Object Details
- Manufacturer
- Northrop Aircraft Inc.
- Physical Description
- A single-shaft turbojet engine for a Northrop T-38 Talon
- Summary
- The Talon first flew in 1959. The U.S. Air Force uses the T-38 for test pilots and flight test engineers training at the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. Air Force Materiel Command uses the T-38 to test experimental equipment such as electrical and weapon systems. Pilots from most North Atlantic Treaty Organization countries train in the T-38 at Sheppard AFB, Texas, through the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training Program. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration uses T-38 aircraft as trainers for astronauts and as observers and chase planes on programs such as the space shuttle. The Talon was also used by Jacquiline Cochran on several record-breaking speed and altitude flights.
- Credit Line
- Transferred from the United States Air Force.
- 1959
- Inventory Number
- A20040215003
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- CRAFT-Aircraft Parts
- Materials
- Non-Magnetic White Metal
- Ferrous Alloy
- Copper Alloy
- Plastic
- Anodized Aluminum
- Electrical Wiring
- Paint
- Asbestos
- Dimensions
- Overall: 273.1 × 53.3 × 66cm (107 1/2 in. × 21 in. × 26 in.)
- Storage: 298.5 × 78.7 × 78.7cm (117 1/2 in. × 31 in. × 31 in.)
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A20040215003
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv94d98c179-42db-4384-9df2-42acf165efcc
