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Beech T-44A 'Pegasus'
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Description
Notes: FIVE-PLACE trainer for (IFR) flight, radio instrument navigation, and tactical orientation training. |
  Manufacturer: | Beech |
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  Base model: | T-44 |
  Designation: | T-44 |
  Version: | A |
  Nickname: | Pegasus |
  Designation System: | U.S. Air Force |
  Designation Period: | 1948-Present |
  Basic role: | Trainer |
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Specifications
  Length: | 35' 6" | 10.8 m |
  Height: | 14' 3" | 4.3 m |
  Wingspan: | 50' 3" | 15.3 m |
  Wingarea: | 294.0 sq ft | 27.3 sq m |
  Empty Weight: | 6,326 lb | 2,868 kg |
  Max Weight: | 9,650 lb | 4,376 kg |
Propulsion
  No. of Engines: | 2 |
  Powerplant: | Pratt & Whitney (Canada) PT6A-34B |
  Horsepower (each): | 550 |
Performance
  Range: | 1,457 miles | 2,346 km |
  Cruise Speed: | 227 mph | 365 km/h | 197 kt |
  Max Speed: | 287 mph | 462 km/h | 249 kt |
  Climb: | 1,870 ft/min | 569 m/min |
  Ceiling: | 27,620 ft | 8,418 m |
Operators (Past and Present)
| USN
| VT-28 | Corpus Christi | TX |
USN
| VT-31 | Corpus Christi | TX |
Known serial numbers
160839 / 160856, 160967 / 160986, 161057 / 161079
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