The Turbo-Mentor was conceived by Beechcraft specifically as a trainer, one that would propel aviation forward much farther than the propeller itself. Indeed, the aircraft was a propeller model when ...

Fast, nimble, and rugged, the T-34C Turbo-Mentor trained generations of pilots with jet-like performance in a prop-driven package. It’s more than a trainer—it’s a legend in the making. 54 shot, 7 dead ...

An instructor and a student pilot were killed today when their U.S. Navy training plane crashed in Corpus Christi, he Navy said. The two were in a T-34C Turbo Mentor when they crashed near a runway ...