T-34 Mentor - SpeedyLook encyclopedia

The T-34 Mentor is a Plane of American drive, derived from the Beechcraft Bonanza.

Design

As of 1934, the Beechcraft firm wished to develop a two-seater plane of drive out of tandem and conventional empennage starting from its Bonanza 33. It resulted from it the model 45 which accomplished its first flight December 2nd 1948. It was been driven by a piston engine Continental E-185-8 of 185 cv.

At that time, the US Air Force was in search of a new plane of drive; it ordered then 3 specimens of preproduction called YT-34. Those were equipped with two types of 6 cylinder motors flat Continental.

In March 1953, the T-34A was selected by the US Air Force which ordered of them 450 specimens been driven by engines Continental O-410-13 of 225 cv. In June 1954, it is with the turn of the US Navy to place order of 423 specimens of the T-34B. This version is been driven by of the same a O-470-4 engine power. Several specimens of the T-34B were built under license by the company Argentine DINFIA like by the firm Japan Fuji ease.

This one creates in 1953, started by building of T-34 Mentor under license then drew different derivative from it such Fuji LM-1 Nikko which differed from the model of origin by its interior installation. 27 apparatuses were construit.
In December 1958, stole for the first time Fuji km equipped with an engine Lycoming GSO-480-B1A6 of 340 cv which was followed km2 equipped with a IGSO-480-A1A6 of 340 cv. In 1964, appeared the LM-2 alternative quadriplace.
September 26th 1974, the KM-2B accomplished its first flight; it was a two-seater version equipped with the cockpit of the T-34A. It was ordered from 50 specimens by the Air force of Japanese self-defense under designation T-3. The last specimen of the series was delivered on February 19th 1982.
June 28th, 1984, it was with the turn of T-5 to carry out its first vol. It was equipped with a turbopropeller Allison 250-B17D of 350 cv and was produced with 36 specimens.

With the beginning of the year 1970, it was considered of equipped T-34 with a Turbopropulseur because this type of propulsion offered a greater reliability like more power and made it possible to make savings in fuel. Two T-34B of US Navy were then converted into YT-34C. It were equipped with Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-25 of 715 cv détarés to 400 cv in order to ensure of the constant performances some is altitude and the temperature. The first prototype accomplished its first flight in September 1973. Its evaluation drove an order of 353 T-34C Turbo mentor . US the Naval Air Training Command took delivery of its first specimens in November 1977, the delivery was spread out until in 1984.

For the export market, the Beech firm developed alternative T-34C1. This version intended as well for the drive as with the fire support within the framework of the counter insurgency fight was equipped with 4 pylons enabling him to carry 544 kg of bombs and rockets.

Alternatives

YT-34 - Prototype, three built specimens.
T-34A - Plane of drive of the US Air Force. It was replaced by Cessna T-37 in the years 1960. (450 built specimens)
T-34B - Plane of drive of the US Navy. Used until beginning of the year 1970 before being replaced by the T-34C. (423 specimens built by Beechcraft)
T-34C Turbo Mentor - Plane of basic drive two-seater equipped with a turbopropeller.

T-34C-1 - Version equipped with points of carrying and intended for the drive and the attack. It was largely exported.
Turbine Mentor 34C - civil Version.
YT-34C - Prototype of the T-34C. Two T-34B were equipped with turbopropeller.

Version produced by the Japanese company Fuji

LM-1 - Plane of drive equipped with a Continental engine O-470 of 225 cv

LM-2 - four-seater Alternative

KM' - Plane of drive equipped with an engine Lycoming GSO-480-B1A6 of 340 cv
km2 - Version equipped with an engine Lycoming IGSO-480-A1B6 of 340 cv

KM-2B / T-3 - Version equipped with the cockpit of the T-34A

T-5 - Plane of drive equipped with a turbopropeller Allison 250-B17D of 350 cv

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