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Beechcraft T-34 Mentor ✕ Avia B-534 ✕
Manufacturer Allison Gas Turbine Division GMC Avia Motors
Description The Beechcraft T-34 Mentor is an American propeller-driven, single-engined, military trainer aircraft derived from the Beechcraft Model 35 Bonanza. The Avia B-534 is a Czechoslovak biplane fighter developed and manufactured by aviation company Avia.
First Flight 1948-12-02 1933-05-25
Entry Into service 1953-01-01 1935-01-01
Production End 1959-01-01
Designer Allison Gas Turbine Division GMC František Novotný
Type Trainer aircraft Fighter aircraft
Length (m) 8.5344 8.1
Height (m) 2.7432 3.15
Cockpit Crew 2
Max Speed (km/h) 405
Cruise Speed (km/h) 396.3277 345
Min Speed (km/h) 98.1559
Max Ceiling (m) 9144 10600
Rate of Climb (m/s) 7.5184 15.15
Armament 4 4× 7.92 mm (0.312 in) Letecky kulomet vz. 30 (Česká zbrojovka Strakonice) machine guns with 250–300 rpg; 6× 10 kg (22 lb) or 4x 20 kg (44 lb) bombs
National Origin United States of America Czechoslovakia
Number Built 2300 568
Powerplant Description 1 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-25 turboprop, 410 kW (550 hp) each 1 × Hispano-Suiza 12Ydrs liquid-cooled V12 engine, 633 kW (849 hp) each
Primary Users United States Air Force, United States Navy , Japan Air Self-Defense Force , Republic of China Air Force Czechoslovak Air Force
Status Retired
Wikipedia Article (URL) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beechcraft_T-34_Mentor en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avia_B-534
Flat Wing Span (m) 10.0584 9.4
Flat Wing Area (m²) 16.6854 23.56
Aircraft Engine Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6
Number of Engines 1 1