Beech / Beechcraft 45 Mentor (T-34)
Trainer
The Beechcraft Model 45 Mentor (T-34) is a single-engine two-seat trainer aircraft produced by the US-American manufacturer Beech Aircraft Corporation, today Hawker Beechcraft Corporation.
The Beech 45 Mentor was developed on base of the Beech Bonanza. The Beech Mentor was built as a piston-engined trainer aircraft between 1953 and 1959. Production of the Mentor resumed in 1975 and lasted until 1990 with the turbo-prop powered variant T-34C Turbo-Mentor. The Beech Mentor was also license-built in Canada by Canadian Car and Foundry, Japan by Fuji Heavy Industries and Argentina by FMA.
Crew | 2 |
Propulsion | 1 Turboprop Engine | |
Engine Model | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-25A | |
Engine Power | 485 kW | 650 shp |
alternative Engine Variant | ||
Propulsion | 1 Piston Engine | |
Engine Model | Continental O-470-13 | |
Engine Power | 168 kW | 225 hp |
Speed | 396 km/h | 214 kts 246 mph |
Service Ceiling | 7.620 m | 25.000 ft |
Range | 1.111 km | 600 NM 690 mi. |
Empty Weight | 1.342 kg | 2.960 lbs |
max. Takeoff Weight | 1.950 kg | 4.300 lbs |
Wing Span | 10,15 m | 33 ft 4 in |
Wing Area | 16,7 m² | 180 ft² |
Length | 8,75 m | 28 ft 8 in |
Height | 2,92 m | 9 ft 7 in |
First Flight | 02.12.1948 | |
Production Status | out of production | |
Production Range | 1953-1959, 1975?1990 | |
Total Production | ca. 450 | |
Developed from | Beech Bonanza |
ICAO Code | T34P T34T | |
Data for (Version) | Beech T-34L Turbo Mentor |
[Photo-ID: 10756] © Karsten Palt 2015-04-18 | |
Beech (CCF) T-34A Turkish Air Force Reg.: 54-5212 c/n: CCF34-15 ex RCAF 24212 | |
Rahmi M Koc Museum [Istanbul] |
[Photo-ID: 10609] © Karsten Palt 2014-10-23 | |
Beech T-34A Mentor Spanish Air Force Reg.: E.17-16 c/n: G-786 | |
Museo del Aire [Madrid] |
[Photo-ID: 11365] © Karsten Palt 2015-06-01 | |
Beech T-34C Mentor United States Marine Corps (USMC) Reg.: 162645 c/n: GL-330 retired 2012, Celebrity Row | |
AMARG - Boneyard [Tucson, AZ] |
[Photo-ID: 7636] © Karsten Palt 2013-08-16 | |
Beech (CCF) T-34A Mentor Turkish Air Force Reg.: 54-5216 c/n: CCF34-19 | |
Turkish Air Force Museum [Yesilkoy, Istanbul] |
[Photo-ID: 7637] © Karsten Palt 2013-08-16 | |
Beech (CCF) T-34A Mentor Turkish Air Force Reg.: 54-5220 c/n: CCF34-24 OK-20 | |
Turkish Air Force Museum [Yesilkoy, Istanbul] |
[Photo-ID: 5919] © Karsten Palt 2012-06-13 | |
Beech T-34B Mentor United States Marine Corps (USMC) Reg.: 140688 c/n: BG-22 ex N2986F | |
Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum [San Diego, CA] |
[Photo-ID: 13195] © Karsten Palt 2016-10-10 | |
Beech YT-34A Mentor United States Air Force (USAF) Reg.: 50-0735 c/n: G-4 one of three prototype T-34 aircraft | |
Castle Air Museum [Atwater, CA] |