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The T-34 began as a piston-powered military trainer derived from the Beechcraft Bonanza. The later T-34C Turbo Mentor replaced that piston installation with a turboprop, retaining the trainer’s tandem cockpit and low-wing layout. JRollon chose the T-34C while work on the CRJ200 was paused.
Aircraft background
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JRollon chose the T-34C while work on the CRJ200 was paused. His product description lists both cockpits, custom sound and weather effects, and describes the older X-Plane 10 product as functional in X-Plane 11.
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Meet Beechcraft T-34C Turbo Mentor
The T-34 began as a piston-powered military trainer derived from the Beechcraft Bonanza. The later T-34C Turbo Mentor replaced that piston installation with a turboprop, retaining the trainer’s tandem cockpit and low-wing layout.
JRollon chose the T-34C while work on the CRJ200 was paused. His product description lists both cockpits, custom sound and weather effects, and describes the older X-Plane 10 product as functional in X-Plane 11.
Beechcraft T-34C Turbo Mentor
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History & design
One aircraft for the early training stages
The Navy sought one aircraft to replace its piston T-34B and T-28 trainers. Beechcraft’s turboprop development won the competition, and the YT-34C first flew on 21 September 1973.
National Naval Aviation Museum · T-34C Turbo Mentor ↗National Naval Aviation Museum: T-34C
A long primary-training career
The T-34C served in Naval Air Training Command from 1977 to 2012. Students used it for aerobatics, instrument work, formation and their first solo flights; the museum records the last instructional flight at Whiting Field on 19 April 2012.
National Naval Aviation Museum · T-34C Turbo Mentor ↗National Naval Aviation Museum: T-34C
Systems & details
A familiar layout with significant changes
Compared with its predecessor, the Turbo Mentor gained a longer nose, slightly increased span and a larger dorsal fin. The museum describes flying qualities and instruments intended to prepare students for jets. It had no ejection seat, so bailout procedures remained part of ground instruction.
Training retirement did not end every role
The Navy’s 2021 fact file describes continued fleet proficiency and support duties after the primary-training era. That distinction keeps retirement from one training organisation separate from withdrawal of the entire type.
In your simulator
Systems, equipment and documentation for each developer’s aircraft.
X-Plane 11T-34C Turbo Mentor
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Manuals & resources
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Simulator documentation
Released product and variantsT-34C Turbo Mentor · JRollon · X-Plane 11
JRollon chose the T-34C while work on the CRJ200 was paused. His product description lists both cockpits, custom sound and weather effects, and describes the older X-Plane 10 product as functional in X-Plane 11.
Official developer / designated-store reference · checked 2026-09-14
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Developer documentation
T-34C Turbo Mentor Trainer for X-Plane — JRollon PlanesJRollon · Official developer / designated-store reference · checked 2026-09-14Type designator
ICAO Doc 8643 — aircraft type designatorsInternational Civil Aviation Organization · Public search data retrieved 2026-09-14; authority update 2026-09-03Aircraft documentation
T-34C Turbomentor training aircraft, October 2021United States Navy · US Navy T-34C fact file, 8 October 2021 T-34C Turbo MentorNational Naval Aviation Museum · National Naval Aviation Museum: T-34CBuilt-in force-feedback profiles
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Beechcraft T-34C Turbo Mentor
Free and Pro · Revision 1 · Partial review
X-Plane 11
Beechcraft T-34C Turbo Mentor: The selected trainer stick loading is a nominal starting point, with the older product's identity kept distinct from other T-34 variants.
Beechcraft T-34C Turbo Mentor
Beechcraft T-34C Turbo Mentor: The selected trainer stick loading is a nominal starting point, with the older product's identity kept distinct from other T-34 variants.
Aircraft and simulator scope
- Beechcraft T-34C Turbo Mentor · X-Plane 11 · family starting point
Beechcraft T-34C Turbo Mentor · Historical XP11 catalogue scope; compatibility is not transferred to XP12.
The simulator model and controls
The T-34 began as a piston-powered military trainer derived from the Beechcraft Bonanza. The later T-34C Turbo Mentor replaced that piston installation with a turboprop, retaining the trainer’s tandem cockpit and low-wing layout.
This starting point selects Beechcraft T-34C Turbo Mentor. Its aircraft-level settings do not select a particular developer’s custom systems.
How this profile feels
Spring resistance builds with the selected airspeed response. A separate aerodynamic term adds speed-dependent control load.
Valid trim provides the configured pressure relief. Autopilot following is off.
Controls and trim
JRollon's T-34C Turbo Mentor is an X-Plane 10 aircraft documented as usable in X-Plane 11. The turbine trainer retains that product generation rather than inheriting avionics or interfaces from newer military trainers. The acquired listing establishes its identity and platform scope without a measured primary-control or trim-force schedule.
About the values
The gains are normalized profile settings. They describe the chosen effect balance; hand force depends on the device and its output limits. IAS references are tuning values rather than operating limits. Physical acceptance of this revision remains pending.
What the documentation establishes
JRollon identifies T-34C Turbo Mentor, with X-Plane10 support and operation in XP11.
Documentary review and sources
These decisions describe the documentary basis and remaining gaps for this revision. Aircraft documentation and a starting setting describe different kinds of evidence.
Aircraft and variant
ReviewedThis starting point selects Beechcraft T-34C Turbo Mentor. Its aircraft-level settings do not select a particular developer’s custom systems.
Flight controls
Not yet reviewedJRollon's T-34C Turbo Mentor is an X-Plane 10 aircraft documented as usable in X-Plane 11. The turbine trainer retains that product generation rather than inheriting avionics or interfaces from newer military trainers. The acquired listing establishes its identity and platform scope without a measured primary-control or trim-force schedule.
Trim
Not yet reviewedPitch relief remains a selected software response; the product listing does not calibrate trim-driven hardware movement. Pitch authority 0.3 provides load relief and permitted centre movement; roll authority is 0.14.
Autopilot and stability
Not yet reviewedAutopilot following is off; the configured spring and load retain the hardware feel.
Equipment
Not yet reviewedGear, flap and ground cues follow the selected settings and available simulator-reported states.
Speeds and limits
Not yet reviewedThe indicated-speed references set the profile response scale; they are separate from aircraft operating limits.
Simulator integration
Not yet reviewedThe profile targets xplane11. Add-on-specific controls use only the supported references configured by this profile.
Force-feedback settings
Not yet reviewedThe settings define the profile’s effect balance. Device output limits affect physical hand force.
Starting settings and their rationale
These configured values are starting estimates. The explanations describe what each setting controls; physical validation appears separately below.
| Setting | Starting value | What it controls and why |
|---|---|---|
| Spring strength | Starting value0.74 | What it controls and whyThe selected trainer stick loading is a nominal starting point, with the older product's identity kept distinct from other T-34 variants. The baseline spring is 0.74. Its low-speed blend reaches baseline strength at 82.5 KIAS. |
| Master force gain | Starting value0.85 | What it controls and whyScales overall profile strength while preserving effect balance, subject to device and output limits. |
| Profile force gain | Starting value0.68 | What it controls and whyThe aerodynamic-load gain is 0.68 with an indicated-speed reference of 165 KIAS. This supplies speed-dependent loading alongside the spring. |
| Force tuning speed/reference | Starting value165.0 kt | What it controls and whySets the IAS reference for aerodynamic loading. It is an estimate, not published cruise TAS or a flight limit. |
| Spring response reference speed | Starting value82.5 kt | What it controls and whySets the IAS where the low-speed blend reaches baseline strength; high-speed stiffening also uses it. |
| Aileron force scale | Starting value0.72 | What it controls and whyRoll and pitch aerodynamic scales are 0.72 and 1, respectively. They set the aerodynamic axis balance. No custom spring-travel curve is enabled. |
| Elevator force scale | Starting value1.0 | What it controls and whyScales pitch aerodynamic loading; pitch spring travel and trim responses are separate settings. |
| Trim feel | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyRetained for compatibility and group membership. Trim relief, rather than this flag, controls centre movement. |
| Trim relief | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyAllows trim relief with supported control law and valid telemetry. Axis authorities set its amount. |
| Autopilot follow | Starting valueDisabled | What it controls and whyAutopilot following is off; the configured spring and load retain the hardware feel. |
| Autopilot neutral hold | Starting valueDisabled | What it controls and whyPermits centering hold during a supported AP state, separate from following a moving target. |
| Output force limit | Starting value0.55 | What it controls and whyCaps directed-force output. Native spring effects and device limits remain separate. |
All 44 starting settings and their rationale
The settings define the profile’s effect balance. Device output limits affect physical hand force.
| Setting | Starting value | What it controls and why |
|---|---|---|
| Spring strength | Starting value0.74 | What it controls and whyThe selected trainer stick loading is a nominal starting point, with the older product's identity kept distinct from other T-34 variants. The baseline spring is 0.74. Its low-speed blend reaches baseline strength at 82.5 KIAS. |
| Spring deadband | Starting value0.05 | What it controls and whySets travel around the centre before the baseline spring resists. Smaller values engage it sooner. |
| Profile force gain | Starting value0.68 | What it controls and whyThe aerodynamic-load gain is 0.68 with an indicated-speed reference of 165 KIAS. This supplies speed-dependent loading alongside the spring. |
| Master force gain | Starting value0.85 | What it controls and whyScales overall profile strength while preserving effect balance, subject to device and output limits. |
| QBlend Enabled | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyAllows baseline spring strength to rise with indicated airspeed where the control law permits it. |
| QSpring Minimum Factor | Starting value0.55 | What it controls and whySets low-speed spring strength as a fraction of baseline when blending is enabled. One keeps full strength. |
| QSpring Start Knots | Starting value20 kt | What it controls and whySets the IAS where the low-speed spring blend starts rising. This is a feel threshold, not a flight limit. |
| Spring response reference speed | Starting value82.5 kt | What it controls and whySets the IAS where the low-speed blend reaches baseline strength; high-speed stiffening also uses it. |
| Force tuning speed/reference | Starting value165.0 kt | What it controls and whySets the IAS reference for aerodynamic loading. It is an estimate, not published cruise TAS or a flight limit. |
| Airspeed spring stiffening gain | Starting value0.1 | What it controls and whyThe high-speed spring-stiffening gain is 0.1. It strengthens the permitted spring response above 82.5 KIAS, with the squared-speed ratio capped at 5. |
| Airspeed spring stiffening limit | Starting value5 | What it controls and whyLimits the squared airspeed ratio used for high-speed spring stiffening; it is not a device-force cap. |
| Aileron force scale | Starting value0.72 | What it controls and whyRoll and pitch aerodynamic scales are 0.72 and 1, respectively. They set the aerodynamic axis balance. No custom spring-travel curve is enabled. |
| Elevator force scale | Starting value1.0 | What it controls and whyScales pitch aerodynamic loading; pitch spring travel and trim responses are separate settings. |
| Output force limit | Starting value0.55 | What it controls and whyCaps directed-force output. Native spring effects and device limits remain separate. |
| Trim feel | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyRetained for compatibility and group membership. Trim relief, rather than this flag, controls centre movement. |
| Trim relief | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyAllows trim relief with supported control law and valid telemetry. Axis authorities set its amount. |
| Elevator Authority | Starting value0.3 | What it controls and whyPitch relief remains a selected software response; the product listing does not calibrate trim-driven hardware movement. Pitch authority 0.3 provides load relief and permitted centre movement; roll authority is 0.14. |
| Aileron Authority | Starting value0.14 | What it controls and whyScales supported roll-trim relief and permitted centre movement. Zero removes roll response. |
| Force Trim Enabled | Starting valueDisabled | What it controls and whyEnables local force trim, separate from aircraft-owned trim and add-on integration qualification. |
| GLoad Enabled | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyAllows load-factor changes to modify permitted spring laws. Passive fly-by-wire feel can suppress it. |
| Rate Damping Enabled | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyEnables rate damping with the configured coefficients and control law. |
| Autopilot follow | Starting valueDisabled | What it controls and whyAutopilot following is off; the configured spring and load retain the hardware feel. |
| Autopilot follow authority | Starting value0.1 | What it controls and whySets admitted AP-follow gain, not a percentage of travel. Runtime ownership and input limits still apply. |
| Autopilot neutral hold | Starting valueDisabled | What it controls and whyPermits centering hold during a supported AP state, separate from following a moving target. |
| Autopilot neutral hold strength | Starting value0.6 | What it controls and whySets admitted AP neutral-hold strength; inactive while neutral hold is disabled. |
| Enabled | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyEnables aerodynamic cues; each still needs nonzero strength and its simulator conditions. |
| Gain | Starting value0.28 | What it controls and whySets stall-buffet strength. Zero removes the cue without changing simulator stalls or warnings. |
| Gain | Starting value0 | What it controls and whySets high-Mach buffet strength; onset and full-strength thresholds are separate. |
| Gain | Starting value0.14 | What it controls and whySets flap buffet at the configured position and speed gates. Flap movement texture is separate. |
| Maximum flap index | Starting value3 | What it controls and whySets the final flap index for detent normalization. UP plus three detents uses maximum index3. |
| Minimum flap index | Starting value2 | What it controls and whySets the first flap detent that admits buffet; this is a handle index, not degrees. |
| Gain | Starting value0.1 | What it controls and whySets gear aerodynamic buffet; movement and ground-contact cues are separate. |
| Shaker Enabled | Starting valueDisabled | What it controls and whyPermits shaker at supported warning conditions; the switch does not establish aircraft equipment. |
| Stick shaker amplitude | Starting value0.5 | What it controls and whySets triggered shaker strength; inactive while the shaker feature is disabled. |
| Enabled | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyEnables ground effects; each still needs its own strength and contact or motion telemetry. |
| Gain | Starting value0.42 | What it controls and whySets rolling texture strength, modified by speed, surface and undercarriage configuration. |
| Gain | Starting value0.32 | What it controls and whySets gear-bump texture during ground motion, separate from touchdown impact. |
| Gain | Starting value0.82 | What it controls and whySets landing-impact strength; landing telemetry and response shape determine the pulse. |
| Gain | Starting value0.48 | What it controls and whySets reverse-thrust vibration with valid reverser and engine conditions. Zero removes the cue. |
| Enabled | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyEnables engine cues with nonzero settings and valid running-engine telemetry. |
| Gain | Starting value0.06 | What it controls and whySets estimated engine vibration using configured telemetry and response, not measured cockpit vibration. |
| Enabled | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyEnables accessory cues with configured strengths and observed accessory movement. |
| Gain | Starting value0.12 | What it controls and whySets texture from observed flap movement; a command without movement does not establish the cue. |
| Gain | Starting value0.12 | What it controls and whySets texture from observed gear movement, separate from aerodynamic and touchdown effects. |
Limits and open questions
- The page's platform requirements exclude Linux for that product and do not establish XP12. Product platform limits do not change the Bridge cross-platform invariant.
- No simulator launch or physical force validation.
Physical validation
No physical force validation is recorded in this public catalogue for this revision. Documentary review and software checks do not establish how a particular device feels.
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