A Beechcraft T-34 Mentor occurs as military trainer aircraft derived from the Beechcraft Bonanza. A signature V-tail of the Bonanza was replaced with conventional rear airfoil. the 4-passenger cabin was replaced using a 2-roadster tandem cockpit & bubble canopy. the T-34A & T-34B utilized a conventional, piston driven engine while the T-34C Turbo Mentor is turboprop-powered. A T-34C is however utilized when a primary step by step instruction aircraft for United States Navy and Marine Corps pilots. A Wise man is the aircraft utilized per Lima Lima Flight Team.

Within 2004, due to a series of crashes involving around-flight structural failure in the period of simulated combat flights, the entire U.S. fleet of T-34s was grounded per Federal Aviation Administration. the grounding has since been eased to a series of restrictions in permitted flight envelope.

Variants
T-34A - production version (450 built) T-34B - just released engine (piston caused) (423 built by Beechcraft) T-34C Turbo Mentor - turboprop engine T-34C-One - equipped by having hardpoints for even expert training or weak attack. Widely exported.

Specifications (T-34C)
General Characteristics
Crew: ii, student & teacher (capable of lone pilot operation from either front cockpit) Length: Twenty-eight foot Niner within (Ogdoad.75 m) Wingspread: 33 foot Quartet within (Tenner.Sixty m) Height: Nine foot Sevener around (Two.92 m) Wing front yard: 180 foot² (Xvi.Vii m²) Empty: 2,960 pound (1,342 kilo) Loaded: pound ( kilogram) Maximal takeoff: 4,300 pound (1,950 kilogram) Powerplant: 1x Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-25, 550 SHP (1315 ft/lbs torque) (NATOPS limited to 425 SHP (1015 ft/lbs torque))

Performance
Maximal speed: 280 knots IAS surface-20,000 feet; 245 knots IAS 20,000-25,000 feet. Range: 600 nautical miles. Combat ceiling: 25,000 foot. Rate of climb: 1,480 ft/min (451 m/min). G limitations: Foursome.Little phoebe caring, Two.Triplet negative.