Temco TT Pinto

what is it?

The Temco TT Pinto is a tandem two-seat primary jet trainer built for the United States Navy by Temco Aircraft of Dallas, Texas.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 jet engine · 9.1 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 555 km/htop speed
• size 2,014 kgmax take-off weight
• built 15made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 70 years ago, in 1956.
• 🏎️Top speed is 4.3× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 9.1 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🏔️Can fly 1.0× higher than Mount Everest (8,849 m).

jet: Gas turbine pushing air out the back (turbofan or turbojet): fast and high-flying.

spec sheet

first flight

1956-03-26

introduced

1959

retired

1960

status

retired

number built

15

role

jet trainer

origin

🇺🇸 United States

makers

Cessna, Temco Aircraft

engines

1× Continental YJ69-T-9

crew

2

length

9.3 m

wingspan

9.1 m

height

3.3 m

max take-off weight

2,014 kg

top speed

555 km/h

cruise speed

397 km/h

range

—

ceiling

9,144 m

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.