General Aviation
Beech D-45
Manufacturer: BEECH
The Beechcraft T‑34 Mentor is a single‑engine, propeller‑driven trainer that evolved from the civilian Bonanza. Designed as a cost‑effective alternative to the North American T‑6, it entered U.S. military service in the early 1950s and has remained in use for primary flight training for more than seven decades.
Aircraft Facts
- Type Key
- beech-d-45
- Class
- General Aviation
- Registry Count
- 69
- Example Registration
- N100ZP
Specifications
- Wingspan
- 10.16 m / 33 ft
- Length
- 8.75 m / 28 ft
- Height
- 2.92 m / 9 ft
- Max Speed
- 520 km/h / 320 mph
- Cruise Speed
- 396 km/h / 246 mph
- Range
- 1311 km / 708 nmi
- Ceiling
- 9100 m / 30000 ft
- First Flight
- 1948-12-02
- Production Start
- 1953
- Production End
- 1959
- Total Built
- 2300
Variants
- D-45- 69 registrations - Example N100ZP
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