Northrop T38A Talon USA Air Force Aviation Photo 2065529
The Northrop T-38 Talon was the world's first, and most produced, supersonic trainer. It is a light two-seat twinjet with an appearance similar to the Northr.
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April 18, 2019 Share Tweet Share On April 10, 1959 at Edwards Air Force Base, Lew Nelson took to the skies for the very first time in a Northrop Grumman built T-38 Talon. Serving critical missions for six decades, the venerable T-38 has consistently performed and has assisted in flight training exercises for 80,000 pilots.
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The T-38 series allows for the training of airmen cadets and veteran pilots alike where speeds over Mach 1 are required - such as in fighter and astronaut training. The T-38 is, therefore, also used by NASA both as a trainer and a chase plane. When adopted, the T-38 became the world's first supersonic trainer.
Northrop T38A Talon USA Air Force Aviation Photo 1209753
The Northrop T-38 Talon is a two-seat, twinjet supersonic jet trainer designed and produced by the American aircraft manufacturer Northrop Corporation. It was the world's first supersonic trainer as well as the most produced. The T-38 can be traced back to 1952 and Northrop's N-102 Fang and N-156 fighter aircraft projects.
Northrop T38C Talon USA Air Force Aviation Photo 5829507
ADOPT THIS PLANE The first supersonic trainer for the US Air Force introduced in 1961, the Northrop T-38A "Talon" continues to train generations of pilots in supersonic flight today. Appropriately nicknamed the "White Rocket" for its long, narrow white fuselage, the T-38's maximum roll rate is 720 degrees per second with a maximum speed of 820 mph.
Northrop T38A Talon USA Air Force Aviation Photo 2442588
The T-38 Talon is a twinjet supersonic jet trainer produced by American aerospace and defense company Northrop Grumman, and it first flew in 1959. The compan.
Northrop T38A Talon Untitled Aviation Photo 1948473
The T-38 Talon is a twin-engine, high-altitude, supersonic jet trainer used in a variety of roles because of its design, economy of operations, ease of maintenance, high performance and exceptional safety record. Air Education and Training Command is the primary user of the T-38 for joint specialized undergraduate pilot training.
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While the T-38 is known for its speed, that day in December, the supersonic jet trainer may have experienced one of its slowest missions as it was hauled down I-66 on the back of a flatbed. The Northrop T-38 Talon loaded onto a trailer for transport. Photo: Mark Avino, National Air and Space Museum. Once an aircraft joins our collection.
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Northrop AT-38B Talon The U.S. Air Force originally ordered the T-38A Talon in the 1950s as an advanced, supersonic flight trainer. The Talon's maneuverability also made it useful as a trainer, fighter lead-in, and as the first in a series of aggressor aircraft.
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Home / Collection Objects / Fuselage, Northrop, T 38 Talon Usage Conditions May Apply 14 Images This object is on display in West End at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC .
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Air T-38 Talon Program Overview More than 72,000 U. S. Air Force pilots have trained in Northrop Grumman Corporation's T-38 Talon, the world's first supersonic trainer when it entered service. Nearly 1,200 Talons were produced from 1961-72, and more than 500 are currently operational with the Air Force and NASA.
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The Science Center's T-38 Aurelia D'Amore Photography A T-38 Talon in the foreground, on display at the Science Center by an F-20 Tigershark in the background. Our T-38 Talon was built in 1959 at Northrop Field in Hawthorne, California. It entered the Air Force inventory in 1960. The Talon is on loan from the U.S. Air Force Museum Program.
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Under a contract worth up to $9.2 billion, Boeing's St. Louis factory will construct at least 350 of the aircraft, designed jointly with Sweden's Saab, to replace the worn-out Northrop T-38 Talon.
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Northrop T-38 Talon. $756,000 in 1961 / $2 million in 1975 / $ 18-20 million U.S. estimated if sold new at present. Scroll down for image gallery. credit: NASA/Tony Landis. PREVIOUS.
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The T-38 Talon is a twinjet supersonic jet trainer produced by American aerospace and defence company Northrop Grumman. The company built 1,187 T-38 twin-jet trainer aircraft and more than 72,000 USAF pilots have flown the T-38 since it entered service in 1961, when it was the world's first supersonic trainer.
Northrop T38A Talon USA Air Force Aviation Photo 0725397
A T-38 Talon approaching for a low pass. [Adobe Stock] Name a 60-year-old airplane that has trained more than 50,000 pilots, is the ride of choice for NASA astronauts, and looks just as elegant as any of the latest supersonic jets on the ramp today. That describes the Northrop T-38 Talon.