Beechcraft T-34 Mentor Primary Trainer Family
The Beechcraft T-34 Mentor was a tandem-seat, single-engine trainer developed from the Model 45 and Bonanza lineage. It became a principal USAF and U.S. Navy primary trainer, entered allied service around the world, and later evolved into the turboprop-powered Turbo Mentor.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Beech T-34 MentorBeechcraft Model 45YT-34T-34AT-34BT-34C Turbo MentorB45 Mentor
- Family Name
- Beechcraft T-34 Mentor
- Full Name
- Beechcraft T-34 Mentor Primary Trainer Family
- Roles
- trainermilitary
- Status
- retired
- Type
- aircraft
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- fixed_wing
- Operating Modes
- land
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- conventional
- Description
- The Beechcraft T-34 Mentor was a tandem-seat, single-engine trainer developed from the Model 45 and Bonanza lineage. It became a principal USAF and U.S. Navy primary trainer, entered allied service around the world, and later evolved into the turboprop-powered Turbo Mentor.
- First Flight Year
- 1,948
- Manufacturer
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Count
- 1
- Placement
- fuselage
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Stage
- airframe
- Variant Notes
- Official Navy and Air Force sources identify one Continental O-470-13 engine on T-34A/B Mentor variants; O-470-13A and T-34C/PT6A alternatives remain separate and unmodeled.
- Name
- T-34A/B O-470-13 installation
- Notes
- Exact O-470-13 installation; O-470-13A and T-34C/PT6A branches remain unmodeled.
- Entries
- Count
- 1
- Placement
- fuselage
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Stage
- airframe
- Variant Notes
- FAA registry record for T-34A N6849C identifies O-470-13A; this is a variant-scoped alternative to the existing O-470-13 entry, not a simultaneous second engine.
- Name
- T-34A O-470-13A installation
- Notes
- Variant-scoped T-34A O-470-13A alternative; do not interpret alongside O-470-13 as simultaneous installation.
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- Creation Time
- August 6, 2026 at 17:13:05 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 7, 2026 at 01:19:12 UTC