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.
DIMENSIONS AND CAPACITY
CREW: 2
SIZE: LENGTH 28 ft 8 1⁄2 in (8.750 m)
WINGSPAN 33 ft 3 7⁄8 in (10.157 m)
HEIGHT 9 ft 7 in (2.92 m)
EMPTY WEIGHT 2,960 lb (1,343 kg)
MAX TAKE OFF WEIGHT: 4,300 lb (1,950 kg) (T-34C-1 weapons trainer 5,500 lb (2,500 kg))
PERFORMANCE
SPEED: Maximum – 214 kn (246 mph, 396 km/h) at 17,000 ft (5,200 m) (max cruise)
SERVICE CEILING: 30,000 ft (9,100 m)
RANGE: 708 nmi (815 mi, 1,311 km) at 180 kn (210 mph; 330 km/h) and 20,000 ft (6,100 m)
Armament
Hardpoints: 4 with a capacity of 600 lb (272 kg) inner, 300 lb (136 kg) outer, 1,200 lb (544 kg) total,