Object Details
- Manufacturer
- Northrop Aircraft Inc.
- Physical Description
- Metal cylindrical engine
- 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 by the United States Air Force.
- 1959
- Inventory Number
- A20040215004
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- CRAFT-Aircraft Parts
- Materials
- Aluminum Alloy
- Ferrous Alloy
- Plastics
- Duct Tape
- Paint
- Asbestos
- Dimensions
- Overall: 68.6 × 279.4 × 58.4cm (27 × 110 × 23 in.)
- Storage: 304.8 × 94 × 71.1cm (10 ft. × 37 in. × 28 in.)
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A20040215004
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9186b4903-554f-462b-aee0-835f0e6421c3
