | |
Propulsion
| No. of Engines: | 1 | ||
| Powerplant: | Pratt & Whitney PT6A-25 | ||
| Horsepower (each): | 715 | ||
Performance
| Range: | 749 miles | 1,206 km | |
| Cruise Speed: | 247 mph | 397 km/h | 214 kt |
| Max Speed: | 257 mph | 413 km/h | 223 kt |
| Climb: | 1,275 ft/min | 388 m/min | |
| Ceiling: | 30,000 ft | 9,143 m | |
Operators (Past and Present)
| USN | VA-42 | Oceana | VA |
| USN | VF-124 | Miramar | CA |
| USN | VFA-106 | Cecil Field | FL |
| USN | VFA-125 | Lemoore | CA |
| USMC | VMFAT-101 | El Toro | CA |
| USN | VT-2 | Whiting Field | FL |
| USN | VT-3 | Whiting Field | FL |
| USN | VT-6 | Whiting Field | FL |
| USN | VT-27 | Corpus Christi | TX |
| USN | VT-86 | Pensacola | FL |
Known serial numbers
Recent comments by our visitors
| chasiadi wiryono bandung, OTH |
Gentleman, We need your help to locate the following part for immediate purchase : MS27403-1 L/G POS INDICATOR = 2 EA Please do a help since the T34c aircraft parts are very very difficult to find ouf for supplying. Could you inform me where to buy this part. please email me : rekatindo@bdg.centrin.net.id 06/26/2008 @ 11:11 [ref: 21613] |
| Chasiadi Wiryono Bandung, OTH | Please do help us to locate the following part of T34C for immediate purchase :
Landing Gear Position Indicator P/N MS27403-1 = 2 ea Our aircraft is on grounded now Much appreciate to your kind effort with best regards Chasiadi Wiryono 06/17/2008 @ 09:18 [ref: 21538] |
| LT Chad Annapolis, MD | I flew the T-34C when I was a SNA with VT-27 Boomers in Corpus Christi - what an awesome machine! I think there're a lot of us out there with the desire but not necessairly the means to get ahold of one. To fly in one again would really bring back the memories of the sweat and study time we put into the profession and community. It broke many hearts for those who hoped for a future in Navy Air but couldn't make it through, but for those who made it - it was wonderful. I believe my best option someday would simply to join a club one the Mentor hits the private sector. 02/21/2008 @ 07:24 [ref: 19735] |
| T Cook , NJ | My email dropped out last post: tcook@L5Aviation.com
Interested in the YT-34C For Sale 01/09/2008 @ 20:13 [ref: 19206] |
| T Cook , NJ | Is the YT-34C still avail for sale? Please email me and let me know. Definitely interested. 01/09/2008 @ 20:11 [ref: 19205] |
| Brett Rodgers Chicago, IL | I am going to be selling the flying proto-type YT34C. One of two that were originally converted by Beechcraft when they developed the aircraft. We have just made the decision to sell the aircraft December of 2007. It runs under an Experimental certificate currently because it has a PT6-28 which has 715 SHP vs the PT6-25 in the mid five hundreds.
I saw a few parties were interested in owning this type of aircraft and I figured I'd post this message. If you're interested feel free to email or call me at 312 351-5000 MB. The price is $350K. 12/20/2007 @ 08:13 [ref: 18983] |
| David Baker Sacramento, CA | I've flow two types of military trainers; T-28Bs, and T-34As. Given a choice between the two, I'd take the T34 hands down. It's handling is nimble, it's performance is reasonable (as is the operating cost) and you can still get parts for it. If a T-34C appeared on the market--and if I won the lottery--I would scoop it up in a heartbeat.
There was a T-34C civilian accident a while back. The pilot inadvertantly ran it out of fuel. The report is on the NTSB website, so you can figure out who it was registered to, and how not to run it out of kerosene. 11/14/2007 @ 23:23 [ref: 18538] |
| Aziz BZ clearwater, FL | The T-34C aircraft is an unpressurized two-place, tandem cockpit low-wing single-engine monoplane manufactured by Raytheon Aircraft Company (Formally Beech Aircraft), Wichita, Kansas. The aircraft is powered by a Model PT6A-25 turbo-prop engine manufactured by Pratt & Whitney Aircraft of Canada. The primary mission of the T-34C is to provide primary flight training for student pilots ! thanks Aziz Bz marrakech morocco 06/02/2007 @ 00:15 [ref: 16705] |
| john , CA | I work on 7 of the T-34s at Lemoore NAS and they are telling us they should be with us for at least 15 years. We have three NACWS birds and all seven have GPS. 01/03/2007 @ 15:53 [ref: 15089] |
| David Green Pocatello, ID | If the military does decide to sell the t-34s when they are done with them, where would they list them? 12/17/2006 @ 14:27 [ref: 15028] |
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