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T-34C Turbomentor Training Aircraft

Last updated: 08 Oct 2021

Description
The T-34C Turbomentor is an unpressurized two-seat, tandem cockpit low-wing turboprop trainer whose current mission is to provide pilot proficiency and other aircraft support services for the fleet.

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160615-N-AV746-800 CORONADO, Calif., (June 15, 2016) A T-34C Turbomentor flies over Gator Beach. The T-34C Turbomentor is an unpressurized two-seat, tandem cockpit low-wing turboprop trainer whose mission was to train Navy and Marine Corps pilots. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy M. Black/Released)
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160615-N-AV746-800 CORONADO, Calif., (June 15, 2016) A T-34C Turbomentor flies over Gator Beach. The T-34C Turbomentor is an unpressurized two-seat, tandem cockpit low-wing turboprop trainer whose mission was to train Navy and Marine Corps pilots. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy M. Black/Released)
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Photo By: Petty Officer 2nd Class Timothy
VIRIN: 160615-N-AV746-494

 
Features
The T-34C is used to provide pilot proficiency and other support services to Commander, Naval Air Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet; Commander, Naval Air Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet; and Naval Air Systems Command's "satellite sites" operated throughout the continental United States. The T-34C was procured as a commercial-derivative aircraft certified under a Federal Aviation Administration Type Certificate. The T-34C was derived from the civilian Beechcraft Bonanza. Throughout its life, the aircraft has been operated and commercially supported by the Navy using FAA processes, procedures and certifications.
 
General Characteristics
Primary Function: Pilot proficiency, low safe mission, and other aircraft support services for the fleet
Contractor: Raytheon Aircraft Company (Formally Beech Aircraft)
Date Deployed: Operational: 1977
Unit Cost: $1 million
Propulsion: Model PT6A-25 turbo-prop engine (Pratt & Whitney Aircraft of Canada)
Length: 28 feet 8 inches (9 meters)
Height: 9 feet 11 inches (3 meters)
Wingspan: 33 feet 5 inches (10 meters)
Weight: empty: 3,000 pounds (1,361 kg); maximum takeoff: 4,425 (2,007 kg) pounds
Airspeed: Max: 280 Knots (322 miles per hour or 515 km per hour)
Ceiling: 25,000 feet
Range: Approximately 600 nautical miles (1,111.2 km)
Crew: Two (instructor pilot, student pilot)
Armament: None

Point of Contact
Naval Air Systems Command
PEO (T) Public Affairs Officer

47123 Buse Road
Bldg. 2272, Rm 454
Patuxent River, MD 20670-1547

(301) 757-7171

 

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