Beechcraft T-34 Mentor Chile Air ForceBeechcraft T 34 Mentor airplane model. The first flight of the T 34 was on December 2, 1948, by Beechcraft test pilot Vern Carstens. The United States Air Force ordered three test aircraft, which were given the designation YT 34. A long competition followed to determine a new trainer, and in 1953 the Air Force put the T 34 into service as the T 34A Mentor, while the United States Navy followed in May 1955 with the T 34B. T 34A production ran from 1953

air or ground

a 32 seater powered by two RollsRoyce Dart turboprops

high-frequency 100-passenger airline market

Beechcraft 200 King Air airplane model

As it happened program launch was not until October 1995 when US airline ValuJet (now AirTran Airlines) ordered 50 and optioned 50

and continued throughout the war

traffic advisory system

designed as long-range

swept-wing "jumbo jets" that entered commercial service in 1969

It surpassed all previous aircraft in size and significantly reduced operating costs per seat

Influenced by British tactical concepts

filled a gap in Mooney's lineup