The Beechcraft T-34 Mentor is an American propeller-driven, single-engined, military trainer aircraft derived from the Beechcraft Model 35 Bonanza. The earlier versions of the T-34, dating from around the late 1940s to the 1950s, were piston-engined. These were eventually succeeded by the upgraded T-34C Turbo-Mentor, powered by a turboprop engine. The T-34 remains in service more than seven decades after it was first designed.
Manufacturer: Beechcraft
First flight: 2 December 1948
Introduction: 1953
Primary users: United States Air Force, United States Navy, Japan Air Self Defense Force, Philippine Air Force
Produced: 1953–1959, 1975–1990
Number built: 2,300+
T-34A version – US Air Force trainer. Replaced by the Cessna T-37 around 1960 (450 built).
